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Sep 21, 2021

On this final episode of Simply TrueJane is joined by all her co-hosts – RebeccaVal, and Peter – to reflect on the axiom, “Learning is in the doing and deciding.” Val and Peter share similar stories – they met Jane over two decades ago, early on in their careers working in international development. After...


Sep 14, 2021

Dr. Jane Vella and Val Uccellani are joined by Tonjala Eaton, Career Coach and GLP Partner, to reflect on the axiom “foster ‘ah-ha’ moments, not ‘gotcha’ moments”. Tonjala was inspired by Jane’s writing many years ago and set her sights on becoming a learning-centered practitioner. In 2019, Tonjala...


Aug 31, 2021

Dr. Jane Vella and Rebecca Hutchins talk with Dan Haase, Associate Lecturer at Wheaton College, about the axiom “Hold the opposites” (aka “Fold the opposites”).  Dan first learned about Jane’s work years ago when his book group decided to read “Taking Learning to Task”. He became a quick convert to...


Aug 24, 2021

Dr. Jane Vella and Peter Noteboom are joined by Marian Darlington-Hope, community organizer and former co-owner of GLP, to discuss the axiom, “Begin with the end in mind.” In 1986, Marian read about a workshop at Tufts University and was immediately drawn to its focus on how to avoid all the things she was...


Aug 17, 2021

Dr. Jane Vella and Rebecca Hutchins talk with Dr. Paula Berardinelli about one of Jane’s personal favorite axioms: “No laughing, no learning!” Jane and Paula have known each other since the last century at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. They co-authored a book on evaluating adult learning called