Courageous Dialogues: Recent Episodes
Tanya Moran
Courageous Dialogues sets out to bring people together to discuss education and the connections that keep learning and teaching real.
To commemorate International Women's Day, this podcast presents Nicolette, a female firefighter who shares her journey of working in male-dominated workplaces. Nicolette talks about the obstacles of breaking stereotypes, dealing with setbacks, and developing resilience. Her valuable insights provide practical strategies for thriving in any male-dominated field. This inspiring conversation highlights the importance of persistence, finding purpose, and celebrates the remarkable achievements of women in traditionally male-dominated industries.
In her talk, Michelle Dennis emphasises the importance of educating teachers about the benefits and limitations of AI language models like chatGPT in the classroom. She recognises that some educators may feel overwhelmed by the rapid pace of technological change and potential risks associated with AI, and suggests that open dialogues with teachers can help identify where AI can improve teaching and learning outcomes while addressing any concerns. In addition, Michelle shares her valuable insights on overcoming self-doubt and stepping up in her career. This episode is particularly relevant for women. Her inspiring message makes this segment a timely lead-up to International Women's Day.
In this video clip, Michelle Dennis shares various examples of how teachers can leverage ChatGPT to co-create engaging activities and tailor instructions for their students. She emphasises the potential of ChatGPT to aid in the ideation phase and stresses the importance of testing and refining. Additionally, we touch upon how writers may utilise ChatGPT in the future as well as referencing.
As our podcast conversation with Michelle Dennis was packed with valuable insights, we've divided it into sections. In this particular clip, Michelle provides an overview of ChatGPT - OpenAI and discusses its impact on education, privacy, and fostering critical thinking skills when processing information.
A conversation with Rohan Duncan, President of 'Have a Ball Foundation'. The ‘Have a Ball Foundation’ has been established to put smiles on the faces of young children by providing sporting balls to kids in remote schools and communities in outback Australia to encourage a healthy, active, and fun sporting life as well as raise money to support the health and well being of indigenous children.
https://haveaball.org.au/
A conversation with Angela Lopez who is a third year student at Swinburne University who is studying a Bachelor of Film and Television Honours. Angela, also works freelance in the Film and Television Industry as a producer, director, production designer and overall creative direction.
A conversation with Ortal Green who is empowering parents and teachers to create tomorrow's innovators. Ortal, has written 'Think Unique', which provides teachers with a step-by-step guide to turning their classroom into an innovative environment where children develop their thinking skills.
A conversation with Lisa Sisson, Founder of Unearth. Lisa, who has been listed in The Australian Business Journal as one of the 20 Australian Women Making Moves in 2022, talks about her work to demystify risks.
In the podcast Lisa talks about the need to make people rethink how they approach risk and risk management, the impact of disengagement, what people are calling for in their working environments and her writing of ‘Risk Starts and End with People’.
In this episode of Courageous Dialogues, Pavani Randeniyage, a past Year 5 student of mine talks about her pathway into her career.
Pavani reflects on the experiences that led to her banking career. We discuss the opportunities of a graduate program, rotations and support structures that are available in the workforce.
In this podcast I talk with Associate Professor Therese Keane who has a wealth of experience around IT in Education.
We have a conversation around the teaching of ICT and the impact of teacher expertise in the classroom and the use of robotics in secondary education.
Therese also shares with us her journey of engaging girls in IT and the RoboCats initiative. We discuss the experience provided when learning within a school setting and the opportunities that partnerships can provide.
A conversation with Sylvia Libow Martinez, former aerospace engineer now working to help K-12 schools adopt modern technology and age-old best practices for student learning. Sylvia co-authored “Invent To Learn: Making, Tinkering, and Engineering in the Classroom”.
In this episode of Courageous Dialogues, Sylvia talks about her real-world experiences and thoughts on educational matters as they relate to makerspaces, STEM and learning designs.
In this episode of Courageous Dialogues, Simon Davies from Safeguarding Services talks about his experiences in his current role and as a former Australian Federal Police detective.
We touch on a number of topics related to the New Child Safe Standards that now apply in Victoria.
In this episode of Courageous Dialogues, Mark Christie, an education specialist based in the Northern Territory talks about his role after a flight over Darwin.
Mark and Tanya touch on a number of topics related to the delivery and support levels to schools across remote and urban NT.
Steve Daly has an extensive background in the education sector, spanning across multiple industries and countries.
In this podcast we focus on Professional Learning Communities, the characteristics, conditions, language and the resources required to be most successful.
In this episode of Courageous Dialogues, Marueen and Tanya have a live conversation.
Maureen talks about her work, community service and about the times that she has been courageous throughout her life.
In this episode of Courageous Dialogues, Donnah Ciempka from Ascot International School talks openly about dressing as your authentic self, her journey as a leader and how she is influencing the culture of the school.
In this episode of Courageous Dialogues, Mala Ferdinando from Speech Pathology for Schools talks about the collaboration between speech pathologists and schools.
Hamish Curry discusses being courageous, the curriculum and the power of networks on Courageous Dialogues.
A conversation with Dr Adrian Bertolini to SPARK your thinking.
Today Adrian is well known in the STEM field for supporting education systems. I had the opportunity to have a conversation with him and we spoke of being courageous, the acronym of STEM, explicit teaching, as well as STEM designs across primary and secondary education.
Jasmine is 25 and is currently working as a scientist in immunology. She has just enrolled to go back to university to become a teacher.
Robert is a strategic thinker in the End User Computing (EUC) domain with an unbridled passion for promoting the benefits of adopting a modern, digital workspace.
Jessica Poulter is a passionate wordsmith, marketer, blogger and dance educator from Melbourne.
Claire discusses her experiences around the world from airports to trains to education to procurement.
Mikaela is currently studying to be a doctor and currently undertaking university placement.
Isabelle discusses her pathway into law and the impact COVID restrictions has had on the industry.
Andrew works in retail as well as investing and trading. He discusses his experience since leaving school 4 years ago.