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Keeping School Children Safe on Social Kirra Pendergast is the founder and CEO of the Safe on Social group of companies. With offices around the world, Safe on Social is a leading, global and privately owned cyber safety education and consulting provider. Safe on Social provides an extensive array of online and face to face learning resources to help students, parents and schools safely navigate c...

Mathilda Joubert is Director of Excellence and Innovation at the Sheridan Institute for Higher Education and lectures in creativity, school improvement, leadership, management, and research methods in both the Faculties of Education and Business. So often we hear of the need for problem solving. But what about developing skills in identifying new problems? In this interview, Mathilda breaks down w...

Dr Michael Carr-Gregg is one of Australia’s highest profile child and adolescent psychologists. He’s a prolific author and broadcaster, with regular appearances on Australian television and radio. He also specialises in corporate mental health, families and the seemingly ever-present issue of adolescent use of technology and its effect on mental health. In this discussion, I talk with Michael abou...

Dr Pete Stebbins has over 20 year's experience as keynote speaker and facilitator. He's a published author of books on leadership, resilience and change, and also a guest psychologist on Australian television's Channel 7. I caught up with Pete to work through some of the key points of the most recent edition of his book, titled "Leading Flourishing Schools, Building HIGH CAPACITY School Culture"....

Yong Zhao is a Federation Distinguished Professor in the school of education at the university of Kansas and a professor in educational leadership at the Melbourne graduate school of education. He's published many books, articles and papers and is quite outspoken on ways to avoid looking to the past, and instead looking to the future for ways to improve education. Yong joined me on the podcast in...

Ruth Pepin manages an energetic and diverse team of support and implementation agents to make sure that Sentral customers have a smooth and seamless user experience. Ruth has worked in technology for several decades. Originally starting in the corporate sector with a training consultancy background, Ruth then turned her attention to education where she could directly contribute to the incredible w...

Rob Edwards has been inspiring audiences for decades with his message that encourages people to look after themselves...first. And that is, in a way that ultimately benefits others. A little bit like putting on your own oxygen mask first, before helping others. In the world of education these days, the pressure and expectation are certainly mounting to the point where it's easy to forget about loo...

James O'Loghlin is one of Australia's most well-known presenters and entertainers. Many would know him as the host of The New Inventors on ABC television and for his programs on ABC local radio. James has engaged with hundreds of innovators over the years and worked extensively with organisations to explain how innovation happens, and how people can be more innovative. He's also just recently laun...

Dr Julie Crews teaches business ethics and corporate governance at Edith Cowan University, Perth, Western Australia. She has appeared regularly in various media outlets including radio, television and print media speaking about business ethics and corporate governance. Prior to her current role in the university sector, Julie had a long career in education and the public service. She has conducted...

Yong Zhao is a Federation Distinguished Professor in the school of education at the university of Kansas and a professor in educational leadership at the Melbourne graduate school of education. He's published many books, articles and papers and is quite outspoken on ways to avoid looking to the past, and instead looking to the future for ways to improve education. Yong is a keynote speaker at the...

Gihan Perera is a leadership and business futurist and has worked with organisations and leaders in Australia and internationally, for over 25 years. He's also just released his new book "Disrupted: Leading the change through crisis, recovery and growth" Gihan will be presenting at the 2021 Western Australian Secondary School Executives Association Conference on the challenging topics of leadershi...

STEM education is still a challenge, and probably will be for a while. Some schools have got strong STEM programs, whilst others have technology programs that do STEM-like projects, and there's everything else in between. My guests today are Malyn Mawby and Nikki Shires, both STEM educators and advocates for girls' involvement in STEM education. In this discussion we cover just how to sell the val...

Part 2 with Jason Potts, RMIT Where does Bitcoin come from? Should young people today be concerned about the security issues now and into the future? Jason Potts is a Distinguished Professor of Economics at RMIT University and Co-director of the Blockchain Innovation Hub at RMIT. He'll also be a keynote speaker at the 2021 AIS NSW ICT Management and Leadership Conference. If the words 'blockchain'...

Part 1 Jason Potts is a Distinguished Professor of Economics at RMIT University and Co-director of the Blockchain Innovation Hub at RMIT. He'll also be a keynote speaker at the 2021 AIS NSW ICT Management and Leadership Conference. If the words 'blockchain' and 'bitcoin' cause you some confusion, then you're not alone. And that's because it's about more than just currency, or money. These are emer...

Jordana Hunter is a researcher at the Grattan Institute, an Australian public policy think tank based in Melbourne. She's about to embark on research which addresses the age old issue of 'time' in education. Do teachers have enough time for the core part of their jobs, that is, teaching and learning? And is the profession sustainable, given the increasing demands placed on teachers and schools to...

Jen Buchanan is an educator with truly global experience. Having worked in a variety of contexts, she brings a wealth of insight when it comes to helping schools consider what the future of education might look like. It can be a confronting process. As Jen explains from her own experience, things like having to unlearn, or let things go, can often be a part of making the next steps towards a more...

Gail McHardy is the executive officer for Parents Victoria, a statewide democratic organisation representing parents of students in Victorian Government schools. Gail will be a panellist at the 2021 Age Schools Summit in Melbourne Australia, where she'll be engaging on a variety of themes around technology in education. In this discussion, we'll cover a range of issues including equity with respec...

If the idea of a 'hackathon' gives you the impression of blokey tech nerds huddled around computers in basements eating pizza and drinking beer...you'd be fairly close to describing reality. At least that's what Sarah Moran found out when she was invited to one some years ago. Apart from the fact that there weren't many women at these events, it was hard for Sarah to see why anyone would attend on...

Monique Dalli is a Victorian Secondary Teacher of Design and Technologies, Author and Designer. Monique will be a discussion panellist at the 2021 Age Schools Summit in Melbourne Australia, where she'll be engaging on a variety of themes around technology in education. In particular, there'll be robust discussion about mentoring, professional development, initial teacher education programs and the...

Sending or receiving a txt. It used to be special, now life seems impossible without it. But what about in the school environment? My guest today is David Summerville. He's been on the show a few times and returns today to discuss what most of us might just take for granted these days; sms messaging. David describes the transformation that took place in handling communications at Callaghan College...

Kurt Yang has extensive experience working in technology, and despite not coming from what you might call a traditional robotics background, his interest grew from somewhat of an unexpected opportunity. Kurt spent many years working in the field of educational robotics, helping schools and students understand the wonders of this crazy field of engineering. According to Kurt, soft skills are just a...

Engagement and achievement. Surely we've heard this before. Well, yes, but there is more to say. Andy Hargreaves is an international writer, researcher and advisor on teaching, leadership and educational change. He's also the founder and director of a Canadian educational centre called CHENINE, which is an acronym that stands for Change, Engagement and Innovation in Education. Andy will be present...

Cameron Paterson is a highly experienced teacher and has been teaching in independent schools for several decades. Cameron will be participating in the 2021 Sydney Morning Herald Schools Summit as a discussion panellist, addressing the pressures on the teaching profession in the 2020s. For Cameron, the pressures are real, but he encourages us to remember that teaching is highly rewarding and extre...

Peter Dalmaris is an online educator, engineer and electronics hobbyist. He's been an academic for over 15 years and believes the educational needs of future generations are radically different to those of the 20th century. In part 2 of my conversation with Peter, we explore what the future might look like for students in an educational environment that champions making, problem solving and discov...

Peter Dalmaris is an online educator, engineer and electronics hobbyist. He's been an academic for over 15 years and believes the educational needs of future generations are radically different to those of the 20th century. Peter believes that Maker Education is a great way to explore the STEM space. He's passionate about what he does and even has a dog named Einstein. Join me as I talk with Peter...