Ivana Isailovic – Minimizing Bias, Acknowledging Diversity, and Fostering Empathy

Academic accomplishments (2:55)

Born in a country that no longer exists (4:40)

Growing up during a war (5:40)

Happy childhood memories (9:05)

Yugoslavia to France, and studying law (10:10)

Columbia Law School (11:00)

Who helps design the learning experience? (13:50)

Meshing diversity and collaborative practice (16:30)

Eliminating bias (18:55)

An immigrant’s perspective influences beliefs about teaching (20:30)

Some great teachers (22:45)

Generosity and patience (24:10)

A new learning experience – sewing (26:20)

What matters most in learning (29:30)

Knowing one’s students drives the design of learning experiences (30:00)

“Bonus material” (33:20, after the outro) 

Music for Lead. Learn. Change. is Sweet Adrenaline by Delicate Beats

Podcast cover art is a view from Brunnkogel (mountaintop) over the mountains of the Salzkammergut in Austria, courtesy of photographer Simon Berger, published on www.unsplash.com.

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