Shape of Tomorrow

What a fabulous week and so nice to have you join me on Episode 18. I’ll be talking about what might come after an interdisciplinary approach to education, a really cool place that AI surprised me inside an app this week, and finally we will look at What exactly is artificial general intelligence and why does it matter?

In Episode 17 I talk about AI and how it will evolve to fit our lives as educators. After starting the week and ending the week with AI, I thought I’d share some reflections. Secondly I talk about a platform I’ve been using for my own PD that helps me refine my practice as an educator.

Join me for episode 16 where I talk about my thoughts on learners as leaders, something that emerged for me at a recent Apple Educator Summit. As well, I highlight a tool that schools and teachers can use to make their communities a little more inclusive.

In today’s episode I talk about Deep Work, something I’ve loved ever since reading the book Deep Work by Cal Newport. Join me as we explore the importance of having an approach to concentrated time for valuable work. Plus a little about our Interdisciplinary Unit week! Lastly, Microsoft Bing gets AI integration.

Today’s episode reaches into our digital mail bag where we’ve got questions from our listeners and I respond. As well, in segment 2 of this GarageCast, we talk about our recent AI Intro workshop that took place today and some of the thinking and conversations that took place.

Thanks for joining the GarageCast Episode 13. In today’s episode I talk about taking smart notes, an approach I adopted years ago and how I blend it with current tools like Notion, Readwise and Obsidian. As well, I talk about a new tool I’ve been testing called Napkin, which uses artificial intelligence to connect my ideas and thoughts that I capture.

Welcome to Episode 12 everyone! Happy Friday! In today’s episode, I explore leadership skills that today’s leaders need in order to navigate exponential change. As well, we look at two book summary services I use and find invaluable to my  ongoing professional growth.

Hello GarageCast listeners! Welcome to Episode 11 where we will explore the multi billion investment that ChatGPT has received, whether banning AI tools in schools makes sense and lastly, we look at Neeva, a search service that values your privacy.

Happy new year listening community. Join me for episode 10 of the GarageCast where I step through a few trends in education to consider for 2023. As well, we have a fun segment with a Branksome Hall alum who is currently studying engineering and she talks about the design cycle.

Hi everyone! Thanks for joining episode 9. Today we will talk about a recent VEX robotics competition that Branksome Hall participated in and my thoughts about the benefits that high school robotics programs can bring to young people.

Hello everyone! Thanks for joining Episode 8. Today we will talk about a handful of innovative products and services that I love and wanted to share as potential gift ideas for you. Secondly we will look at interesting service / platform called Outlier and how this post secondary asynchronous course offering is different from what we’ve seen traditionally online.

Hello all you wonderful listeners! Thanks for joining. On episode 7 we will unpack and explore some truly astounding innovation in the area of artificial intelligence and the new GPT Chatbot from openai. As well, we will look at the potential role for video games and the impact on educational approaches.

Hello everyone! Thanks for joining for Episode 6 of The GarageCast! In today’s episode we unpack the nature of algorithms, how they are impacting our lives and the risk of data bias. Secondly, we will explore what educators can guide students on when it comes to discourse taking place over social media.

Welcome to episode number five! Today we will look at how an innovators mindset can be enabled and supported by student agency in the classroom. We will also be talking about the differences between virtual reality augmented reality, and mixed reality.

Welcome to Episode 4 listeners! In today’s episode we will be talking about the Innovator’s Dilemma, what it is, how it impacts organizations and why it matters for educational institutions. Secondly we will talk briefly about a platform I’ve been using for a number of years called Notion.

Hello everyone! Welcome to Episode three of the GarageCast where we have an exploration of gaining some time in your week to focus on deep work as well as a look at our student business accelerator program, Noodle, and the role it is playing in our students’ learning.

In Episode 2 you will hear some musings from me on the use of space in creating a learning environment, followed by a wonderful interview with Natasha Koustova who brings us some insights from the CRC. Lastly, I touch on artificial intelligence and its use for marking/grading student work.

Welcome to episode 1 of the GarageCast, an internal podcast on innovation and education. In today’s episode we talk about artificial intelligence, virtual and augmented reality and new capabilities in our Junior School