What are some of the most important skills for an entrepreneur to have, and what do you need to know when launching or acquiring your own business?

Guest: Julie Messing, Director of the Isabella Bank Institute for Entrepreneurship at Central Michigan University.

• 00:00 Introduction
• 01:09 What is entrepreneurship?
• 02:33 What skills does an entrepreneur need?
• 04:54 How can you build people skills and confidence?
• 07:26 How do you get a new business off the ground
• 12:17 How does acquisition entrepreneurship work
• 19:31 What is the relationship between entrepreneurship and the ‘gig economy’?
• 21:30 What is intrapreneurship?
• 23:42 How can you support entrepreneurs in your community?
• 25:30 Conclusion

How is light pollution affecting the environment and our own well-being? And how can we mitigate light pollution and preserve night sky visibility?

Guest: Aaron LaCluyzé, faculty member in the Department of Physics at Central Michigan University.

• 00:00 Introduction
• 02:04 What is light pollution?
• 06:55 Is there a benefit to reducing light pollution?
• 10:50 How does poor light design contribute to light pollution?
• 13:26 Why does light pollution occur?
• 15:29 How can we address light pollution?
• 16:47 What other factors contribute to limited night sky visibility?
• 18:06 How does light pollution impact wildlife?
• 21:40 How does light pollution impact humans?
• 23:59 What kind of light bulb creates the most light pollution? Why?
• 28:04 How can we mitigate light pollution and preserve night sky visibility?
• 34:15 How is light pollution measured?
• 35:49 What are the cultural impacts of light pollution?
• 37:03 What concerns arise with the proliferation of satellites?
• 44:09 Recap and conclusion

Game-based learning has been around for thousands of years. What makes games so effective as a learning tool? And how can you implement games into everyday learning?

Guest: ⁠Jonathan Truitt⁠, co-director of the ⁠Center for Learning through Games and Simulations⁠ at ⁠Central Michigan University⁠.

• 00:00 Introduction
• 01:18 What is game-based learning and gamification
• 03:44 How do we gamify our daily lives?
• 05:07 How did game-based learning start to catch on?
• 08:58 How is game-based learning different than educational video games?
• 10:40 How do you decide if game-based learning is a good fit for a lesson?
• 14:16 Why does game-based learning help to increase understanding?
• 16:14 What is the benefit of face-to-face, live game play?
• 21:37 What game models work best in the classroom?
• 23:41 How does an academic board game get published?
• 25:03 What games have been published through Central Michigan University Press?
• 28:47 How can educators introduce game-based learning to their classrooms?
• 33:51 What are the career opportunities in game-based learning?
• 37:28 Conclusion