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EdCom: Commercialisation and the university

meg@meganpoore.com (Megan Poore) — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 23:27:45 +0000

Lawyer Priya Subramaniam, who also tutors in Law at Flinders University, is my guest on EdCom this month. In this episode, Priya describes her experiences as both a student and a teacher, and identifies some of the changes that she’s noticed over the past 15 years or so in the Academy. Priya also discusses her thoughts on the increasing pressures that are placed on academics to meet bureaucratic — rather than intellectual — targets, and tells us why she’s chosen a career in law over a career in the Academy.

For more information, keep listening to EdCom and visit www.meganpoore.com.

File size: 14.9 MB
Running time: 18.40

EdCom: edna resources and social networking

meg@meganpoore.com (Megan Poore) — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 01:18:54 +0000

In this episode of EdCom, Mark Tranthim-Fryer, Manager for Education and Training at education.au, describes the many services and resources that edna, Australia’s free online network for educators, provides for teachers. Mark and I also discuss integrating IT into education, communities of practice and how edna is applying the principles of social networking to teaching and professional communities.

For more information, keep listening to EdCom and visit www.meganpoore.com.

File size: 16.2 MB
Running time: 20.08

EdCom: Unlimited learning with Mission Australia

meg@meganpoore.com (Megan Poore) — Fri, 02 May 2008 05:21:25 +0000

Rachel Faulkner is the Service Manager for Mission Australia’s Learning Unlimited in Adelaide and in this episode of EdCom we talk about Learning Unlimited’s programs for disengaged young people. Rachel has a background in social work, and in this podcast we learn about Mission Australia’s commitment to helping young people in all circumstances meet their potential as individuals.

For more information, keep listening to EdCom and visit www.meganpoore.com.

File size: 16.3 MB
Running time: 20.19

EdCom: Learning teaching culture

meg@meganpoore.com (Megan Poore) — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 21:42:56 +0000

Ruth Geer, Program Director, Master of Teaching (Middle and Secodary) at the University of South Australia talks about her experiences of working with international students in getting them ready for teaching in South Australia. Ruth tells us about some of the cultural issues her students confront in learning to teach in Australia.

File size: 16.3 MB
Running time: 20.19

EdCom: Heart of humanity - teaching philosophy

meg@meganpoore.com (Megan Poore) — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 07:32:33 +0000

More from the good people at Blackwood High School in South Australia. In this interview, I talk to Jude Hines, Deputy Principal at Blackwood, about the importance of teaching philosophy to students to help prepare them for citizenship in the broader community. Jude makes a plea to not ignore the heart of humanity, and to teach students compassion, moral thinking, and how to be human through the teaching of philosophy.

The recording wasn’t actually planned – it simply came about in general chit-chat after we’d recorded a conversation about Blackwood’s cultural program, but I asked Jude if we could turn it into an interview and off we went. Apologies for some of the dodgy sound in this recording – Jude was being bugged by a fly for most of it and she was trying to swat it out of the way!

File size: 11.7 MB
Running time: 13.37

EdCom: Personalised Digital Learning

meg@meganpoore.com (Megan Poore) — Sun, 03 Feb 2008 02:52:10 +0000

In this episode of EdCom, I talk to both Rick Williams and Raph Zadey of Blackwood High School in the Adelaide Hills. This year, Rick and Raph are implementing a Peronalised Digital Learning Project (PDL) for some of Blackwood’s year 8 students and in this interview, Rick and Raph talk about how they will be using PDL at Blackwood and what outcomes they are hoping for for their students at the end of the year.

File size: 14.2 MB
Running time: 14.59

EdCom: Moodling the classroom

meg@meganpoore.com (Megan Poore) — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 04:10:47 +0000

In this episode of EdCom, I talk to Cherie Pickering, ICT Co-ordinator at McLaren Vale Primary School in South Australia about ‘Moodling the classroom.’

Cherie is a natural teacher and communicator and you can see this as she gets around the school grounds, full of enthusiasm and encouragement for the kids. They love her and she loves them … but she also takes no bull.

In this interview, we hear about Cherie’s experiences of using an online learning management system to connect with the kids and engage them in learning in ways that suit them.

File size: 10 MB
Running time: 11.36

EdCom: “Learning is the driver”

meg@meganpoore.com (Megan Poore) — Tue, 08 Jan 2008 00:38:29 +0000

The quote in the title of this blog post comes from Greg Black, the Chief Executive Officer of Education.au, a major provider of national business and education projects including EdNA, Education Network Australia, which many listeners will be familiar with. I spoke to Greg for my EdCom podcast and you can hear the interview on the MP.com podcast pages.

Greg has spent a long time in education, and has a background in futures thinking and leadership development and in this interview he shares with EdCom his insights into where education is currently ‘at’ and where it’s headed. In particular, Greg talks about how we can start to meet the needs of the 21st century learner, and about using teaching techniques and strategies that will help students to thrive. Greg points to the need for ‘discernment’ and he lays out a challenge to educational leaders to embrace the new technologies for the benefits of students.

File size: 19.5 MB
Running time: 22.40

This podcast is also available on My Odeo Channel

Upcoming podcasts

meg@meganpoore.com (Megan Poore) — Mon, 07 Jan 2008 23:59:00 +0000

I’ll soon be releasing the first of each of the EdCom and Podules podcasts on MeganPoore.com. EdCom is a podcast for educational comment in Australia and brings together a wide variety of voices and viewpoints — if it’s got to do with education, you’ll hear it on EdCom. Podules, on the other hand, is a smaller, advice-type podcast that gives those new to podcasting tips on how to go about creating your first podcast — basically, it’s a podcast about podcasting … a metapodcast, if you will!

I recently spent three, totally full-on days in Adelaide, interviewing a wide variety of people for EdCom. Here are just some of the conversations you can look forward to:

Greg Black, the CEO of education.au, talking about futures thinking in education
Ruth Geer, lecturer at the University of South Australia, explaining some of the challenges for international students presented in the Master of Teaching program
Cherie Pickering, a former teacher at McLaren Vale Primary School, describing her experiences with implementing Moodle in the classroom
Rachel Faulkner, Learning Unlimited Service Manager, giving us insights into how Mission Australia provides educational opportunities for disengaged young people
Susan Hyde, Jude Hines, Rick Williams and Raph Zadey, all of Blackwood High School, covering a range of topics from the learning future to philosophy and education to next year’s trial of a Personalised Digital Learning project
Lillie, a year 9 student, going some way to explaining why students of that year level have a reputation as being a bit ratty in school
Kerry Johnson, Education Officer at Education Network Australia (EdNA), having a ball with EdNA’s 10th birthday celebrations in Second Life
Priya Subramaniam, Law tutor at Flinders University, discussing the effects of commercialisation on universities

And many more!

I really hope you can join us on EdCom, and, don’t forget, if you want to suggest an interview send an email to edcom@meganpoore.com.