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 221 Episodes.
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Episode 172: Not Just Nonsense
December 20th, 2023 | Season 4 | 51 mins 31 secs
This week we talk about the research that we do when we are not talking to each other on the podcast.
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Episode 171: A Simulating Conversation
December 13th, 2023 | Season 4 | 48 mins 52 secs
In this episode, we discuss the role of computer simulations in science education.
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Episode 170: Uncomfortable Transitions
December 6th, 2023 | Season 4 | 40 mins 35 secs
This week we talk about the importance of discomfort in learning.
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Episode 169: Add It Up
November 29th, 2023 | Season 4 | 40 mins 16 secs
In this episode, we discuss the NCTM standards and teaching practices and how they compare to the NGSS standards.
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Episode 168: The Holiday Uncle Test
November 22nd, 2023 | Season 4 | 35 mins 29 secs
This week we talk about The School of Thought, in particular the new Conspiracy Test that asks people to examine their own thinking.
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Episode 167: One Query, Two Query, Red Query, Blue Query
November 15th, 2023 | Season 4 | 47 mins 54 secs
In this episode, we discuss different ethical scenarios that relate to the use of generative AI in academic situations.
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Episode 166: Fidelity Landmines
November 8th, 2023 | Season 4 | 43 mins 54 secs
This week we talk about the complexity of "scaling up," or how we try and spread innovations in practice.
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Episode 165: Fallacious Beasts and Where to Find Them
November 1st, 2023 | Season 4 | 42 mins 49 secs
In this episode, we discuss logical fallacies and how they apply to science education reform efforts.
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Episode 164: Old and Regular Practices
October 25th, 2023 | Season 4 | 43 mins 35 secs
This week we talk about the engineering practices, which were added to the science practices as part of the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS).
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Episode 163: Caught in Charlotte's Web
October 18th, 2023 | Season 4 | 47 mins 52 secs
In this episode, we attempt to do a cross-walk between Charlotte Danielson's Framework for Teaching and the Next Generation Science Standards and Ambitious Science Teaching.
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Episode 162: Your Cultural Cookies
October 11th, 2023 | Season 4 | 44 mins 32 secs
This week we talk about how we talk about the social and political consequences of science as part of what we do in Ambitious Science Teaching classrooms.
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Episode 161: A Nobel Aspiration
October 4th, 2023 | Season 4 | 45 mins 46 secs
In this episode, we discuss who would qualify for a Nobel Prize in Education, if one existed.
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Episode 160: It Just Something Vibrating
September 27th, 2023 | Season 4 | 36 mins 5 secs
This week we return to the gapless explanation and how it can help with planning and enactment of teaching.
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Episode 159: I'm Julius Sumner Miller...
September 20th, 2023 | Season 4 | 38 mins 13 secs
In the episode, we discuss Julius Sumner Miller, Professor Wonderful.
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Episode 158: Do You Want to be a Sibling?
September 13th, 2023 | Season 4 | 41 mins 6 secs
This week we talk about becoming a new member of a community and how old-timers can support bringing in new folks.
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Episode 157: An Eye on Identity
September 6th, 2023 | Season 4 | 39 mins 37 secs
In this episode, we talk about "professional identity" and how it informs our work in teacher education and science professional development.