Innovation, Past and Future with Prof Christopher Capozzola
[MUSIC PLAYING] CHRISTOPHER CAPOZZOLA: When I explain to people what my job is like, I always say that I'm somewhere in between a chief executive of a edtech startup and the faculty advisor to a high school AV club that has grown out of control. SARAH HANSEN: [LAUGHS] That's exactly what your job is. CHRISTOPHER CAPOZZOLA: Yes, so it's a really kind of remarkable and creative space in that way. SARAH HANSEN: Today on Chalk Radio, I'm talking with Christopher Capozzola, Senior Associate Dean for Open Learning at MIT. Part of his job is to provide strategic direction for MIT OpenCourseWare, but that's not his only role here at MIT. CHRISTOPHER CAPOZZOLA: I'm also a professor of history. So I've been teaching here for about 20 years, and I teach American history. So I teach everything from the American revolution all the way to what's happening in the news this week. SARAH HANSEN: Chris sees his role at the helm of Open Learning as very well c...