Beste Learning Future podcaster (2024)

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A Radical New Kind of 'Probiotic' Education - A Conversation with Dr. Vanessa Andreotti 51:24

5d ago51:24

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What does it mean to help our young people understand all of the forces that have brought us to where we are, and also to take real responsibility for all of the benefits and harms that that has caused, in particular to indigenous communities around the world? What kinds of education might 'enable healthier possibilities of (co)existence that are v…

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Systems Thinking in Practice - A Conversation with Prof. Ray Ison 1:15:32

11d ago1:15:32

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With so much talk about 'systems thinking' in education, sometimes it can become framework overload! Which one should I pick? What's the difference between them anyway?! This week, it is a huge privilege to chat to someone who has been doing this longer than most! Professor Ray Ison has been teaching systems practice for the Open University for the…

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Towards Liberation - A Conversation with Jamilah Pitts 57:30

19d ago57:30

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This week I’m chatting with Jamilah Pitts, whose incredible work challenges us to root our educational practices in activism, healing and love. This is so that we tell the truth about the deep biases and harms that continue to persist within our societies and many of our educational settings. Jamilah’s work follows in the incredible tradition of be…

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Creating an inquiry and research culture in our schools - A Conversation with Prof. Rex Li and Dr. Clara Cheng 48:58

26d ago48:58

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In this week’s conversation, with Professor Rex Li and Dr Clara Cheng, we take a wide-ranging look at how we can take inspiration and ideas from past educational projects, such as those of John Dewey and Howard Gardner, as we develop education into the future. But also learning from their experience at GT College in Hong Kong, how can we use resear…

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Educating for the 'Long Now' - A Conversation with Homa Tavangar 48:38

1M ago48:38

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Homa Tavangar (https://homatavangar.com/ ) is an incredible educator and leader. She is the co-founder of the Oneness Lab with Eric Dozier (https://www.onenesslab.com/ ) where she helps schools and companies go ‘deeper than diversity,’ as well as the Big Questions Institute, (https://bigquestions.institute/) where, with her co-founder Will Richards…

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Decolonising our Institutions - A Conversation with Prof. Jonathan Jansen 36:52

1M ago36:52

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How are the knowledge and skills that we choose to teach or not teach implicated in the power structures and political histories of the places in which we live? Professor Jonathan Jansen (⁠https://www.jonathanjansen.org/⁠ ) is Distinguished Professor of Education at the University of Stellenbosch, South Africa. He is currently President of the Sout…

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In Search of Play - A Conversation with Dr. Jane Hession and Ronan Healy 39:44

2M ago39:44

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This week’s episode is a conversation about the importance of play and playfulness with the fantastic Dr. Jane Hession and Ronan Healy. Based on their extensive research and expertise of the Lego Serious Play method, Jane and Ronan are successfully reintroducing play to learning and work environments as an invitation to qualitatively different mode…

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Evidencing Edtech - A Conversation with Prof. Natalia Kucirkova 40:53

2M ago40:53

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Professor Natalia Kucirkova is Professor of Reading and Early Childhood Development at the University of Stavanger. She researches children’s use of media and technologies. She is especially interested in children’s use of e-books and literacy apps, particularly in relation to the use of personal data (digital personalization) and evidence-based ap…

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Why countries should get out of PISA! - A Conversation with Dr. Yong Zhao 31:23

2M ago31:23

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⁠Yong Zhao⁠ is a Foundation Distinguished Professor in the ⁠School of Education at the University of Kansas⁠ and a professor in Educational Leadership at the Faculty of Education, University of Melbourne in Australia. He previously served as the Presidential Chair, Associate Dean, and Director of the Institute for Global and Online Education in the…

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Context Changes Everything - A Conversation with Dr. Alicia Juarrero 52:00

2M ago52:00

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Alicia Juarrero, is Co-Founder and President of VectorAnalytica and Professor Emerita of Philosophy at Prince George’s Community College (MD). She is the author of Context Changes Everything: How Constraints Create Coherence, published last year: https://direct.mit.edu/books/oa-monograph/5600/Context-Changes-EverythingHow-Constraints-Create⁠ Her ot…

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The Problems of Translating the Science of Learning - A Conversation with Dr. Jared Cooney Horvath 1:18:46

2M ago1:18:46

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Dr. Jared Cooney Horvath is an award-winning cognitive neuroscientist, best-selling author and renowned keynote speaker with an expertise in human learning, memory, and brain stimulation. Jared has published 6 books, including most recently with co-author David Bott: 10 THINGS SCHOOLS GET WRONG (and how we can get them right) Other books include: ⁠…

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Transforming Professional Learning - A Conversation with Prof. Rachel Lofthouse 50:19

3M ago50:19

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It is increasingly clear that recruiting, developing and retaining teachers is a very real issue around the world. Dr. Rachel Lofthouse is at the forefront of thinking through how we might be able to address some of these challenges. Rachel is the Professor of Teacher Education in the Carnegie School of Education at Leeds Beckett University. She ha…

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Overhyping Tech & AI in Education - A Conversation with Dr. Gary Stager 47:50

3M ago47:50

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As an elementary teacher by training, Dr. Gary Stager has taught students from preschool through doctoral studies. In 1990, Gary led professional development in the world’s first laptop schools and played a major role in the early days of online education. Gary is the founder of the Constructing Modern Knowledge summer institute for educators. Gary…

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On Compassionate Systems Change in Education - A Conversation with Dr. Mette Miriam Böll 58:14

3M ago58:14

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Today’s guest has been doing amazing work in this areas alongside Peter Senge, Daniel Goleman and colleagues at the IB, through the Center for Systems Awareness at MIT. Dr Mette Miriam Böll is the is the Co-founder and Executive Director of the centre, as well as the co-founded of The MIT Systems Awareness Lab with Peter Senge. Her academic backgro…

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(Un)common Sense Teaching - A Conversation with Dr. Barbara Oakley 56:26

3M ago56:26

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Professor Barbara Oakley is a Distinguished Professor of Engineering at Oakland University. Barbara’s research has been described as “revolutionary” in the Wall Street Journal. She is New York Times best-selling author who has published in outlets as varied as the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, the Wall Street Journal, and The New…

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Enterprising Youth or Youth Entrepreneurship - A Conversation with Nicole Dyson 51:01

4M ago51:01

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Nicole Dyson is a multi-award-winning educator and entrepreneur, and a global authority on project-based learning and youth entrepreneurship. With an extensive background in school teaching and leadership in the public education system in Australia, she is the founder of Future Anything, an award-winning education provider that works with 15000+ yo…

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On Well-being Data - A Conversation with Matthew Savage 59:06

4M ago59:06

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Formerly Principal of an award-winning international school in the Middle East, and with a long and varied career in school leadership both in the UK and internationally, Matthew Savage now works closely with premium schools and school groups worldwide, helping them to use data wisely and well. In recent years, he has worked face-to-face or remotel…

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On Thinking Moves - A Conversation with Roger Sutcliffe 58:29

4M ago58:29

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It’s hard to disagree that critical thinking is an essential skill for young people faced with a complex and uncertain future. And yet, everyone from everywhere on the pedagogical spectrum says that they’re developing it in their students! So are they all succeeding? What are the specific and explicit thinking moves that you are asking and guiding …

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Compassion in Learning: Ryder Delaloye 42:23

4M ago42:23

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In an environment of rapid academic and technological achievement; what are the potential long-term impacts on individual well-being and societal development should social-emotional learning no be effectively incorporated into our educational systems? What can we do to balance and serve broad diverse requirements of young learners? Ryder Delaloye i…

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On Systems Innovation in Africa - A Conversation with Odunayo Aliu 40:12

5M ago40:12

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Odunayo Aliu is an Education Specialist and Development Practitioner with experience in transforming the education landscape in rural and marginalized communities. She is the Founder of Bramble Network, a nonprofit organization that provides equitable educational opportunities to children and youth in rural and marginalized communities. Through her…

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Learning is Moving in New Ways - A Conversation with Professor Dor Abrahamson 54:29

5M ago54:29

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Dor Abrahamson is Professor of Secondary Mathematics Education in the area of Cognition and Development at University of California, Berkeley and a member of faculty at UC Berkeley’s Graduate School of Education. Dor has been pioneering a design-based approach to research called embodied design. In his Embodied Design Research Laboratory (https://e…

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On Developing High-Performing Systems - A Conversation with Wei Li Liew 49:23

5M ago49:23

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In this episode, Ms Liew Wei Li, the Director-General of Education for the Ministry of Education in Singapore shares her insights into the many reasons for this success, including Singapore’s restless commitment to improvement and innovation. Ms Liew has been the appointed Director General since April 2022, overseeing K-12 education in Singapore. S…

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On Learning, Leading and Loving in Complex Times - A Conversation with Brad Kershner 55:40

5M ago55:40

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Dr. Brad Kershner is a school leader and independent scholar, currently serving as the Head of School at Kimberton Waldorf School. His research, teaching, and writing cover a wide range of interdependent topics, including education, leadership, parenting, cultural diversity, technology, integral theory, meditation, complexity, and developmental psy…

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On Systems-led Leadership - A Conversation with Daniela Papi-Thornton 50:21

6M ago50:21

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Daniela Papi-Thornton is an educator, facilitator, and author whose work focuses on systems-led leadership: an approach to social innovation that centers on systems understanding. Daniela has served as a Lecturer at Yale School of Management, Watson Institute, and Oxford’s Saïd Business School where she was also the Deputy Director of the Skoll Cen…

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Reimagining Education in India - A Conversation with Dr Priti Ojha, Vardan Kabra, Anoushka Jolly and Suraj Shah 2:08:31

6M ago2:08:31

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Inquiring into the many changes happening across the K12 education sector in India, I am joined by four fantastic guests, all working to shift the system in various ways: Dr Priti Ojha - School Consultant & Education Influencer | Global Peace Ambassador | LinkedIn Spotlight | CBSE Resource Person | British Council School Ambassador LinkedIn: @drpri…

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On Systemic Approaches to Inclusion - A Conversation with Kirstin Coughtrie and Kate Longworth 44:29

6M ago44:29

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Kirstin Coughtrie is the Founder & Chief Innovation Officer of Gaia Learning. Teacher & tech lover passionate about SEN, accessible learning and creating scalable solutions to global challenges. As an ambassador for teaching the UN SDGs and as a mum of children with additional needs and challenges, Kirstin has seen first-hand how important personal…

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Your Brain is not a Computer! - Ecological Dynamics in Education - A Conversation with Prof. Keith Davids 1:04:04

7M ago1:04:04

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Professor Keith Davids is Professor of Motor Learning at the Centre for Sport and Exercise Science. Keith uses an Ecological Dynamics framework for investigating skill acquisition, expertise and talent development in sport. He is an applied scientist who researches how processes of learning, development, performance preparation and participation in…

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On Wisdom and Storytelling - A Conversation with Deepak Ramola 43:56

7M ago43:56

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Deepak Ramola is the Founder and Artistic Director of Project FUEL. A two time TED Talk speaker & UN Action Plan Executor, he also previously served as the Kindness Ambassador for UNESCO Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Education for Peace and Sustainable Development. Deepak is a storyteller and artist forwarding the understanding of life lessons of eve…

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On Warm Data in Education - A Conversation with Nora Bateson 1:12:39

8M ago1:12:39

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This week's episode is a wonderful conversation with Nora Bateson (https://batesoninstitute.org/nora-bateson/). In my opinion, Nora is one of the most important thinkers working today to challenge the dominant paradigm of optimization, separation and machine-like efficiency that pervades our institutions. She does so in her own beautiful style and …

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Defusing and Decoding AI for Maximum Fulfillment: Dylan Wiliam 40:00

8M ago40:00

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How do you safely define 'peak humanity' and what would you consider its main characteristics? What ingredients make the education, reasoning, rationality, and creativity for an era of fulfilment for humanity; particularly when faced with dramatic and powerful tools such as AI? Dylan Wiliam is one of the best known educationalists in the world. He’…

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On Education as a Force to Unite - A Conversation with Faith Abiodun 53:58

8M ago53:58

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Faith Abiodun is Executive Director at UWC International bringing a wealth of experience from his time spent as an education and social enterprise leader, international affairs analyst, writer and speaker. Prior to UWC International, he spent nearly a decade at the African Leadership Academy (ALA) in Johannesburg, South Africa, where he served as a…

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Nomad Learning to Nautical Teaching: Sal Gordon 37:33

8M ago37:33

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How does one become the realisation that much of what might be learned over 15 years of schooling was mostly meaningless influence over a person's life trajectory? How might free and untethered gaps help one find personal growth, resilience, and navigation in their life? Sal Gordon dives into the details of his Peaceful Pirate Principle. After Sal'…

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On Regenerating Economics Education - A Conversation with Jennifer Brandsberg-Engelmann 58:41

9M ago58:41

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Jennifer Brandsberg-Engelmann⁠ has been teaching Economics, Business Management and Environmental Systems and Societies for 26 years in three countries, mainly in the International Baccalaureate. Jennifer is an expert in developing and executing educational strategies, projects, processes and curricula. Her core focus is training young people to ta…

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On Schools as Drivers of Innovation - A Conversation with Anna Pons & Leila Loupis 45:53

9M ago45:53

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The Schools Plus Network was launched in May by the OECD Directorate for Education and Skills, led by Andreas Schleicher (previous guest on the podcast, Ep #38). The network is intended to position schools as the drivers of innovation and gather and connect the best innovative practices from schools around the world to share them with others. The n…

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Facilitating Joyful Adaption: Dr Cathrine Floyd 38:00

9M ago38:00

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What conditions in our current learning systems may be hindering our young people's ability to thrive, and how might we address these barriers to foster better learning environments? See some of Cathrine’s projects at www.trustforlearning.org and her nature-based learning report published in April 2023, found here. This conversation features a long…

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On Slow Pedagogies in the Early Years - A Conversation with Prof. Alison Clark 43:42

9M ago43:42

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Alison Clark is an Professor of Early Childhood Education and visual artist. She is an Honorary Senior Research Fellow at Thomas Coram Research Unit, UCL Institute of Education, London, UK. Her main academic work is currently in Norway where she is Professor of Early Childhood Education at the University of South-Eastern Norway (USN). Since 1999, A…

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On Contextual Well-being in Education - A Conversation with Dr. Helen Street 56:11

10M ago56:11

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Dr Helen Street is a social psychologist and educator and has worked extensively with schools around the world since 1999. She holds a position as Honorary Research Fellow at the University of Western Australia, Graduate School of Education as well as adjunct research consultant for the health department of Western Australia’s Centre for Clinical I…

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Redefining Good-Behaviour and Engagement: Professor Stephanie Jones 33:58

10M ago33:58

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Are we truly promoting self-control or just compliance to adult demands? How can we engage students in deep, effortless, and meaningful learning experiences? Stephanie M. Jones is the Gerald S. Lesser Professor in Child Development and Education and Director of the EASEL Lab at the Harvard Graduate School of Education. Her research, anchored in pre…

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On Learning Design and AI - A Conversation with Dr Philippa Hardman 43:34

10M ago43:34

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Dr Philippa Hardman is a learning scientist and affiliated scholar at the University of Cambridge. She is the creator of the ⁠DOMS™️ learning design engine⁠ - a groundbreaking evidence-based learning design process. She is a thought leader in the world of learning design and has spent 20+ years researching learning science & designing in-person, on…

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Meaningful & Memorable Public Work: Olli-Pekka Heinonen 46:44

10M ago46:44

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How might a background in politics, including as Minister of Education, shape an approach to public education? What significant initiatives or reforms from Government might spearhead successful and positive education reform in the public sector? Mr Olli-Pekka Heinonen became the 8th Director General of the International Baccalaureate Organization o…

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On Slow Education - A Conversation with Carl Honoré 55:13

10M ago55:13

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Carl Honoré is a bestselling author, broadcaster and the voice of the Slow Movement. His two main-stage TED Talks have been viewed millions of times. His TED Course is entitled How to slow down. Carl travels the world to deliver powerful keynotes that put time and tempo in a whole new light. His counter-intuitive message is simple but game-changing…

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Curiosity is a Superpower: Jigyasa Labroo 39:28

10M ago39:28

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Have you ever considered how curiosity is a powerful state of mind and being? What feel-good trends are there in modern humanity? Jigyasa says her name means curiosity, and in this conversation, she doesn't shy away from delving into deep explorations of creativity, holism, beautiful futures, and even meeting our dreams. These two deep-thinking cha…

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Going Beyond the Hype - Perspectives on Advanced AI and Education - Part 2 2:23:47

10M ago2:23:47

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Following on from Part One, this episode brings together many different voices on generative artificial intelligence (AI), from students reflecting on the fragility and uncertainty of their future lives and careers through to system leaders responding to the hyperbole around the advances in AI. In this episode, Tim Logan speaks with: Given, Alice, …

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Cultivating Fitness, Flow and Learning: Dido Balla 40:42

11M ago40:42

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How can a basic understanding of neuroscience empower children to take control of their reactions and behaviors? How can schools cultivate conditions that promote flow in their students and why is this important for optimal learning and fulfillment? This conversation is a goosebump inducer, an optimistic and can-do showcase of the practicality of p…

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Going Beyond the Hype - Perspectives on Advanced AI and Education - Part 1 1:47:32

11M ago1:47:32

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Generative advanced artificial intelligence (AI) has made significant developments in recent months, confounding all expectations of how quickly its capabilities and access will progress. In this episode Tim Logan speaks with people from across the education system to create spaces for conversations in which we can understand how people are respond…

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Approaches for Flourishing: Alex Battison 31:33

11M ago31:33

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What are the ingredients, components and other big Cs for human flourishing? What tools are available and what are unneeded to achieve our visions? Alex sets out clear and enactable frameworks and approaches to achieve our visions and ultimately create systems in our work and life geared for human flourishing. Alex Battison is Senior Deputy Head at…

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HundrED’s Innovations for Flexible Learning: Lasse Leponiemi 36:30

11M ago36:30

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Why do some students have such few hopes for the future where others do, when both have the same potentials and opportunities? What are some revolutionary, brave, and ingenious developments of technology design in education? Lasse Leponiemi is a co-founder and executive director at HundrED, https://hundred.org/ a mission-driven organisation focusin…

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The Philosopher & the Neuroscientist - A Conversation with Zak Stein and Mary Helen Immordino-Yang 56:00

11M ago56:00

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Dr. Mary Helen Immordino-Yang⁠ studies the psychological and neurobiological bases of social emotion, self-awareness and culture and their implications for learning, development and schools. She is a Professor of Education at the ⁠USC Rossier School of Education⁠, a Professor of Psychology at the Brain and Creativity Institute, a member of the Neur…

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Co-generational Design: Eloïse Haylor & Aliyah Irabor-York 33:43

11M ago33:43

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What does it mean to empower younger generations? Does it shift power away from others, or does it empower the whole? The concept of sharing and building and renovating our spaces, co-designed intergenerationally, enables more broad outcomes and possibilities. This episode features two guests and contributors to Salzburg Global Seminar, this season…

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On Being Human: Reconsidering an African Philosophy of Education - A Conversation with Prof. Yusuf Waghid 49:25

12M ago49:25

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Prof. Yusef Waghid, a leading African philosopher of education, holds three doctorates in the fields of education, policy, and philosophy from the University of the Western Cape and Stellenbosch University in South Africa, respectively. As a tenured professor since 2002 he was honoured with the title of distinguished professor (2014-2023) on the gr…

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