{"id":120867,"date":"2026-03-16T14:09:13","date_gmt":"2026-03-16T19:09:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thechicagoschool.edu\/insight\/?p=120867\/"},"modified":"2026-03-19T10:18:59","modified_gmt":"2026-03-19T15:18:59","slug":"ed-tech-hour-episode-44-dr-kelly-renner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thechicagoschool.edu\/insight\/ed-tech-hour\/ed-tech-hour-episode-44-dr-kelly-renner\/","title":{"rendered":"Ed Tech Hour Episode 44: Dr. Kelly Renner"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"clearfix\"><p><iframe style=\"border-radius: 12px;\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/episode\/66MiCWQhiqHNUBXaKXsxvZ?utm_source=generator\" width=\"100%\" height=\"352\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-testid=\"embed-iframe\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>In this episode of \u201cEd Tech Hour,\u201d Kelly Renner, Ph.D., program chair of social sciences and psychology at Franklin University discusses her career journey, her research on motivation and burnout, and how technology is reshaping higher education and online learning.<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Renner planned to work as a sports psychologist before transitioning to community mental health counseling, and eventually higher education at Franklin University. 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