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Educast 3000

Melissa Loble, Ryan Lufkin

Booking Overview

This education-industry interview podcast focuses on change and innovation across K-12, higher education, lifelong learning, and educational technology, typically featuring senior education leaders, researchers, policymakers, and edtech executives. Agencies could credibly pitch university leaders, education-policy experts, workforce and skills researchers, nonprofit executives, and AI or edtech specialists; booking difficulty is high because recent guests include leaders from major universities, technology companies, and international organizations.

Metrics

Episodes: 56

Frequency: Every two weeks

Rating: 5.0/5.0

Estimated listeners: < 100

Gender skew: Neutral

Listener location: USA

YouTube: 30.7k subscribers

Instagram: 414 followers

Contact Information

Publicly listed emails

instructurecast@instructure.com

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Host

Melissa Loble - Chief Customer Experience Officer at Instructure and an education technology executive focused on improving teaching and learning systems.

Ryan Lufkin - Senior Director of Global Education at Instructure, focused on education-industry trends and the evolving role of technology in learning.

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

high
Typical Credentials:  
Senior leaders and recognized specialists in K-12 or higher education, educational technology, AI in learning, workforce skills, education policy, or nonprofit education initiatives.
Required Achievements:  
Leading major education or technology initiatives, Directing research, policy, or institutional programs, Developing education products, standards, or skills frameworks, Holding senior roles at universities, government organizations, nonprofits, or major technology companies

Recent Guest Discussions

Katie Novak - Lifelong Learning, Educational Access, And Durable Skills.

Martin Bean - Lifelong Learning, Connected Learning Systems, And Recognizing Learning Beyond Traditional Degrees.

Joe Potvin - Liberal Arts Education, Critical Thinking, Communication Skills, And Career Resilience.

Christi Kobus Rokicki - Summer Learning Loss, Educational Inequality, And The Long-term Effects Of Interrupted Learning.

Megan Woff - K-12 Coding Education, Digital Skills, Curiosity, And Expanding Access To Technology Learning.

Recent Topics

Educational Technology, Higher Education, K 12 Education, Artificial Intelligence, Lifelong Learning

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on
Educast 3000
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Prompt-asic Park: How 22 College Campuses Scaled GenAI Without Losing Control

October 06, 2026

Hosts Melissa Loble and Ryan Lufkin are joined by Dr. Leslie Kennedy, Assistant Vice Chancellor for Academic Technology Services at the California State University Office of the Chancellor, where she co-leads the academic side of the CSU's system-wide generative AI initiative. Kennedy's team gave every CSU campus access to an enterprise AI environment, built the CSU AI Commons, and surveyed the system about how people are actually using AI. She talks with Melissa and Ryan about what the surve...

The Skills-Based Redemption: Upgrading Badges into Real HR Currency

September 22, 2026

Sean Murphy, director of workforce and post-secondary pathways at the Bipartisan Policy Center, joins hosts Ryan Lufkin and Tracy Weeks for a conversation about why the handoff between education and employment still breaks down, and what it would take to fix it. Sean has worked the same problem from four seats: a local workforce board, staff jobs for a US senator and a governor, corporate philanthropy at Walmart, and now federal policy. Together they get into the four parts of a talent system...

REPLAY: Psychometrics Reloaded

September 08, 2026

Most teachers will never meet a psychometrician, but every standardized test their students sit for went through one. Russell Ligon and Alexandra Lee do that work,, and in this replay hosts Ryan Lufkin and Melissa Loble ask them how they landed in a field almost nobody plans on, how assessment practice has shifted over their careers, and why the technical work behind a test decides whether it's fair to the student taking it.In this episode:Failure gets treated as the thing assessment exists t...

Frequently asked questions

Here's some frequently asked questions for
Educast 3000
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How do I get in touch with Educast 3000?

Educast 3000 is hosted by Melissa Loble and Ryan Lufkin. Its publicly listed email is instructurecast@instructure.com. For guest bookings, the host or producer is usually the best person to reach. Podseeker helps you find direct host and producer contacts and pitch from your own inbox.

What is the email for Educast 3000?

The publicly listed email for Educast 3000: instructurecast@instructure.com.

How many listeners does Educast 3000 have?

Podseeker estimates Educast 3000 reaches fewer than 100 listeners per episode. Only the publisher has exact numbers.

Who is an ideal guest for Educast 3000?

Educast 3000 typically books industry leaders. Typical guest background: Senior leaders and recognized specialists in K-12 or higher education, educational technology, AI in learning, workforce skills, education policy, or nonprofit education initiatives. Common among recent guests: Leading major education or technology initiatives; Directing research, policy, or institutional programs; Developing education products, standards, or skills frameworks. Recent guests include Katie Novak, Martin Bean, and Joe Potvin.

How hard is it to get booked on Educast 3000?

High. It mostly books established leaders in its field.

What topics does Educast 3000 cover?

Recent episodes cover Educational Technology, Higher Education, K 12 Education, Artificial Intelligence, and Lifelong Learning. Pitch an idea tied to one of these topics and mention a recent episode.

Publicly listed emails

instructurecast@instructure.com

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