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Veronica Reilly | Founder and Learning Director, Digital Learning Partners   In this episode, 360ed.tv chats with Veronica Reilly, Founder and Learning Director of Digital Learning Partners, about the next-generation educational technology that is revolutionising the onboarding and ongoing learner experience. Highlighting the greatest potential of these technologies, Veronica examines the learning...

Barnaby Fox | Learning & Development Professional & Content Creator, Pako Creative In this episode, 360ed.tv chats with returning guest Barnaby Fox, a learning and development professional and content creator from Pako Creative, who delves deeper into catalysts for learning and the strategies people can adopt to bring about meaningful change within the workplace and their personal lives. B...

Ellen Terrill | Manager of Learning Ecosystems, Swinburne University of Technology In this video, 360ed.tv chats with Ellen Terrill, Manager of Learning Ecosystems at Swinburne University, about constructing learning ecosystems to enable inclusivity and support student-centred learning. Defining a learning ecosystem as a holistic approach to learning that weaves together physical and virtual space...

Barnaby Fox | Learning & Development Professional & Content Creator, Pako Creative In this video, 360ed.tv chats with Barnaby Fox, a learning development professional and content creator from Pako Creative, who shares his passion for constructing learning ecosystems, environments and spaces.  Barnaby advocates for viewing learning ecosystems as more than just the technology platforms that...

Judith Hewitson | Founding Director, Reality Learning Daniel Bury | VR Film Director,  Reality Learning In this video, 360ed.tv chats with Founding Director Judith Hewitson and VR Film Director Daniel Bury from Reality Learning - a social enterprise with a mission to empower marginalised groups - about the power of virtual reality in immersive learning experiences. With backgrounds in filmmaking t...

Michael North | Digital Learning Manager, DuluxGroup In this video, 360ed.tv chats with Michael North about the power of ‘edutainment’ in designing learning experiences that resonate with learners, and how he infuses edutainment principles in his work at DuluxGroup.   Michael introduces the concept of ‘edutainment’ in L&D as a way to produce enjoyable educational content that captures attentio...

James Bevelander | Specialist Design Lead, Deloitte In this video, 360ed.tv chats with James Bevelander about visual design principles to support user-centric learning experiences. With a career spanning various creative design roles, James outlines his current focus at Deloitte on visual design and motion in learning design, and the opportunities and challenges he encounters in his work. Advocati...

Peter Mellow | Director, Learning and Teaching, Eastern Health In this video, 360ed.tv chats with Peter Mellow about innovating healthcare training and education, drawing from his 30-year career as a high education lecturer and current role directing learning design at Eastern Health .   Reflecting on the COVID-19 pandemic in disrupting traditional learning practices in healthcare, Peter explores...

Rod Harper | Learning Leader, CSIRO In this video, 360ed.tv chats with Rod Harper, Learning Leader at The Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) , Australia’s National Science Agency, and how their L&D strategy supports transformation.  Rod discusses how CSIRO is deploying and upskilling staff to address key societal challenges such as health and the climate, and...

Jason Fletcher | Education Manager, Engineering Education Australia In this video , 360ed.tv chats with Jason Fletcher who is the Education Manager for Engineering Education Australia (EEA), the training arm of Engineers Australia, about professional development and training opportunities for engineers post graduation. Against a backdrop of engineer shortages to meet Australia’s industry targets,...

Nathan Smith | Senior Instructor, Immersive Learning, Aviation Rescue Fire Fighters (ARFFS) Nathan Menzies | Training Officer, Aviation Rescue Fire Fighters (ARFFS) In this video, 360ed.tv chats with Nathan Smith and Nathan Menzies from Aviation Rescue Fire Fighting Service (ARFFS) , in Melbourne, Australia about immersive learning development and simulation-based technology to deliver training to...

Gerry Marcus | Learning & Development Consultant In this video, 360ed.tv chats with Gerry Marcus, an L&D consultant with experience in the direct training of operational and leadership teams across large organisations, specialising in projects concerning the future of organisations and the learning that supports it. Gerry explores how formal education is becoming more relevant and better e...

Katrina Macdermid | Co-Founder & Director, Humanising IT In this video, 360ed.tv chats with Katrina Macdermid about Humanising IT™, which integrates principles of human-centred design into IT service management to yield user-centric services. An entrepreneur, award-winning author and leader in IT, Katrina’s book ‘ Humanizing IT, Human Centered Design for IT Service Management’ is a game change...

Dr Paige Williams | Author, Researcher & PhD in Organisational Behaviour In this video, 360ed.tv chats with Dr Paige Williams, author, researcher and PhD in organisational behaviour, about heart-led leadership in navigating disruption and nurturing learning, drawing from her book, ‘ Becoming Antifragile’ .  Paige explains why a humanised, heart-led approach is critical in this volatile, uncert...

Dr Rick Ede shares his insights and lessons learned having been at the helm of Unitec, New Zealand’s largest vocational and applied training provider, for almost a decade. He speaks about Unitec’s approach to remain competitive, leveraging technology for pedagogical and product renewal, embedding flexible and blended learning within the curriculum, and Unitec’s Living Job Initiative. Rick reflects...

Dr David Parsons speaks about The Mind Lab and its focus on building digital literacy and critical knowledge creation skills, and the realisation that teachers need more progressive scaffolds to evolve to more contemporary teaching practice. He also talks about how Unitec is leveraging cultural diversity in their digital learning experience, being a change agent for teachers to undertake postgrad...

Wes Sonnenreich and Suzy Watson share why they invest their most precious resource – time – into a supportive relationship with EduGrowth and its startups and what they’ve learned from the Class of 2017, and in their own origin story. They discuss their work around supporting the complexity of experiential lifelong learning and employability in the age of machine learning and the gig economy, and...

Maria Spies – Digital Learning Futures, Navitas Ventures and GM, Navitas Learning & Teaching Services Maria Spies shares her insights on how EdTechs are reimagining education, current innovations and trends, Australia’s VET sector today, and disruptive companies offering short, intensive skills-based programs that are tied explicitly to workplace readiness. Watch it here: https://www.360ed.tv/...

Lucy Schulz talks about the initiatives and uniqueness of the Cloud Campus, using Future Learn as the MOOC platform, the challenges of online education, digital credentialing and their newly launched ‘Masters in Professional Practice’. We ask about their specific focuses for their online cohorts, how they simplify the complexities behind the user and customer experience (UX and CX) to provide a st...

Siva Navaratnam talks about his approach to creating engagement and interest in a dry topic like risk management, the use of gamification, ANZ Bank ’s digital strategy and engaging with disruptive players like partnering with Apple on Apple Pay , embracing agile and design thinking, and communicating the benefits internally to get the right outcomes. We also discuss the importance of managing chan...

Mark Robertson discusses why the current LMS’s are not cutting it, where existing platforms are negatively impacting learning organisations, Cengage’s new architecture founded on the concepts of “backward design” and “holistic, pragmatic alignment”, and the features of next-gen digital learning platforms and their benefits to learners. We also ask about thought leaders and institutions that are le...

Peter Kilcoyne – Director of Information and Learning Technology, Heart of Worcestershire College Peter Kilcoyne speaks about the Blended Learning Consortium, its benefits to members, how college partnerships can improve the quality of educational outcomes, and best practice insights on the deployment of knowledge sharing channels and tools. Watch Now:  https://www.360ed.tv/show/how-colleges-...

Dror Ben-Naim talks about how Smart Sparrow came about and its evolution from the digitisation of education to interactive learning, then to an adaptive learning and courseware development platform, and their company’s focus in the future. We discuss the importance of collaborating with universities, education consortiums and edtech incubators to develop better learning experiences, and advice for...

Dr Bridget Burns – Executive Director, University Innovation Alliance Dr Bridget Burns shares insights on what it takes to build Higher Education systems at scale and what the sector should focus on to better shape macro policy. We learn about the University Innovation Alliance, how the organisation has improved outcomes for all learners, and much more. Watch it here: https://www.360ed.tv/sho...

Professor Nicolas Hawkins – Director, Office of Medical Education, Faculty of Medicine, The University of Queensland and Lead, Biomedical Education Skills and Training (BEST) Network Professor Nicolas Hawkins shares his insights on technology-infused, quality learning and teaching and his vision and work with the BEST Network. We explore graduate employability and career development toda...