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DattaQueensland's podcast
by Stephen Anderson
This is the place where we dissect and then discover the many ways ITD teachers all over this country are using their passion to create passionate students. We talk of measuring and manipulating a multitude of materials of design and divergent thought, of creation with our minds and with our hands. And most of all, we talk of growing great young people because of course that is what we do.
Episodes
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Bridge Building Podcast Episode 100: Datta Podcast: Six Years Later: Learning at Full Throttle
One hundred episodes. Six years. And one very familiar guest. For Episode 100 of the Bridge Building Podcast, Stephen Anderson returns to where it all began. Andrew Devoy was the podcast's very first guest in August 2020. Six years later, he's back to answer the same question Stephen asked him in...
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Bridge Building Podcast Episode 99: Datta Podcast: Build Your Own STEM Adventure: Taking Students to NASA
What if your next school STEM excursion involved New York, Washington, Disney and Kennedy Space Center? In Episode 99 of the Bridge Building Podcast, Stephen Anderson speaks with Shaun Lane from Hale School in Perth about an extraordinary international STEM experience his Technology department…
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Bridge Building Podcast Episode 98: Datta Podcast: Is Your TAE Still Valid? The Truth About Teaching VET in Schools
If you've ever wondered whether your TAE is still current, whether you need to complete another Certificate IV, or what "industry currency" actually means, this episode is for you. Stephen Anderson is joined by Sarah Pavy, Head of Education at ReadCloudVET, to unpack some of the biggest...
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Bridge Building Podcast Episode 97: Datta Podcast: AI, Sketching & the Future of Design Education
In this special DATTA QLD Conference preview episode, Stephen Anderson speaks with Dr Anthony Franze from Griffith University about the changing relationship between artificial intelligence and design education. Anthony draws on his background in automotive design, product design, and user...
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Bridge Building Podcast Episode 96: Datta Podcast: Communicating Design Thinking, Food & Fibre Futures, and the Future of Trades
The 2026 DATTA Queensland Conference brings together educators and industry experts who are helping shape the future of Design and Technologies education. In this episode, Stephen Anderson speaks with three conference presenters about their upcoming sessions and the practical ideas they will be...
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Bridge Building Podcast Episode 95: Datta Podcast: Design Research, Student Engagement & Thinking Through Drawing
In this special DATTA QLD Conference preview episode, Stephen Anderson speaks with three presenters exploring practical and research-informed approaches to Design and Technology education. First, Leighann Ness Wilson shares insights from her PhD research into Design and Technologies education and...
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Bridge Building Podcast Episode 94: Datta Podcast: AI, CAD & Designing Games for Change
In this special DATTA QLD Conference preview episode, Stephen Anderson speaks with two presenters exploring innovative uses of artificial intelligence in Design and Technology education. First, Rashan Senanayake from Inspired Education Australia discusses the rapidly changing world of AI-assisted...
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Bridge Building Podcast Episode 93: Datta Podcast: Gamified Learning & Entrepreneurial Storytelling
In this special DATTA QLD Conference preview episode, Stephen Anderson speaks with two presenters exploring innovative approaches to Design and Technology education. First, Steph Piper from the University of Southern Queensland discusses gamified learning through the use of "skill trees" — visual...
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Bridge Building Podcast Episode 92: Datta Podcast: Taking Design Seriously & Building Collaborative Game Worlds
In this special DATTA QLD Conference preview episode, Stephen Anderson speaks with two presenters who are exploring powerful and innovative approaches to Design and Technology education. First, Nick Kelly from QUT discusses why design should be considered one of the most important subjects in...
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Bridge Building Podcast Episode 91: Datta Podcast: Design Thinking Starts with the Problems That Annoy You – with Dominique Falla
What if you're already teaching design… but just don't realise it? In this episode, Stephen Anderson is joined by Dominique Falla from Griffith University's Queensland College of Art and Design to explore a powerful reframe for Design and Technology education. Dominique shares why design isn't...
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Bridge Building Podcast Episode 90: Datta Podcast: Caroline Blackley on behaviour, engagement, and the 4 Dimensions framework
What if behaviour management isn't really about managing behaviour at all? In Episode 90 of the Bridge Building Podcast, Stephen Anderson speaks with Caroline Blackley about a different way of understanding classroom behaviour — one grounded in human decision-making, cognitive load, and the...
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Bridge Building Podcast Episode 89: Datta Podcast: Emil Zankov: Building Community and Transforming Students Through VEX Robotics
In this episode of the Bridge Building Podcast, Stephen chats with Emil Zankov, President of DATTA South Australia and a driving force behind the explosive growth of VEX Robotics competitions across the state. Emil shares his journey from an early-career teacher discovering the power of robotics…
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Bridge Building Podcast Episode 88: Datta Podcast: Growing the Future: Design Students as Technicians with Peter Murphy (RMIT)
In this episode, we explore a powerful idea emerging from Victoria: placing industrial design students into school workshops as paid technicians to support teachers, enrich student learning, and build a new pipeline of future Design & Technologies educators. Stephen Anderson, QCHDF, speaks with...
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Bridge Building Podcast Episode 87: Datta Podcast: Teaching Beyond the Boxes with Primrose Kombanie
Join Stephen Anderson in conversation with Primrose Kombanie, an inspiring design educator at Glasshouse Christian College on the Sunshine Coast. Primrose shares her remarkable story — from her upbringing in Zimbabwe and studies in textile sciences, to her transition into design teaching in New...
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Bridge Building Podcast Episode 86: Datta Podcast: Bringing Design Thinking into Primary Classrooms with Danielle Ruddock
In this conversation, host Stephen Anderson speaks with Danielle Ruddock, Design and Technology Teacher at Beenleigh State High School, about her work bringing design thinking into the primary classroom. Danielle shares strategies for integrating design thinking into HASS and Science, drawing on...
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Bridge Building Podcast Episode 85: Datta Podcast: Structuring Design Education with Andrew Scott
In this episode of the Bridge Building Podcast: From Technology to the Trades, Stephen Anderson sits down with Andrew Scott, co-author of the Design for QCE textbooks and an experienced industrial design educator. Andrew unpacks the challenge of helping students use their time productively in...
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Bridge Building Podcast Episode 84: Datta Podcast: From the Tools to the Classroom – Mark Agnew on the Trade to Teach Journey
In this episode of the Bridge Building Podcast: From Technology to the Trades, Stephen Anderson chats with Mark Agnew, a former industrial plumber now teaching Industrial Technology and Design at Mabel Park State High School through Queensland's Trade to Teach program. Mark explains how the…
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Bridge Building Podcast Episode 83: Datta Podcast: Celebrating a Legacy of Hands-On Innovation with Terry Grieger
Episode Overview In this episode of the Bridge Building Podcast: From Technology to the Trades, we celebrate the extraordinary career of DATTA QLD's 2025 Teacher of the Year, Terry Grieger. With over three decades of service to Design and Technologies education, Terry has turned classrooms into...
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Bridge Building Podcast Episode 82: Datta Podcast: Reimagining Education for an AI-Driven Future with Tracy Sheen
In this episode of the Bridge Building Podcast: From Technology to the Trades, we sit down with Tracy Sheen, a digital innovator and author of AI and You: Reimagine Business. Tracy shares her incredible journey from tinkering with electronics as a child in rural Queensland to becoming a mentor…
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Bridge Building Podcast Episode 81: Datta Podcast: Agents of Change – Social Impact & Storytelling with Margaret O'Brien and Natasha Ratajczek
Episode Overview In Episode 81 of the Bridge Building Podcast, host Stephen Anderson previews two inspiring sessions from the 2025 DATTA QLD Conference. Margaret O'Brien, CEO and co-founder of Young Change Agents, is our Friday morning keynote. She shares how design and technologies education can...
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Bridge Building Podcast Episode 80: Datta Podcast: Innovation in Education – Previewing the 2025 DATTA QLD Conference with Michael Mikhail and Jacqueline Niblett
Episode Overview In Episode 80 of the Bridge Building Podcast, host Stephen Anderson previews two powerhouse sessions from the upcoming 2025 DATTA QLD Conference (June 19–20, Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre). He's joined by Michael Mikhail, a Melbourne-based engineer and fibre laser...
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Bridge Building Podcast Episode 79: Datta Podcast: Previewing the 2025 DATTA QLD Conference with Sally Lawrence and Leighann Ness-Wilson
Episode Overview Stephen Anderson fuels excitement for the 2025 DATTA QLD Conference in Episode 79, recorded on May 5 and 7, 2025, with Kabi Kabi/Gubbi Gubbi educator Sally Lawrence and QUT PhD researcher Leighann Ness-Wilson. This episode previews their June 19 sessions at the Brisbane…
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Bridge Building Podcast Episode 78: Datta Podcast: Kicking Off the 2025 DATTA QLD Conference Series with Justine Hawkins and Wayne van den Bos
Episode Overview Stephen Anderson launches the 2025 DATTA QLD Conference Series in Episode 78, recorded on April 28 and 30, 2025, with design educators Justine Hawkins and Wayne van den Bos. This episode previews their June 20 sessions at the DATTA QLD Conference, offering a sneak peek into...
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Bridge Building Podcast Episode 77: Datta Podcast: Launching the 2025 Teacher Excellence Awards with Cleveland State High Students
Episode Overview Stephen Anderson sits down with five Year 11 and 12 students from Cleveland State High School to launch the 2025 Teacher Excellence Awards and Service to Design and Technology Education Award. Recorded on March 26, 2025, this episode celebrates the educators and supporters…
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Bridge Building Podcast Episode 76: Datta Podcast: Virtual STEM and Rural Wins with Tim from Roma State High
Episode Overview Stephen Anderson sits down with Tim Bateup, a STEM teacher from Roma State High School, who's kicking goals in rural education. Recently awarded a $10,000 Toyota STEM scholarship, Tim's headed to London to bring back fresh ideas for his Southwest Queensland students. From his…
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Bridge Building Podcast Episode 75: Datta Podcast: Bringing Scientists to School with Emmanuelle Buecher Hall
In this episode, Stephen Anderson sits down with Emmanuelle Buecher Hall, a science teacher at Mansfield State High School in Brisbane. A former marine biologist who's researched jellyfish in South Africa and sailed the world with her family, Emmanuelle now brings real scientists into her school…
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Bridge Building Podcast Episode 74: Datta Podcast: Design & Engineering Workshops at QUT with Keith Alexander
In this episode, Stephen Anderson chats with Keith Alexander, Student Engagement Coordinator at QUT's Faculty of Engineering. Keith shares how QUT opens its doors to high school students through design and engineering workshops, offering hands-on experiences that align with school curriculums.…
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Bridge Building Podcast Episode 73: Datta Podcast: Supporting Woodwork Teachers with The Woodwork Camp
In this episode, we sit down with Aaron Madritsch, a woodwork teacher from Mullumbimby High School in NSW and the creator of The Woodwork Camp. We discuss the challenges facing woodwork teachers today, particularly with the increasing number of out-of-area teachers stepping into the workshop, and...
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Bridge Building Podcast Episode 72: Datta Podcast: Inspiring Future Educators Through Design Thinking with Leighann Ness Wilson
In this episode of the Bridge Building Podcast: From Technology to the Trades, we chat with Leighann Ness Wilson, a designer-turned-educator with a passion for fostering creativity and innovation in education. Leighann shares her journey from growing up in rural Nanango to designing workspaces...
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Bridge Building Podcast Episode 71: Datta Podcast: Introducing The New Executive - Carol-Anne Durkin (President) Jamie Lay (Secretary)
Today I am thrilled to be introducing you to the new executive of the Queen. Today I am thrilled to be introducing you to the new executive of the Queensland chapter of the Design and Technology Teachers Association.
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Bridge Building Podcast Episode 70: Datta Podcast: Building Bridges for New Teachers with Hamish Cranitch
In this episode of the Bridge Building Podcast, host Stephen Anderson is joined by Hamish Cranitch, an inspiring young teacher whose journey is a testament to resilience and passion in the teaching profession. Hamish, new to teaching design and navigating the challenges of a workshop environment,...
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Bridge Building Podcast Episode 69: Datta Podcast: A Mission to Grow the Design Field with Zoe Keidge
Welcome to the Bridge Building Podcast: From Technology to the Trades! In this episode, host Stephen Anderson interviews Zoe Keidge, an inspiring designer-turned-teacher and the recipient of the 2024 Queensland Cooper Hewitt Smithsonian Design Fellowship. Tune in as Zoe shares her journey from...
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Bridge Building Podcast Episode 68: Datta Podcast: Building a School Recycling Facility with Martin Bannard
Welcome to the Bridge Building Podcast: From Technology to the Trades! In this episode, host Stephen Anderson sits down with Martin Bannard, a robotics and design teacher who's tackling a monumental project with his year 10 design class: setting up a school-sized recycling facility. About This...
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Bridge Building Podcast Episode 67: Datta Podcast: A fireside chat with Phillip Murdoch
Welcome to the Bridge Building Podcast: From Technology to the Trades! In this episode, Stephen Anderson sits down with Phillip Murdoch, a fellow design and technology teacher who is on a mission to foster collaboration in education. About This Episode: When Stephen returned to teaching in 2017…
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Bridge Building Podcast Episode 66: Datta Podcast: ringing History to Life with Augmented Reality - Steve Muir
In This Episode: We continue our focus on creativity by featuring an inspiring conversation with Steve Muir, a Humanities teacher who is breaking the mold in Hervey Bay. Despite the stereotype that Humanities is all about sitting and reading, Steve is doing things differently. He's using iPads…
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Bridge Building Podcast Episode 65: Datta Podcast: Creativity with Jamie Gerlach.
Over the course of this year I have come to the belief that our subject area if done well is a haven for the generation of creativity, and the concern we have is that when training our teachers there is little or no emphasis on how to teach this creativity or design thinking. Today, I am talking…
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Bridge Building Podcast Episode 64: Datta Podcast: Prototyping 101 with Megan Detering
Today, I am honoured to be talking to a simply sensational teacher who began her life as a automotive designer and what can I say she is doing some great things for her students. I ran across her on linked in where she was telling of a method she uses to show how important prototyping is when...
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Bridge Building Podcast Episode 63: Datta Podcast: Featuring Elanor Lewis, Winner of the 2023 US National High School Design Competition
Today, I am speaking with Terri Quinn, now Terri is the program manager for the Technologies Teacher Pathway Program. Today she will share a bit about the program and how she is taking steps to help fix the teacher shortage we have in this state Rosie. If
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Bridge Building Podcast Episode 62: Datta Podcast: The Future of Education Summit with Scott Millar & Megan King.
Right off the back of a very successful Datta conference and quite frankly I am seriously excited about the future of education, I have the pleasure of spending some time with two sensational educators. Scott Millar and Megan King will spearhead a conference in July called the "Future of…
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Bridge Building Podcast Episode 61: Datta Podcast: Conference Presenter Series – Rashan Senanayake and Nadia Sten
Welcome to the Bridge Building Podcast from Technology to the Trades. I am Stephen Anderson and this is session number 61. Well, it's just one week to go and today I bring you the last two, of the speakers that I've been able to track down for a chat. First up we have Rashan Senanayake talking...
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Bridge Building Podcast Episode 60: Datta Podcast: Conference Presenter Series – Phillip Canalise and Rowan Cahill
We are getting really close now. Just two weeks to go until this years annual DATTA conference and today it is all about engineering. I get to speak to a couple of really smart teachers about the challenges of teaching senior engineering. First up is Philip Canalise who is leading a tutorial on…
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Bridge Building Podcast Episode 59: Datta Podcast: Conference Presenter Series – Tim Osbourne
I just love this time of year. Running up to our annual conference I get to chat with some the most passionate teachers about something that is near and dear to their heart. It is invigorating, it is inspirational, sometimes a little intimidating but I wouldn't miss it for the world. My guest…
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Bridge Building Podcast Episode 58: Datta Podcast: Conference Presenter Series – Leanne Cameron & Brett Dascombe
As I record this, we have about one month to go. It has been and will be my pleasure to speak with many of the presenters at this year's conference and today I am really in a bit of a quandary because these two speakers are not only had my absolutely rapt attention, but they are both talking at…
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Bridge Building Podcast Episode 57: Datta Podcast: Conference Presenter Series – Deirdre Dennys & Andrew Nicholls
Over the next several weeks it is my pleasure to speak with many of the presenters at this year's conference and today, we will chat with 2 of these speakers. First is Deirdre Dennys who is leading the workshop Designing spaces for diversity, inclusion and participation: The Corner Cafe Project....
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Bridge Building Podcast Episode 56: Datta Podcast: Conference Presenter Series – Introducing Kellie King and Malcolm Lee
Over the next several weeks it is my pleasure to speak with many of the presenters at this year's conference and today, we will chat with 2 of these speakers. First is Kellie King who is leading a workshop names Design Thinking and the user experience. Then we spend some time with Malcolm Lee...
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Bridge Building Podcast Episode 55: Datta Podcast: Conference Presenter Series – Generating Creative Confidence
Over the next several weeks it is my pleasure to speak with many of the presenters at this year's conference and today, only because I am just back in town and my head has not stopped spinning which means I have not had time to organise someone else you get to hear from me. On the Thursday at…
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Bridge Building Podcast Episode 54: Datta Podcast: Teach Meet on the 15 May moving from 8.4 to version 9
Welcome back to week 1 term 2 2024 and today I have Rory Johanson who is leading this terms DATTA teach meet. So if you are in the position that I think most of us are changes are happening and those changes are all around the move from version 8.4 to version 9 of the technologies syllabus which…
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Bridge Building Podcast Episode 53: Datta Podcast: Designing people out of their homes.
My original thought for today was to talk to a young designer about his thoughts on how he see's design working against the people of New York and a bit about a Google program that he has been accepted into that is training young people to work in that field. Francis Bazil is that young designer...
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BRIDGE BUILDING PODCAST EPISODE 52: DATTA PODCAST: TEACHER OF THE YEAR AWARDS THE RACE BEGINS.
Today, I am speaking with a few experts in the field. What field I hear you ask. The field of knowing just what a great teacher is and who are the best people to talk about what to expect from a great teacher, well students of course. So today I am talking with one of the students from the hive...
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Bridge Building Podcast Episode 51: Datta Podcast: The Hive @ Cooper Hewitt Design Museum
The show, this first term of 2024 will probably have a different feel to it because quite unexplainably I have been awarded the Queensland Cooper Hewitt fellowship and am spending 12 weeks working at the Cooper Hewitt Smithsonian Design Museum in New York. My aim is to create an introductory...
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This is the place where we dissect and then discover the many ways ITD teachers all over this country are using their passion to create passionate students. We talk of measuring and manipulating a multitude of materials of design and divergent thought, of creation with our minds and with our hands. And most of all, we talk of growing great young people because of course that is what we do.
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