Crafting Improbable Facts for Applications and Sharing Pokemon Knowledge

In this episode, Aditya Vishwanath (2018 cohort), a graduate of the PhD program in Learning Sciences and Technology Design, shares his experiences with education and his vision for its future. Tune in to hear about his journey from memorizing his way through school exams in India to founding education reform organizations, all while finding the time to catch some Pokémon along the way.

Highlights from the episode: 

(3:24) How Aditya’s education growing up in India and the Middle East motivated his desire to become an education researcher

(11:20) What Aditya’s experiences as an undergraduate in computer science taught him about the limits of using technology for education reform

(16:20) The potential Aditya sees for technology in education when it is integrated with curricula and best curricular practices

(20:57) The work that Aditya thinks must be done to reimagine education

(26:43) Aditya’s experiences with Knight-Hennessy and advice to Knight-Hennessy applicants 

(30:30) Aditya’s improbable facts, namely his prolific knowledge of the Pokémon catalogue