Tales 4 Teaching

The Tales4Teaching podcast series shared insightful discussions, showcasing the ever-evolving landscape of education. In this episode, I talk you through the themes discussed this year. Each of the guests has kindly shared their thoughts, their insights and practice about these themes.

In this episode, Joan Sutherland talks to Tricia Ong, a Lecturer in Career Education who shares her insights into how educators can effectively incorporate their life experiences into their teaching practices. Access transcript: dteach.deakin.edu.au/transcript-ep-77/

In this episode, Joan Sutherland talks to Angela An, a cybersecurity academic, about the ways in which she applies active learning strategies in the physical spaces to engage students in authentic and meaningful activities. Access transcript: dteach.deakin.edu.au/transcript-ep-76/

In this episode, Joan Sutherland talks to Amanda Edgar, Senior Lecturer, Learning Spaces Innovation about the intricacies of both the physical and digital space and the ways in which Deakin is reshaping how we interact in these spaces for teaching and learning. Transcript: dteach.deakin.edu.au/transcript-ep-75/

In this episode, Joan Sutherland takes through the common theme of Indigenous knowledges in higher education. Through interviews from various perspectives, Joan shares the common themes that have been shared for you to get started embedding Indigenous knowledge in your unit.

In this episode, Joan Sutherland talks to Jamie Wheelahan about how she has facilitated connection and communication using technology with her cohort. As the Nursing Course Coordinator at the National Indigenous Knowledges, Education, Research, and Innovation (NIKERI) Institute, Jamie shares her experiences integrating Microsoft Teams and how her iterative approach has facilitated connection. Access transcript: dteach.deakin.edu.au/transcript-tal…crosoft-teams/

Teaching threshold concepts through immersive learning and ways in which technology has impacted their teaching.

In this episode, Joan Sutherland talks to Associate Professor Joanne O’Mara, and Associate Professor Glenn Auld, where they share how they have embedded the Acknowledgement of Country in the literacy units they teach. They explore the role of literacy in empowering pre-service teachers to feel empowered to embed indigenous knowledges into their teaching practice. 

In this episode, Joan Sutherland takes you on a reflective journey through the last four episodes of Tales4Teaching, exploring AI through interviews with students, academics and the Director of the Digital Learning team. Joan also shares a personal experience that reinforced the importance of keeping the human in the loop. Transcript: dteach.deakin.edu.au/transcript-ep-70/

Joan Sutherland speaks to Josh Kilinc, a third-year computer science student at Deakin University, about the ways students can shape the AI landscape and increase their sense of belonging and community.