OutClassed
Exploring excellence in teaching, technology and leadership.
Episodes
In this episode, Mike chats with Co-Founder of The Cyber Safety Project, Trent Ray, about how to protect youth online, how parents can help their children safely navigate the dangers of the cyber world, and the different types of cyberspaces children inhabit.
Listen as Mike interviews Hamish Curry, Educator, enabler, and collaborator, on everything from the Design Thinking Process and the place of post-its to overcoming tokenism to authentically develop new intercultural relationships.
00:00:20 Meet our guest - Hamish Curry
00:08:12 Design thinking for good learning
00:10:50 The mindset, the skillset, the toolset
00:12:54 From concept to implementation...
In this episode, Mike chats to our guest Cameron Ross, Digital Learning ICT Coach and Teacher based at St. Peters College, Cranbourne in Australia.
He shares his hands-on experiences as an educator, content creator and colleague. This episode is full of practical takeaways for leaders and teachers alike!
0:15 Meet our guest - Cameron Ross
4:52 Teachers are hoarders
6:23 The mindset of being ...
Mike is joined by UTB trainers, Nicole, Adrian and Paul to dissect the anatomy to discover what makes an engaging presentation. Whether you're presenting live or online, speaking with parents, students, or other teachers, you'll discover what works best and the tools, tips and mindset you need to help you connect with your audience more effectively and get the buy in you want.
We discuss
In our first episode of 2022, OutClassed returns with Mike and Blake in a catch up episode discuss a range of topics including
# How to determine if a tool is meaningful - for example 3D printers
# Can VR teach empathy
# Hyper-Immersion and the benefits to learning
# What are the latest trends in requests for professional development for staff
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In today's episode, we sit down with Michael Phillips from Monash university to unpack the research and practical applications around the TPCK framework.
We dig into a range of topics such as:
- What is the TPCK model and can it be used an an evaluation tool
- Decision making in the classroom and the 5 things that help teachers make better decisions
- The role that transparent and emerging technology applies to TPCK and th...
In this podcast Mike and Blake speak with special guest Dethmer Lemmborg about his experience working for a Nation news network.
We explore
- What Dethmer was asked to do during 911 and why he decided to walk away from the industry
- Why none of us watch the news any more
- How to determine if what you are watching or reading is true and accurate
- How you could be caught in a search bubble and what to do to it
- How technology is ...
In this episode we take a look at some of the highlights of 2020, what we can celebrate despite the craziness of the year!
Blake and Mike also chat though some of the projects and new hires for 2021 and what they are looking forward to.
In this Episode we dive into how we are planning for 2021.
We unpack our thinking around Org charts, roles and responsibilities and how you can set your team up for success.
We discuss:
- How to set your team up to own an outcome not a project, and how this can drive innovation
- The different types of organisation charts and how they can cause people to innovate or resist change
- The power of the '12 week year...
This week Blake and Mike discuss a range of the latest Edtech trends and issues including:
- How Jeff Bezos is opening child care centres in another attempt to influence education
- The social dilemma and the paradox of free will
- How to keep the momentum going after introducing new technology
- Google has released the latest pixel and made changes to a number of apps and tools
- Using Technology Better receives the Microsoft partner of the ...
In this episode Blake sits down with Christine Jackman to discuss her book 'Turning Down the Noise.'
Blake and Christine unpack a range of implications of noisy lives, both internally and externally, and the effects on today's workers and learners.
This week Mike and Blake unpack the impact from banning phones at the school that Blake is at. We dig into what was the thought process behind the ban, how the students reacted, and how the teachers have found it.
We also dig into his decision to not filter the internet whilst at school, and a range of other topics.
Interested in what the positives and negatives have been? Tune in to this candid and eye opening di...
This week we have special Guest Paul Hamilton from Using Technology Better. Paul works a lot with Apple technology to engage students in creative writing, whether this be through simple writing prompts through to rich learning tasks involving AR and VR.
In this weeks discussion we have a wide ranging discussion with Sam McNeil from Microsoft. Sam holds a role on the APAC team and is seeing the trends across developing and developed countries.
We discuss:
- The future trends and their impact on the classroom
- The future of security on devices and software platforms
- The potential for learning analytics
In this episode we surf around the web discussion some latest trends and things that have caught our attention.
We discuss:
- The irony of Google saying our search results will be affected, whilst they actively serve up what they want you to see
- Academics are questioning if social and emotional learning is the next EDU battleground
- The twitter war about whether cameras should be on or off for online learning
- The hopes we h...
This week we wrap up the miniseries on the 7 essential elements of school transformation. These are the elements that Google, Apple, and Microsoft ALL agree must form the foundation for that plan.
If you haven't done so already, go back to episode 11 where we unpack the 7 elements and how they can be applied to your schools context.
In this episode we unpack how to develop a professional development plan tha...
In this week's OutClassed Podcast, Mike and Blake are joined by Matt Robinson to discuss how to fund your technology and infrastructure plans.
Matt has tried just about every funding model available and despite being in a low socio-economic area has now got a thriving BYOD program where over 95% of students purchase a device...and not one of those nasty cheapest possible price point devices!
This week we div...
In this week's OutClassed Podcast, Mike and Blake continue on their discussion regarding the 7 essential elements of school transformation framework. This week it is all about technology and infrastructure.
This week we dive deep into...
* What you must consider when looking at other schools technology plans
* Using the school excellence framework to consider what data you need to gather when informing d...
In this week's OutClassed Podcast, Mike and Blake continue on their discussion regarding the school transformation framework and how to get the most out of your school communication efforts.
Some of the elements of learning design discussed in this episode include:
* The 2 purposes every piece of school communication must address
* The 4 rules of great school communication
* How to host a virtual s...
In this week's OutClassed Podcast, Mike and Blake continue on their discussion regarding the school transformation framework and discussed the essential elements of learning design.
Some of the elements of learning design discussed in this episode include:
* The relationship between physical environment and innovative learning design
* How to assess and measure progress (how do you know it is better)
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