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Jay and Nichole's Learning Lab

Jay and Nichole's Learning Lab

By: Teacher Jay and Teacher Nichole
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The Learning Lab Podcast bridges the gap between parents, teachers, and business owners, creating a collaborative space to explore how these roles intersect. Each month rotates themes focused on one group (Parents, Teachers, or Business), offering insights, strategies, and practical tips that empower all three groups to foster better collaboration and understanding across the learning ecosystem.Teacher Jay and Teacher Nichole
Episodes
  • S3E2: FunClass Deep Dive: Features, Frustrations & the Future
    Apr 29 2025

    This week, Nichole and Jay team up with Brenda, FunClass super-user and mentor, for an honest and real-world review of FunClass—a platform aiming to change how online learning looks and feels. 🎮📚

    In This Episode: 📌 What FunClass does right: Interactive tools, quizzes, gamification features

    📌 The biggest challenges teachers face when getting started

    📌 Honest breakdowns: Screen sharing, co-browsing, and tech hurdles

    📌 Upcoming improvements: Payment gateways, live teacher support, and new teen version

    📌 Tips for teachers: How to thrive with FunClass even if you're just starting out

    📌Check out Brenda's Facebook communities:

    ✅ Funclass Community

    ✅ Young Learners


    💬 Are you teaching on FunClass (or thinking about it)? Drop your experience or questions below—we’d love to hear from you!

    🎙️ Subscribe now to catch more platform reviews, teaching hacks, and community chats every Tuesday at 10 PM (GMT+8).

    #FunClassReview #OnlineTeachingTools #TheLearningLabPodcast


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    45 mins
  • S3E1: KoalaGo vs FunClass – Ultimate Showdown for Online Teachers 🎮💻
    Apr 20 2025

    We’re kicking off Season 3 with the episode you’ve been waiting for... and this time, we got it right. 💥

    Join Nichole and Jay as they finally go head-to-head with KoalaGo vs FunClass—side-by-side classroom displays, live walkthroughs, and brutally honest takes from both the teacher and student perspectives.

    In This Episode: 📌 Side-by-side live platform tests—Jay teaches, Nichole joins as a student 📌 Whiteboards, co-browser tools, classroom management & gamification features 📌 Which platform is smoother? More engaging? Easier to teach with? 📌 Administrative tools, payment systems, and tech stability 📌 Who wins the Hall of Fame crown—and who has room to grow?

    💬 Have YOU used KoalaGo or FunClass? Drop your experience in the comments—we want your take!

    🎙️ Don’t forget—Season 3 is just getting started. Subscribe now for weekly platform breakdowns, teaching tips, and honest edtech conversations every Tuesday at 10 PM (GMT+8).

    #KoalaGoVsFunClass #EdTechShowdown #TheLearningLabPodcast


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    1 hr and 54 mins
  • S2E13: Behind the Mic: Real Talk, Lessons & What’s Next
    Apr 7 2025

    In this Season 2 finale and Month 2 wrap-up, Nichole and Jay pull back the curtain on the real journey of building The Learning Lab Podcast—the wins, the flops, and the behind-the-scenes growth that shaped it all.

    From missed episodes to unexpected breakthroughs, this episode is a candid reflection on what it takes to balance creativity, consistency, and community-building as educator-entrepreneurs.

    In This Episode: 📌 How the podcast evolved from concept to community 🎙️ 📌 The systems that helped us stay sane (and the ones that didn’t!) 📌 Why we paused the FunClass vs KoalaGo episode—and how we’re reworking it 📌 Future plans for Season 3: streamlined structure, deeper convos, BIGGER impact 📌 This month’s Hall of Fame: Brenda from Young Learners Curriculum

    💬 Have a favorite moment or episode? Drop it in the comments—we’d love to hear what hit home for you.

    📢 Subscribe now to stay in the loop for Season 3 and beyond—coming soon with all-new guests, investigations, and even bigger goals.

    #PodcastBehindTheScenes #TheLearningLabPodcast #EducatorEntrepreneurs #RealTalk


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    30 mins
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