Dr. Oliver (Ollie) Dreon is a professor in the School of Education and Human Services at Millersville University of Pennsylvania. At Millersville, Ollie teaches a wide variety of education and instructional technology courses both in face-to-face and online formats. Ollie is the co-author of the books Authentic Instruction with Technology: A Student-Centered Approach and The Power of Blended Learning in the Sciences and is the co-editor of the book, Teacher Education for Ethical Professional Practices in the 21st Century. Ollie has also published in various journals, including the Middle Level Journal, TechTrends, Teachers and Teaching, Science Education, Online Classroom, Distance Education , Academic Leader and Teacher Education & Practice. Ollie has spent almost thirty years teaching in various educational environments and provides regular professional development and consultation on online and blended learning. His work examines how technology can be used to support student development through physical, online, and hybrid learning spaces. Prior to coming to Millersville, Ollie taught middle school and high school science in the Pittsburgh and Harrisburg areas.
Ollie Dreon has hosted 265 Episodes.
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Episode 264: To Union or Not To Union
October 1st, 2025 | Season 5 | 48 mins 47 secs
This week we talk about unions in higher education, the pros and cons and what unions even are.
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Episode 263: A Sleepy Afternoon for Ollie
September 24th, 2025 | Season 5 | 44 mins 58 secs
In this episode, we discuss possible episode topics suggested by ChatGPT.
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Episode 262: Sharing the Em Dash
September 17th, 2025 | Season 5 | 55 mins 18 secs
In a very special episode we are joined by Cole Camplese the Chief Information Officer from the University of Texas at Austin. We talk about AI and technology infrastructure, and it is a lot more interesting then that makes it sound.
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Episode 261: Stuck in the Middle
September 10th, 2025 | Season 5 | 38 mins 36 secs
In this episode, we discuss the changes to Middle Level Certification in Pennsylvania.
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Episode 260: Stripping It to the Studs
September 3rd, 2025 | Season 5 | 40 mins 56 secs
This week we talk about new things that we are going to try in the upcoming semester of our classes (and we mostly don't stay on topic).
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Episode 259: Micro Means Small
August 27th, 2025 | Season 5 | 43 mins 44 secs
In this episode, we discuss Scott's trip to Mexico to work with local science teachers to develop units on microplastics.
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Episode 258: Not My Language
August 20th, 2025 | Season 5 | 43 mins 44 secs
This week we talk about doing professional learning in another country and in another language and what that might mean.
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Episode 257: Definitely Not Cynical
August 13th, 2025 | Season 5 | 44 mins 57 secs
In this episode, we discuss a recent New York Times article about the Alpha School.
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Episode 256: A New Way to Offend
August 6th, 2025 | Season 5 | 44 mins 51 secs
This week we talk about how Terrain Theory as a way of setting health policy is a reflection of a deep misunderstanding of how science works and what a theory really means.
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Episode 255: Blogs and Podcasts and AI ...Oh my!
July 30th, 2025 | Season 5 | 44 mins 32 secs
ai, chatgpt, ngss
In this episode, we discuss a recent NSTA blog post on Science Assessment in the Age of AI.
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Episode 254: Going for the Corners
July 23rd, 2025 | Season 5 | 50 mins 33 secs
This week we talk about assessing faculty in higher education and what it means to rate people on a scale.
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Episode 253: Questioning Questions
July 16th, 2025 | Season 5 | 46 mins 36 secs
In this episode, we discuss questions that can be asked during dissertation defenses.
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Episode 252: Epistemic Apocalypse
July 9th, 2025 | Season 5 | 40 mins
This week we talk about the knowledge system that is at the center of the way we think about learning and speculate what it will take to change it (and if AI is that thing).
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Episode 251: Book 'Em!
July 2nd, 2025 | Season 5 | 44 mins 27 secs
In this episode, we talk about books about teachers and teaching.
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Episode 250: Make America Competent Again
June 23rd, 2025 | Season 5 | 47 mins 5 secs
This week we talk about the idea of what it means to be a competent outsider to science and how we prepare students to be one of those people.
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Episode 249: Going International
June 18th, 2025 | Season 5 | 38 mins 2 secs
In this episode, we discuss the nature of international students on US college campuses.