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June 2023: Episode 9 of the Distance Learning Roundtable features a Q&A with Dr. Robert A. Alsop of Waldorf University
June 2023: A Note from USDLA executive director Pat Cassella and Edu Alliance Group exec Dean Hoke — We invite you to tune in for this month’s episode of our podcast and video show, Distance Learning Roundtable where for 30 minutes, we gain insights from industry experts.
Meet our guest: Dr. Robert A. Alsop, president of Waldorf University
Today’s Topic: Waldorf University’s Master of Education in Social-Emotional Learning
About this episode: Waldorf has become a pioneer in online education for educators, offering four individual Master of Education programs for teachers and administrators who want to grow personally and professionally. The programs are fully online and have no set course times, so our students achieve their degrees on schedule.
In recent years, Waldorf University partnered with world-renowned educator and founder of the Freedom Writers Foundation, Erin Gruwell, to develop a Masters in Education degree in Social Emotional Learning. The school provides all the original Freedom Writers students from Erin’s classroom with a full scholarship to the M. Ed program. It continues to support those educators who go through the Freedom Writers Foundation Institute with Waldorf University credit and a discount on tuition for those who wish to apply those credits towards their M. Ed in Social Emotional Learning.
About our Guest: Dr. Robert Alsop is the 16th president of Waldorf University. He began his duties on September 1, 2011. In 2020, Dr. Alsop started working with world-renowned educator and founder of the Freedom Writers Foundation, Erin Gruwell, alongside life-long educator Dr. Freda Braddock, to develop Waldorf’s Master of Education in Social Emotional Learning. A firm believer in SEL, Dr. Alsop’s passion for educating the whole student and providing a place for Erin’s original class of students to achieve resulted in a world-class SEL graduate program and a powerful partnership between several thought leaders worldwide of K-12 and collegiate online education. Learn more at Waldorf.edu.
Great news: You’ll meet Dr. Alsop and Erin Gruwell at the 2023 USDLA National Conference in Orlando, FL, July 17-20. Register before March 31st for the early bird conference rate and book your hotel now, as this year’s conference will have something for anyone involved with distance/digital learning.
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