Terry Greene has been producing the Gettin’ Air podcast since 2018, with over 170 episodes described on his site as “30-ish minute chats with those working in open and technology-enabled learning.” from people in technology, libraries, educators. It’s main value is making the ideas and motivations of people evident in a very relaxed style, while at the same time opening up discussions on topics across the field.
In a way, this is as much a form of recognition as this awards program, that the work and efforts people do in the field of education are honored. Terry has been doing this in the side of his primary jobs, first while he was at Fleming College and now at Trent University. This kind of work to celebrate the people of open education can be overlooked in the focus on content, technology, and procedure.
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Terry does an impressive amount of prep work before an episode, but its not readily evident in his casual style. I have known this is because he will often reach out to colleagues to ask for any special insight or fun fact about a future guest. I really felt that I could have nominated Terry for a catalyst award, but truly, Gettin’ Air is a wildcard kind of production, fueled by human interest. Just sample any of his episodes for an understanding why Gettin’ Air is award worthy.
Award Nominator
I do appreciate the way Terry does indeed crowdsource ideas for questions to particular guests from people close to the guests. I have to admit to a bias here – I love Terry and have been on one of his podcasts as a guest once or twice and he really is a gifted podcaster. To retell stories of openness this way can make it easier for many of us to share with non-believers in our institutions and help us build allies and momentum.
Award Reviewer
Getting Air’ is a podcast that exemplifies openness at its core, covering a wide range of topics while consistently connecting them to open pedagogy, learning, teaching, and education as a whole. With its extensive repository of knowledge and available episodes, it stands as a valuable resource in the field. As a reviewer, I shall continue to follow this podcast closely.
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