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.https://cmkpress.com/product/learners-apprentice/

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.https://cmkpress.com/product/learners-apprentice/

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.https://cmkpress.com/product/learners-apprentice/

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?

Julie and Lisa discuss the effective use of portfolios across a range of disciplines in higher education. They are joined by a range of colleagues reflecting on their implementation of portfolios in Education, Nursing, Business, Careers, RPL and Agriculture.

Julie and Lisa discuss what digital transformation is and the central purpose of it to guide Higher Education into the future. Transcript now available on our website but here's a taster. https://create.usq.edu.au/edtech/conversations/balancing-the-shift/ Welcome to balancing the shift with Dr. Lisa Jacka and Dr. Julie Lindsay in this episode we discuss digital transformation with a conversation about our perceptions of what this is and what it means for the future of higher education. Digital transformation. Hmm. It's an interesting term, isn't it? And we do hear the word transformation a lot these days. Academic transformation, curriculum transformation, assessment, transformation, anything transformation but it's been around for a while, Lisa, hasn't it? What, can we say about this that's useful for everybody moving forward into a more digital and fluent and technology infused future in higher education? What is digital transformation? How would you define it? Do we need to define digital transformation? Are we looking for a definition for digital transformation? I think we've found a good definition through EDUCAUSE, one of our organizations who come up with nice definitions for things. But maybe we get a bit caught up in trying to define something like this. And if we break it down into the digital, because all things technological I guess, and then transformation, I think transformations the big ticket word in the title, but  what does that mean? It means different things to different people, I think. And so it's useful to have somebody such as EDUCAUSE, which was one that we've both been reading, to help frame up what transformation might be and how it how it occurs. And I guess I'm thinking about whether transformation occurs organically or if it is something that needs pushing along, particularly in an organization like a university.

Julie and Lisa bring their perspective to what it means to both support academics and to be an academic in higher education during times of change. Julie provides insights about ways she has developed communities to support academics.

Julie was interviewed on ABC Radio Southern Queensland.

Julie and Lisa share some of their ideas about learning environments. Join in the conversation by replying to our Twitter feed and/or VoiceThread. @Balancingshift @Julielindsay @Lisajacka

We chat with Dr Rian Roux about the implications for the Higher Education sector with the rise in AI and ChatGPT.

Julie and Lisa reflect on ideas and insights from the ASCILITE Conference 2022.

Prof Jo-Anne Ferreira and Prof Linda Galligan join us for a conversation about innovation in higher education. Linda Galligan is a Professor with the Faculty of Health Engineering and Sciences at UniSQ and is currently Head of the School of Mathematics, Physics, and Computing. She has taught first year mathematics and statistics courses and has strong links with schools providing mathematics programs and activities for students and teachers. Her research includes language and mathematics, and student preparation for numeracy demands of university. More recently her focus has been on technology enhanced learning, and is a current member of the Technology Enhanced Learning Research Collaborative at USQ. Follow Linda on Linkedin Jo-Anne Ferreira is the Dean (Learning and Teaching Futures) at UniSQ. Follow Jo-Anne on Linkedin 

First Nations educators Cally Jetta and Sue Tuitupou join us for a conversation about the connection between First Nations pedagogy and digital technology. Sue shares her Jellyfish story as an example of the importance of storytelling and the way that digital technology supports this work.

Asynchronous teaching is the glue that binds all aspects of the learning design together. Providing supportive and inspiring asynchronous opportunities for students will elevate your teaching whether online or on campus. Julie and Lisa present some of their ideas about what asynchronous teaching is, why designing experiences is essential and how you might apply that to your teaching.

The Balancing the Shift podcast presents an exciting exploration into what it means to be part of the shift in how educational technology is shaping our lives inside and outside of educational settings. In this episode they present an introduction to Hyflex learning and teaching. Check out the Show Notes at: https://create.usq.edu.au/edtech/conversations/balancing-the-shift/