In Conversation with Stephen Hurley

Privacy and Security expert, Claudiu Popa recently wrote an article in The Conversation that questions the notion that parents and teachers should have access and control over a child's computer password.

Claudiu joins me today to dig deeper into the topic of privacy from a kid's perspective?

You can find Claudiu's article in The Conversation here: https://theconversation.com/controlling-childrens-passwords-is-a-flagrant-breach-of-their-privacy-141031

Valerie Irvine is an assistant professor of educational technology and co-director of the Technology Integration and Evaluation Research Lab in the University of Victoria’s faculty of education.

Her recent article in The Tyee sheds light on the complexity and confusion around back-to-school in British Columbia. Valerie highlights several things that she would like to see considered in that province before opening the doors to the schoolhouse this year.

You can access Valerie's article here: https://thetyee.ca/Analysis/2020/08/31/Five-Things-Before-BC-Schools-Reopen/

David Price, OBE, is a global thought leader, learning futurist and author, specialising in how organisations learn, innovate and make themselves fit for the future. His newest book, "The Power of Us: How We Connect, Act and Innovate Together" takes us behind the scenes of some of the world’s most innovative organisations harnessing the power of collaboration and diverse thinking to effect real change – and demonstrates what we can learn from them.

In this conversation, we take a 30 000 ft. view of the book and some of what is behind "the power of us."

Find out more about David Price at https://www.davidpriceobe.com/

Dr. Erin Maloney is Assistant Professor, School of Psychology, University of Ottawa. Her research life focuses on the cognitive and emotional factors that influence math learning and the impact of parents and teachers on children’s learning.

Erin joins us today to talk about how parents can set up a positive learn-at-home environment for children (and adults).

Dr. Dona Matthew is a Toronto-based psychoeducational consultant and freelance writer. She joins us today to speak about setting up the learn-at-home environment so that it doesn't centre on sitting in front of a computer all day.

Lots of great tips in this companion piece from the Psychology Today blog:

https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/going-beyond-intelligence/202008/pandemic-homeschooling-play-work-create-and-listen

Dr. Hetty Rooesingh teaches at the Werklund School of Education at the University of Calgary. Dr. Roessingh's research interests include reading and vocabulary development, but she also has developed quite a following through her insistence that we return to teaching young children how to write cursively.

In this episode, Dr. Roessingh extends that conversation to the art of taking handwritten notes. Whether you are an educator or a parent working with children at home, this conversation will get you thinking differently about the art and science of note taking.

You can find more of Dr. Roessingh's thoughts on the topic by visiting The Conversation: https://theconversation.com/note-taking-by-hand-a-powerful-tool-to-support-memory-144049

Jessica Cooke is a PhD Candidate in the Department of Psychology, University of Calgary. She recently co-authored an article in The Conversation, "“How to help your child cope with the transition back to school during COVID-19”".

The full article from The Conversation https://theconversation.com/how-to-help-your-child-cope-with-the-transition-back-to-school-during-covid-19-144530

Jessica joins us to talk about that article and some of the strategies that parents and families can use during this time of transition back to school during the pandemic.

Sue Bruyns is principal at Sir Arthur Curry Elementary School in the Thames Valley District School Board, Ontario. She has a robust and vibrant vision for family engagement and she joins me today to talk about the work of her Council since the COVID-19 shutdown, as well as their plans for engagement in the year to come.

Sydney Chapados is a Doctoral Fellow in the Department of Sociology at Carleton University in Ottawa. Her recent article in The Conversation (Canada), asks some interesting questions about the way that we are talking to children about back to school, the information that we are providing our children and the ways in which we are seeking their input.

You can find Sydney's article here: https://theconversation.com/as-schools-prepare-to-reopen-during-covid-19-are-the-kids-alright-142976

Follow Sydney on Twitter: @ChapadosSydney

Doug McDowall is a retired Ontario teacher who still keeps an eye on things, bringing his unique sense of humour to the world of politics, education and a whole lot more.

In this rather meandering conversation about how we met, the emergence of edtech and more, we discovered that Doug really needs his own podcast.

So stay tuned for that!