The Signals

Welcome to The Signals, the podcast exploring the future of online learning. Each episode we talk with leaders reshaping higher ed, from digital transformation to credentialing and student success.

The Signals is a education podcast hosted by Kyron Learning, with 19 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

Kyron Learning hosts The Signals, a education show with 19 episodes published.

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  Episode #18

  AI, Power Skills, and the New Digital Learner: Rethinking Higher Ed with Westcliff University

  Dec 9, 202534 minS0

  <p><br>In this episode, host Kelsey Peterson sits down with Dr. Ying Iverson, Chief Academic Officer at Westcliff University, to explore how higher education is evolving for today’s global, digital-first learners. Dr. Iverson shares what she’s seeing across Westcliff’s worldwide student population from rising expectations for flexibility and mobile learning to the growing influence of AI on study habits, assessment, and faculty roles.</p><p><br>The conversation digs into why power skills like communication, critical thinking, and collaboration matter more than ever and how universities can embed them authentically into online and hybrid environments. Dr. Iverso...

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  Episode #19

  The Future of Language Instruction: Classroom, Online, or Hybrid?

  Dec 2, 202542 minS0

  <p><br>In today’s episode of signals podcast, host Kelsey Peterson sits down with Richard McDorman, Chief Academic Officer at Language On Schools, to dig into the intersection of language learning, technology, and regulation in U.S. education.</p><p><br>They discussed how Language On Schools uses technology across their ten campuses to support students from their first contact all the way through graduation, and how tech has transformed everything from placement testing to classroom instruction. But it’s not just about the tools, Richard McDorman explains why, for students on visas, live, in-person learning isn’t just prefer...

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  Episode #17

  From Classroom to Clicks: Teaching Adult Learners and Navigating AI in Online Higher Ed

  Nov 25, 202534 minS0

  <p>In this episode, host Kelsey Peterson sits down with Bethany Becknell, Director of Online Learning and Student Success at Oklahoma Christian University, to explore what it really looks like to move from K12 teaching into leading online programs in higher education. Bethany shares her journey from 9th-10th grade English teacher to doctoral student to online learning leader and how being an adult learner herself fundamentally shaped the way she now designs for working adults.</p><p>From unpacking the core differences between teaching adolescents and adults, to rethinking what actually works in an online course. Bethany reflects on...

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  Episode #16

  Rethinking Education: Student Agency, Open Resources, and Flexibility with Dr. Scott Robinson

  Nov 18, 202532 minS0

  <p><br>In this episode, host Kelsey Peterson talks with Dr. Scott Robinson, Director of Digital Learning and Design at Portland State University, about the seismic shift from professors as content gatekeepers to instructors as facilitators of learning, and why this change boosts student motivation, relevance, and outcomes. With questions also from Dr. Mallory Dwinal Palisch, the conversation explores open education, agency, and the future of stackable credentials.</p><p><br>Scott traces the arc from the lecture-and-regurgitation model to today’s participatory approaches where students help create knowledge. He explains how open educational resources (OER) do more than save mo...

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  Episode #15

  Balancing Asynchronous Freedom and Student Connection in Online University Courses

  Nov 11, 202531 minS0

  <p>In this episode, host Kelsey Peterson sits down with Joseph Gargaro, Director of Learning Design at Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota, to unpack what it really takes to keep courses current, human, and effective in a post-COVID, AI-accelerated world. Joseph shares how shifting student expectations from pure flexibility to authentic connection is reshaping course design, faculty workflows, and program strategy.</p><p><br>From simple-but-powerful practices like scheduled 1:1 time and group video discussion boards to a pragmatic “seven-minute cadence” for live sessions, Joseph explains how his team blends synchronous touchpoints with asynchronous freedom. He also digs into adjunct engage...

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