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December 17, 2023 FreshEd #14 - Activism and Social Movements (Aziz Choudry)
Today we air a rerun from 2016. We'll be back next week with our end of year roundup.
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Social movements produce a huge amount of intellectual knowledge. Yet, in many academic circles, this knowledge is overlooked. Aziz Choudry spent most of his life working with social movements around the world. At the time of this interview, he was an associate professor in the Department of Integrated Studies in Education at McGill University and visiting professor at the Centre for Education Rights and Transformation at the University of Johannesburg. His book Learning Activism: The Intellectual Life of Contemporary Social Movements was published in 2015 by the University of Toronto Press. All book proceeds will be donated to the Immigrant Workers Centre in Montreal.
Learning Activism is designed to encourage a deeper engagement with the intellectual life of activists who organize for social, political, and ecological justice. Professor Choudry was concerned with “making visible the dialectical relationship between ‘Research’ and ‘organizing.’” Will Brehm spoke with Aziz Choudry in mid January 2016 about his new book. Aziz passed away in May 2021.
Citation: Choudry, Aziz interview with Will Brehm, FreshEd, 14, podcast audio, February 8, 2016. https://freshedpodcast.com/azizchoudry/
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45 min
December 10, 2023 FreshEd #340 – Funding, Equity & Achievement in Australian Schools (Barbara Preston)
Today we look at funding, equity, and achievement in Australian Schools. My guest is Barbara Preston.
Barbara Preston is an Independent Researcher based in Canberra. She’s recently authored the report “Funding, Equity and Achievement in Australian Schools,” which documents a national symposium that was convened by Jane Kenway and Fazal Rizvi earlier this year.
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30 min
December 03, 2023 FreshEd #339 – Doing Things Differently in Education Research (Elmi Slater & Pasi Sahlberg)
Today we explore what it would mean to do things differently in education research. With me are Elmi Slater and Pasi Sahlberg.
Elmi Slater is a year 11 student from Canberra, Australia and Pasi Sahlberg is a professor of education at the University of Melbourne.
Today’s episode was recorded in front of a live audience at the University of Canberra.
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35 min
November 26, 2023 FreshEd #338 – Dirty Life of Mining in Australia (Lindsay Fitzclarence)
Today I continue my introduction to Australia. With me is Lindsay Fitzclarence who has just published the book “The Dirty Life of Mining in Australia: A travelogue.” In it, Lindsay goes on an educational journey into the history, culture, and political economy of an industry that plays an outsize role in Australia.
Lindsay Fitzclarence is an honorary professor at Deakin University. His book The Dirty Life of Mining in Australia was published last week.
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29 min
November 19, 2023 FreshEd #337 – Palestine, Academic Freedom & Struggles for Justice (Mai Abu Moghli & Nida Badawi)
Today we explore academic freedom and struggles for justice by looking at Palestine. My guests are Palestinian academics Mai Abu Moghli and Nida Badawi.
Mai Abu Moghli is a Senior Researcher at the Centre for Lebanese Studies and an Academic Fellow at the University of Cambridge. Nida Badawi is a master’s students at the University College London. I spoke with them last week.
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26 min
November 12, 2023 FreshEd #336 – Digital Humanitarianism (Fleur Johns)
Today we look at digital humanitarianism and how digital interfaces are constructing new forms and modes of governance. My guest is Fleur Johns, who has recently authored the new book #Help: Digital Humanitarianism and the Remaking of International Order.
Fleur Johns is a professor in the faculty of law and justice at the University of New South Wales in Sydney. She is currently an Australian Research Council Future Fellow.
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42 min
November 05, 2023 FreshEd #335 – Revisiting the New Sociology of Education (Julie McLeod)
Today we revisit the ideas of the so-called new sociology of education, which were popularised in the 1970s. My guest is Julie McLeod, a Professor of Curriculum, Equity and Social Change at the University of Melbourne Faculty of Education
Julie McLeod recently edited a Point and Counterpoint set of essays for Curriculum Perspectives that revisit the ideas and debates in the new sociology of education.
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26 min
October 29, 2023 FreshEd #334 – Generative AI in Education (ChatGPT)
Today we explore generative AI in education. My guest is none-other than ChatGPT, perhaps the most infamous generative AI assistant today.
In our conversation, I ask ChatGPT about some of the biases in its answers and how schools and universities should try to overcome them.
ChatGPT is a large language model-based chatbot developed by OpenAI.
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26 min
October 22, 2023 FreshEd #207 – Citizenship education in Lebanon (Bassel Akar)
Given the recent events in Palestine, I thought it would be a good time to revisit this episode on Lebanon. We'll be back soon with new episodes.
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What does citizenship education look like in a country affected by armed conflict and economic crises?
My guest today, Bassel Akar, has closely examined citizenship and history education in Lebanon. Some of his research focuses on the ways in which teachers demonstrate their agency for curricular and pedagogical change through innovative approaches inside the classroom.
Bassel Akar is Associate Professor of Education and Director of the Center for Applied Research in Education at Notre Dame University in Lebanon. Last year he published a book entitled Citizenship Education in conflict-affected areas: Lebanon and beyond.
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31 min
October 15, 2023 FreshEd #333 – New Approaches to Teacher Education (Chris Morrissey)
Today we explore new approaches to teacher education in Australia. My guest is Chris Morrissey, a Clinical Associate Professor and Director of School Partnerships at the University of Canberra. Chris tells me about the school-based teacher education clinics that he helped develop across the Australian Capital Territory.
Chris was named the 2023 Australian Teacher Educator of the Year by the Australian Teacher Education Association. The Affiliated Schools Program that Chris leads has recently been renewed for another five years.
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32 min