Listen "#13 Guiding Impactful Change in Education with Paula Elksne"
Episode Synopsis
Paula is a Latvian researcher who focuses on education innovation. Her passion lies in exploring new ideas and sharing them with others. She loves creating and executing new projects and initiatives.She spent a year in BAFF in Boston at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). Whereshe was a researcher in the “Abdul Latif Jameel World Education Lab (J-WEL)” to researchinnovation diffusion and change management in higher education.Today she is a Director at Education Innovation Lab at Riga Business School.At the podcast we talk about:How can one bring innovation to education, without being a teacher?Differences between student life in the US and Latvia.Co-operation between Riga University and MIT?How the commitment of people in the MIT community inspired PaulaCreating boot camps in AfricaSign up to receive occasional emails with new episodes, updates and behind-the-scenes content from the Beyond BAFF podcast: https://mailchi.mp/balticamericanfreedomfoundation/podcast-list Learn more about the scholarship opportunities provided by the Baltic-American Freedom Foundation to help Baltic Scientists fund their research in the United States: www.balticamericanfreedomfoundation.org
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