Oct 26, 202641 min
In this episode of Why Distance Learning, Seth and Allyson speak with Rebecca Petrone, the educator/technologist at Central Michigan University's Museum of Cultural and Natural History, and Kayli Adams, a graduate...
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Why Distance Learning? is a podcast about the decisions, design choices, and assumptions that determine whether live virtual learning becomes shallow and transactional—or meaningful, relational, and effective at scale.The show is designed for education leaders, instructional designers, and system-level practitioners responsible for adopting, scaling, and sustaining virtual, hybrid, and online learning models. Each episode examines the structural conditions under which distance learning actually works—and the predictable reasons it fails when it doesn’t.Through conversations with researchers, experienced practitioners, and field-shaping leaders, Why Distance Learning? translates research, field evidence, and lived experience into decision-relevant insight. Episodes surface real tradeoffs, near-failures, and hard-won lessons, equipping listeners with clear framing and language they can use to explain, defend, or redesign distance learning models in real organizational contexts.Host
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What is Why Distance Learning? about?
Why Distance Learning? is a podcast about the decisions, design choices, and assumptions that determine whether live virtual learning becomes shallow and transactional, or meaningful, relational, and effective at scale. The show is designed for education leaders, instructional designers, and system-level practitioners responsible for adopting, scaling, and sustaining virtual, hybrid, and online learning models.
What has Why Distance Learning? covered recently?
Recent episodes include "#92 Training Students to Teach Live Virtual Museum Programs with Central Michigan's Rebecca Petrone & Kayli Adams" (26 October 2026, 41 minutes), "#90 What Happens to Schools When Families Stop Showing Up with Dr. Mark Deschaine" (28 September 2026, 37 minutes), and "#88 This Is Online Learning's Moment to Lead - with Dr. Mark Deschaine" (31 August 2026, 57 minutes).
How often does Why Distance Learning? publish?
Why Distance Learning? publishes roughly every two weeks, with episodes averaging 41 minutes across 96 episodes.
How hard is it to get booked on Why Distance Learning??
Booking probability for Why Distance Learning? is 32%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. Why Distance Learning? requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. Why Distance Learning?'s contact route on record: public web form.
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Why Distance Learning? is an education podcast with 96 episodes published.
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Recent episodes
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Sep 28, 202637 minIn this episode of Why Distance Learning?, Seth, Allyson, and Tami continue their conversation with Dr. Mark Deschaine — Professor of Educational Leadership at the University of Mississippi and editor of the Journal of...
Aug 31, 202657 minIn this episode of Why Distance Learning, Seth talks with Dr. Mark Deschaine - Professor of Educational Leadership at the University of Mississippi and editor of the Journal of Contemporary Research in Education - about...
Episode #87
#87 Public by Design: Running the Statewide Virtual School in Missouri with Dr. Nichole Lemmon
Aug 17, 202641 minIn this episode of Why Distance Learning, Seth, Allyson, and Tami speak with Dr. Nichole Lemmon, Executive Director of Virtual Learning and Strategic Planning at Springfield Public Schools and founder of Launch Virtual...
Aug 3, 202643 minIn this episode of Why Distance Learning, Seth Fleischauer and Allyson Mitchell talk with Raymond Rose - President of Rose & Smith Associates and Public Policy Chair at the Texas Digital Learning Association- about what...
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Jul 20, 202642 minIn this special episode of Why Distance Learning, hosts Seth Fleischauer, Allyson Mitchell, and Tami Moehring skip the guest interview and trade hot takes drawn from their recent run of research conversations — with...
Jul 6, 202646 minIn this episode of Why Distance Learning, your hosts talk again with Michael Barbour — the most-cited researcher in K-12 online and distance learning — about what it would actually take to fix how teachers are prepared...
Jun 22, 202634 minIn this episode of Why Distance Learning, your hosts talk with Kristen DeBruler — Assistant Director of the Michigan Virtual Learning Research Institute — about what makes online learning work for K-12 students, and...
Episode #82
#82 All Learning Is Social: Jered Borup on Social Presence in K-12 Online Learning (Part 2)
Jun 8, 202632 minIn this episode of Why Distance Learning, your hosts continue their conversation with Jered Borup — professor at George Mason University and one of the most-cited researchers in K-12 online learning — about what AI in...
May 26, 202632 minIn this episode of Why Distance Learning, your hosts talk with Jered Borup — professor at George Mason University, co-creator of the Academic Communities of Engagement framework, and one of the most-cited researchers in...
May 11, 202650 minIn this episode of Why Distance Learning, Seth and Allyson speak with Bobbie Sandberg — an educational researcher who recently completed her PhD in instructional psychology and technology at BYU — about what's actually...
Episode #79
#79 Eight Steps To Make Synchronous Online Learning Really Work with Dr. Helaine Marshall
Apr 27, 202645 minIn this episode of Why Distance Learning, your hosts talk with Dr. Helaine Marshall — retired professor of education at Long Island University Hudson and creator of SOFLA, the Synchronous Online Flipped Learning...
Apr 13, 202634 minThis is the second of a two-part conversation with Michael Barbour, one of the most cited researchers in K-12 distance and online learning. Michael is assistant dean for academic innovation and integration at Touro...
Mar 30, 202638 minThis is the first of a two-part conversation with Michael Barbour, one of the most cited researchers in K-12 distance and online learning. Michael is assistant dean for academic innovation and integration at Touro...
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REWIND #30 Empathy Across Continents with Shared Studios' Virtual Portals
Mar 16, 202646 minAbout Our Guests Dr. Brandon Ferderer is Head of Programming at Shared Studios and honors faculty at Arizona State University. A writer, performer, storyteller, and expert facilitator, Brandon holds a doctorate in...
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REWIND #51 From Stopgap to Standard: The Rise of Virtual Learning with DLAC's John Watson
Mar 2, 202648 minAfter attending DLAC — the Digital Learning Annual Conference — founded by John Watson , one thing is clear: the digital learning community doesn’t retreat under constraints. It builds. Yet, for some, the question...
Feb 16, 202637 minVirtual learning didn’t start as a tech experiment. It started as a capacity and access solution. In this conversation, Julie Young traces the early design logic behind Florida Virtual School—what problems it was built...
Feb 2, 202642 minHow do you know if your virtual program is actually high quality—without reducing it to a checklist? Dr. Chris Harrington returns to the podcast to share how he’s building the Virtual Learning Accelerator : a...
Jan 19, 202636 minDistance learning doesn’t fail because of tools—it falters when leadership, policy, and systems don’t align around student success. In this episode, Seth Fleischauer and Allyson Mitchell sit down with Dr. Alexandra...
Jan 5, 202643 minIn this episode of Why Distance Learning , Seth Fleischauer, Allyson Mitchell, and Tami Moehring welcome Hope Windle , Director of SUNY COIL (Collaborative Online International Learning). Together they unpack what COIL...
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International Critical Care Flight Paramedic, Digital Learning Collaborative
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Julie Young
former Vice President of Education Outreach and Student Services for Arizona State University, ASU Prep Digital
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Dr. Chris Harrington
State Director of ApprenticeshipNC, North Carolina's State Apprenticeship Agency
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Alan Tang
Institute of Hospitality
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