Ollie Dreon
Co-Host of Science In-Between
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 134 Episodes.
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Episode 37: Self Deprecating but Accurate
May 12th, 2021 | Season 1 | 41 mins 51 secs
In this episode, we continue our exploration of design principles for learning spaces and introduce our third design principle: learning spaces should have a changeable center.
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Episode 36: Architecturally Agnostic
May 5th, 2021 | Season 1 | 39 mins 24 secs
We talk about our second learning spaces design principle about multiple representations and multiple tools.
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Episode 35: Not Messing Around On the Fringes
April 28th, 2021 | Season 1 | 45 mins 47 secs
In this episode, we lay the foundation for an ongoing discussion of different design principles for learning spaces.
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Episode 34: The Prime Directive(s) on a Napkin
April 21st, 2021 | Season 1 | 41 mins 3 secs
This week we introduce a series about learning environments and what the key principles might be to guide their design.
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Episode 33: Stupid things... And we love them.
April 14th, 2021 | Season 1 | 47 mins 51 secs
This week we talk about things we learned and will carry forward from the remote/hybrid learning experience of the last year.
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Episode 32: Three Claps for the Big Dog
April 7th, 2021 | Season 1 | 47 mins 58 secs
This week we continue to talk about Cross Cutting Concepts from the Next Generation Science Standards. This week we focus on Energy and Matter.
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Episode 31: Introducing the Rapper Izzy New
March 31st, 2021 | Season 1 | 50 mins 27 secs
This week we continue to talk about Cross Cutting Concepts from the Next Generation Science Standards. This week we focus on Systems and Systems Modeling.
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Episode 30: Not FULL of Dad Jokes
March 24th, 2021 | Season 1 | 37 mins 55 secs
This week we continue to talk about Cross Cutting Concepts from the Next Generation Science Standards. This week we focus on Patterns.
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Episode 29: No One Says Dummy Head
March 17th, 2021 | Season 1 | 41 mins 39 secs
This week we continue to talk about Cross Cutting Concepts from the Next Generation Science Standards. This week we focus on Stability and Change.
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Episode 28: Former Junior Engineer
March 10th, 2021 | Season 1 | 39 mins 54 secs
This week we continue to talk about Cross Cutting Concepts from the Next Generation Science Standards. This week we focus on Structure and Function.
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Episode 27: Definitely Not Luke Skywalker
March 3rd, 2021 | Season 1 | 38 mins 42 secs
This week we continue to talk about Cross Cutting Concepts from the Next Generation Science Standards. This week we focus on scale, proportion and quantity.
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Episode 26: Poo Poo the Recurring Character
February 24th, 2021 | Season 1 | 41 mins 9 secs
This week we continue to talk about Cross Cutting Concepts from the Next Generation Science Standards. This week we focus on Cause and Effect.
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Episode 25: Metaphorical Rabbit Holes
February 17th, 2021 | Season 1 | 39 mins 16 secs
This week is an introduction to the Next Generation Science Standards' Crosscutting Concepts.
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Episode 24: The Grande Finale
February 10th, 2021 | Season 1 | 37 mins 35 secs
This week we conclude our talk about Bryan Brown's book, Science in the City: Culturally Relevant STEM Education (Conclusion Chapter).
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Episode 23: Fan Boys with Disagreements
February 3rd, 2021 | Season 1 | 50 mins 6 secs
This week we talk about Bryan Brown's book, Science in the City: Culturally Relevant STEM Education (Ch. 7).
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Episode 22: Hero Teacher, But Not THAT One
January 27th, 2021 | Season 1 | 41 mins 55 secs
This week we talk about Bryan Brown's book, Science in the City: Culturally Relevant STEM Education (Ch. 6).