Balancing the Shift

This podcast episode from "Balancing the Shift" features Dr. Lisa Jacka and Dr. Julie Lindsay discussing the joy of learning, particularly through experiential and hands-on approaches. They highlight the Reggio Emilia pedagogical approach, often applied to young children, which champions learning by doing, students as researchers, and the pedagogy of listening. The hosts advocate for extending these principles beyond early childhood, contrasting them with the more traditional, assessment-driven methods often found in higher education. Ultimately, they emphasise the importance of empowering students to become content creators and find their own joy in learning, even exploring new technologies like AI to foster this active, problem-solving engagement.

Welcome to Balancing the Shift with Julie Lindsay and Lisa Jacka. In this episode we have part three of our interview with Ken Kahn and Sylvia Martinez as they explore ecological simulation through AI, while both guests offer insights on using chatbots as collaborative learning partners across various disciplines.

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Welcome to Balancing the Shift with Julie Lindsay and Lisa Jacka. This episode is part two of our interview with Ken Kahn and Sylvia Martinez where Ken tells us a bit more about constructionism, AI as a creative partner, and how chatbots can enable students to develop projects across various disciplines.

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Welcome to Balancing the Shift with Julie Lindsay and LisaJacka. This episode is part one of our interview with Ken Kahn and Silvia Martinez. Ken’s book The Learners Apprentice AI and the Amplification of Human Creativity is out now. Here we talk to Ken and Silvia about their journey towards the publication.

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Julie and Lisa chatted about Julie's trip to Europe, where she connected and shared with educators about digital transformation, educational technology and AI, as well as curriculum-embedded global collaboration. Julie was in Europe at the ICDE Leadership Summit, Geneva, UniSQ partner university JLU Giessen, and as an invited presenter at the International Digital Week Universite Cote D'Azur in Nice.

Welcome to Balancing the Shift with Dr Lisa Jacka and Dr Julie Lindsay. This episode is the first of our AI Pedagogy Project series where we Reimagine Learning in an AI Empowered World. Lisa shares recent explorations using Generative AI and prompt engineering and we discuss how to start considering what is available and when to use it.

Julie and Lisa talk global connections with their special guest Carola Brunnbauer from The Zurich University of Teacher Education (PHZH).

Julie and Lisa reflect on 2023 and discuss a hybrid workshop they recently presented using Engageli, Padlet, Feedback Fruits, Voicethread and Portfolios.

Julie and Lisa talk about their experiences of flexible learning to support learners in higher education.

Julie and Lisa are joined by JoKay, long time innovator in the edtech space. They provide insights into the past, present and future of social media. What promise does the fediverse hold for education?