Stemiverse Podcast: Recent Episodes
Tech Explorations
Stemiverse is a podcast where every two weeks Dr. Peter Dalmaris talks with amazing educators about the most important topics in STEM Education.
In this episode of the Tech Explorations Podcast, Peter discusses the importance of communication and leadership skills in STEM fields with Ahmad J. Burse. During his conversation with Peter, Ahmad shares how his military experience shaped his understanding of these skills and his approach to developing them. He also covers practical exercises for technical professionals who struggle with communication, how introverts can learn communication skills, and the significance of leadership in STEM. Peter and Ahmad also explore the essence of leadership and the opportunities available for developing leadership in a STEM environment. Finally, Ahmad Burse offers advice to our listeners.Ahmad Burse is a veteran in leadership roles across the military and federal government sectors. With over 30 years of experience under his belt, Ahmad has developed expertise in fostering communication skills and leadership development in the STEM community. What distinguishes Ahmad is his emphasis on the importance of soft skills in complementing technical proficiency, stressing that to truly make a mark, especially in STEM, individuals need to go beyond simply being good at their job and become leaders.Ahmad Burse’s approach to developing leadership and communication skills is based on his extensive experience and the universal importance of these skills. He starts by identifying the areas that require improvement. He notes that it is essential to help individuals build confidence and develop their strengths, rather than focusing solely on their weaknesses. Ahmad believes that excellent communication skills are essential for successful leadership across various fields, including STEM.Ahmad currently offers training and coaching services designed to help individuals navigate professional challenges. He helps people in the STEM context and beyond by offering advice to find someone who is doing what they want to do and walk in their shoes. His contact information is available on his website and LinkedIn.
In this episode of the Tech Explorations podcast, Dr. Peter Dalmaris talks with Jacob Strickling, a mechanical engineer and science educator who founded Make Science Fun and Tiny Science Lab. These organizations offer hands-on, practical experiences and accessible science equipment to students of all ages. During the pandemic, Jacob’s online chemistry labs made science fun and inspirational for students.Jacob started Make Science Fun and Tiny Science Lab to provide accessible science equipment and practical learning experiences to students. He believes that the first step to learning science is to get students engaged, and he achieves this through his YouTube channel and Tiny Science Lab. His approach to teaching science is to engage students first through hands-on exploration and play, followed by brief descriptions of experiments and concepts. This approach inspires students to learn and do well in science.Peter and Jacob discuss the impact of maker education on science learning and how it engages students in a whole-body activity that engages the brain, hands, and eyes, making it more effective than traditional academic learning. This approach takes longer than traditional book and whiteboard learning, but the impact is greater because it opens the appetite to learn.Jacob’s classes teach the scientific method of developing a fair experiment to test a problem or question. He emphasizes the importance of asking multiple questions and being open to surprises in science education.Jacob also discusses his experiments with kids and how they react when the results of an experiment don’t meet their common-sense expectations. He also talks about the importance of making decisions and taking risks when developing new products, and the value of learning from every experiment.Jacob Strickling’s work in science education can be found on Channel 10, a popular show related to businesses and pitching. His Tiny Science Lab can be found at tinysciencelab.com.au.
In this Tech Explorations podcast, Dr. Peter Dalmaris interviews Philip Mallon, a retired engineer and educator with extensive experience in technology. Philip discusses his work with the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Organization (CSIRO) as an industry representative in their industry STEM program for schools. He manages STEM clubs in collaboration with local councils and emphasizes the importance of teamwork and networking with other educators, environmental engineers, and universities to broaden the scope of their work.Philip Mallon shares his experiences working in education and technology, highlighting his work with edge AI and BirdNET, an AI tool used to identify bird species using microphones and security cameras. He also discusses his work with ChatGPT, an AI language model, to help with programming tasks. Philip emphasizes the importance of involving students in technology design and implementation, citing an example of a game called “Pick up the Plastic.”Philip’s work offers valuable insights into the intersection of education and technology, showing how involving students in the design and implementation of technology and leveraging AI tools can create a more sustainable and equitable future.
In this episode, Dr. Peter Dalmaris talks with David Beamonte.David Beamonte is a Telecommunications Engineer with a technical background in electronics and embedded software. After more than 20 years working as an embedded software developer and Engineering Manager for the electronics vendor TELNET Redes Inteligentes, specialising in fibre optic and IoT devices, David started working as a Product Manager for IoT and embedded products at Canonical, mainly focused on driving Ubuntu Core and EdgeX.In August 2022, he joined Arduino as a Product Manager responsible for the Arduino Cloud.
In this episode, Dr. Peter Dalmaris talks with Kieran Nolan.In this Podcast, Kieran Nolan returns to the Tech Explorations podcast to discuss his latest projects, especially the School of Bitcoin and RocketShoes.Both projects utilise the Blockchain as the fundamental infrastructure on which Kieran and his collaborators are building the next-generation tools for teachers and students.He also updates us on the latest from the Woorana Park Public School Bitcoin lab and the sad ending of his ground-breaking learning space. Kieran builds on his experience from the Woorana Park learning space to create the next-generation online and Blockchain-powered learning space.
In this episode, Dr Peter Dalmaris talks with Daniel Cao.Daniel Cao is one of the founders of EIM technology, a company dedicated to creating portable electronics laboratory devices for makers and educators. Daniel grew up in China and moved to Canada when he was 19 to study systems engineering at Simon Fraser University.He became deeply interested in hardware and electronics and, after graduation, spent another two years towards a master’s degree in biophotonics. Around that time, he founded EIM technology with several colleagues from his lab.At EIM Technologies, the vision is to lower the barrier to entry into the world of electronics for everyone. Towards this vision, the company designs and develops convenient, affordable and accessible equipment, tools and kits such as the Zoolark portable multi-function instrument and the MEGO portable power supply.In today’s discussion, Daniel and Peter will talk about these devices and EIM’s plans, including their upcoming FPGA board project and Kickstarter campaign.
Full transcript and video: https://techexplorations.com/podcast/vlad-budnitski-become-a-better-developer-with-version-control/
Summary In this episode, Dr. Peter Dalmaris talks with Vlad Budnitski.
Vlad is an avid software developer who has worked in various high-tech industries and companies, including Mobileye, a subsidiary of Intel, which develops vision technology for Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS) and autonomous driving. He has also worked on developing IoT systems and as a member of the research & development team in a cyber start-up that specializes in cyber threat detection and classification of fake news on social media.
In recent years, Vlad made a career pivot. He began teaching the next generation of students as a lecturer and teaching assistant of various courses at both the Computer Science and Electronic Engineering faculties.
Aside from that, he has created a couple of high-quality online courses, one of which is also available on Tech Explorations. During this interview, we will go over it in depth.
In this episode of Stemiverse, Dr. Peter Dalmaris talks to Dan Mantz.
Dan is the Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board for the Robotics Education and Competition Foundation (REC) and has more than 25 years of experience in the fields of software, electrical, and mechanical engineering.
As the CEO of REC Foundation, Dan has a unique perspective of STEM education, robotics, and how competition can propel learning and inspire the world's next generation of engineers.
Given that we are now more than a year into the Covid-pandemic, I'm keen to learn how REC Foundation's competitions have evolved to deal with the difficulties and risks of holding live events that involve domestic and international travel and a lot of people and their robots.
Full transcript and video: https://techexplorations.com/blog/education/phillip-mallon-u3a-stem/
Philip Mallon is back for another interview.
In this interview, Philip talks about his work as a volunteer STEM educator and mentor. Philip is a prolific Maker, with a wide range of technology interests. What I find fascinating about him, is that Philip is always ready and keen to teach everything he learns.
Now in retirement after a long career as an engineer, in which he designed and build road-building robots, custom computers, and automated road safety systems, Philip is now helping others learn tech.
He is active in the community by teaching kids with special needs, kids in school, and "kids" of a certain age as a mentor in the University of the Third Age (U3a).
What joins all of those activities is Philip's passion for technology and education.
In this interview, Philip explains how he does it all. If you are interested in helping others learn tech, you will find practical and useful advice in this interview.
Enjoy!
Full transcript and questions/answers: https://techexplorations.com/blog/kicad/jon-evans-answers-kicad-6-questions/
I had this conversation with Jon Evans on 16 February 2021. Jon answered questions relating to the upcoming KiCad 6.0 released.
Questions asked:
- What is your current estimate of when KiCad 6.0 will be published?
- Now that we have curved traces, what’s next?
- What is the outlook for the Netlist file? Consider the ability to use it as an import file for VHDL/Verilog applications.
- Regarding the new bus features, It would be nice to have a signal group in a bus (say, D[15..0]) where the schematic connections are late binding based on decisions made while routing the board. This could be very useful in MCU or FPGA applications and their connections to SRAM, where it does not matter which data bit on the memory bus is connected to a bit on the SRAM. Is this possible (or will be)?
- How good are KiCad 6 import tools? In my testing, I found that importing from Eagle is marginally useful. Is the end-goal to be able to reliably import Eagle projects, or just to provide a first step (with the user having to fix what was imported)?
- About the new file format, S-Expressions notation. It is now used for the schematic, layout, symbols, and footprints. Is work complete?
- Can you explain how symbols and footprints used in a project are embedded in the schematic and footprint files? What does that means for sharing projects with collaborators?
- Can you tell us about the status of the python scripting console? What are some typical tasks that people could use the console for? I notice that the console is only available for Pcbnew.
- Can you tell us about the status of the plugin system? What are some of your favourite plugins? (I also notice that it is only available to Pcbnew, any plans to add it to Eeschema)? Although there are many good plugins available, I am hesitant to use them because I don’t know how good they are in terms of quality. Do you see a plugin ecosystem developing, and if yes, is it possible to setup some kind of certification process and a central repository that will promote quality plugins for KiCad (even paid but open-source)?
- There will be any kind of improvement on the drawing tools? For example commands like trim, some kind of snap, offsets or parametric constraints between lines and components distances? any plans for autorouting?
- Why did KiCad select S-Expression (Old LISP format) for file format instead of JSON or YAML or something else that is more common?
- When setting up bord house technology preferences like minimum track with etc: Will KiCad 6 finally have an import-export technology file? Now you can only import settings from a previous project/board.
Robert is the founder of FEDEVEL Academy. He is well-known through his YouTube channel and his online schematic design and PCB layout courses, where he teaches hardware design.
Robert specializes in advanced digital development with a focus on high-speed, processor, and motherboard board design.
The show notes to this episode can be found here:
He regularly posts on his Welldone Blog, teaches at Udemy, and runs the hardware DesignHelp Forum.
Robert creates content about electronics, Altium Designer, Cadence OrCAD / Allegro, and Hardware Design tips and tricks.
In this interview, we cover a range of topics and explore Robert’s journey as an engineer. If you design printed circuit boards, you’ll find a lot of gems of wisdom in this episode.
The show notes to this episode can be found here: https://techexplorations.com/podcast/tech-explorations-robert-feranec/
John Lee Dumas (or "JLD" as people call him) is the host of Entrepreneurs on Fire, an award-winning podcast where he interviews the world's most successful Entrepreneurs. Past guests include Tony Robbins, Barbara Corcoran, Gary Vaynerchuk and thousands more. With over 2000 episodes, 70 million downloads and 1 million monthly listens, JLD has built a media empire with a massive fan base aptly called 'Fire Nation.'
In my discussion with JLD, I asked him about his self-education journey. From his "aha" moment, when he decided to create Entrepreneurs on Fire, to building it and growing it.
JLD's story is similar among self-made successful entrepreneurs: After a struggle, he came up with an idea for a media product and service that fills a need in people's lives. He then realized that he did not have the skills and knowledge to pull this off, so he started to teach himself. He learned from books, from videos, but that wasn't enough.
Self-education is the key, but there is nothing like learning from the best, and that's what John Lee did. He accelerated his education with the help of mentors and applied his learnings on the job.
Much like project-based learning, don't you think?
Seven years later, 1 million people every month listen to his podcast.
The show notes to this episode can be found here: https://techexplorations.com/podcast/john-lee-dumas-talks-about-self-education-success
Jon is an electrical engineer and open-source software developer based in Boston, MA. He has eight years of experience designing electronics and firmware for industrial and consumer products, most recently in the 3D printing industry.
Since around 2011, Jon has been designing electronics and firmware for industrial and consumer products, and most recently in the 3D printing industry.
He has been a contributor to the KiCad EDA project since 2016 and a member of the lead developer team since 2018. He has also created a number of smaller open-source projects related to LED art installations.
In this conversation, we'll take a look at Jon as a Maker, Engineer, and open source project contributor, how he started, and how he got to where he is today.
The show notes to this episode can be found here: https://techexplorations.com/podcast/tech-explorations-jon-evans/
In this episode, Dr. Peter Dalmaris talks with Ranveig Strøm.
Ranveig joined the Knowledge Transfer group of CERN (the European Organization for Nuclear Research) as an administrative student in February 2017, working in marketing and communication.
Since February 2018 she is responsible for CERN’s entrepreneurship activities.
Ranveig works to foster a culture of entrepreneurship at the Laboratory and to assist CERN personnel wanting to create companies.
With a strong interest in technology management and new business development, she has completed an MSc from the NTNU School of Entrepreneurship in Norway, for which she wrote her thesis while at CERN.
Ranveig Strøm, Entrepreneurship Development Officer at CERN Knowledge Transfer Group, and Dr. Peter Dalmaris, author of Maker Education Revolution Ranveig has also completed courses at UC Berkeley, doing a deep dive into the Silicon Valley start-up scene, while also being a business development intern for a start-up in San Francisco.
In the past, Ranveig has been involved in several start-ups, giving her hands-on experience in business development, as well as holding positions in various entrepreneurship oriented organizations.
Specifically, she has worked as an entrepreneurial supervisor for students with business ideas, as project manager for a handful of EIT Climate-KIC programs and also as a board member of Start Norway.
Read this episode's show notes here: https://techexplorations.com/podcast/stemiverse-0062-ranveig-strom/
In this episode, Dr. Peter Dalmaris talks with Dr. Jeff Wiener.
Jeff is a staff scientist, managing CERN’s national and international teacher training programs and investigating teachers’ conceptions of particle physics.
He completed his Ph.D. in physics education research in cooperation with the University of Vienna through the Austrian Doctorate Programme at CERN.
Previously, Jeff worked as a high school physics, philosophy, and psychology teacher in Vienna, Austria.
Aside from his postdoctoral research projects and the coordination of CERN’s Teacher Programmes, Jeff is also heavily engaged in CERN’s S’Cool LAB.
Read this episode's show notes here: https://techexplorations.com/podcast/stemiverse-0061-jeff-wiener/
In this episode, Dr. Peter Dalmaris talks with Daniel Casner.
Daniel is a robotics systems engineer with an eclectic background, including a BA in Physics and MS in Computer and Systems Engineering.
Over the years, Daniel has spent time building undersea autonomous vehicles, Internet-connected industrial equipment, and aerospace systems.
Of all his projects, the most challenging and rewarding has been creating mass production home robots.
He is presently Senior Hardware Engineer at Anki, a robotics and AI company in San Francisco.
Daniel Casner, multidisciplinary systems architect, and Dr. Peter Dalmaris, author of Maker Education Revolution In 2012, Daniel co-founded Robot Garden, a community based, volunteer-run Makerspace and the world’s first robotics focused Makerspace. He is currently doing volunteer STEAM education through 4-H with a constructivist education style.
Read this episode's show notes here: https://techexplorations.com/podcast/stemiverse-0060-daniel-casner/
In this episode, Dr. Peter Dalmaris talks with Dr. Chris Matthews.
Dr. Chris Matthews, a Noonuccal man, is passionate about connecting culture and mathematics, having developed a method of teaching maths to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students through dance and story.
He teaches students to bring maths to life by crafting stories in which characters take actions that add, subtract, or divide.
As Chair of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Mathematics Alliance (ATSIMA), Dr. Matthews also organizes camps and conferences designed to promote Indigenous participation in STEM and to support mathematics outcomes for Indigenous students.
Dr. Matthews highlights the importance of engaging Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students in mathematics to ensure they are prepared for life beyond school. “Maths is one of those subjects that is a gatekeeper to jobs, it gives access to other opportunities in life, and it’s important for every student,” said Dr. Matthews.
The show notes to this episode can be found here: https://techexplorations.com/podcast/stemiverse-0059-dr-chris-matthews/
In this episode, Peter Dalmaris (that’s me!) talks with Zafar Iqbal, aka “Zaf”.
Zaf studied Engineering & Computer Science at Oriel College in Oxford, and Communication Design at Central Saint Martins in London.
He has worked for more than 20 years as a programmer in the United Kingdom and Greece, both for large private companies such as ZDNet/CNET and for top academic institutions, such as the National Technical University of Athens.
He currently creates software tools for scientists who work on projects for the European Space Agency.
His areas of expertise include cyber-physical hardware and software systems with an emphasis on robust, modular, secure and scalable software components, “phygital” experiences, image, and video processing, internet applications, and content management systems.
Zaf also has extensive maker experience, participating in Maker Faires in New York, Rome, and Athens.
Zaf has used his programming skills on a varied number of science and art projects and stage performances, and in 2016 he was included in the European Top 50 Makers list.
In my conversation with Zaf, we talked about his projects and challenges, where he often finds himself in “un-documented” territory. Zaf is known for not being afraid to go where he has not gone before as a maker. We discussed his experiences of being an exhibitor in three Maker Faires, Prime numbers, the Turing Machine and how he created his version of the machine based on the Arduino. We also talked about Arduino-powered video art, and much more.
In this first part of the conversation, Zaf talks about his background as a programmer and maker. He talks about his approach to programming in multiple languages, his software designs, and some of his projects.
This was a conversation by geeks for geeks that I am sure you will enjoy.
This is Tech Explorations Podcast episode 6 part 1.
The show notes to this episode can be found here:
In this episode, Peter Dalmaris (that’s me!) talks with Richard Park.
Richard has been teaching full time for twenty years. He currently teaches college-level Network Engineering and is creating an “IoT Explorations” course for the coming school year.
Richard also taught Secondary Technology Education, concurrently, for eleven years. In these venues, the topics included coding, operating systems, electronics, and multimedia in addition to networking.
Prior to his full-time teaching career, Richard was a Cisco Systems Network Academy Area Manager, Apple Computer Systems Engineer, Texas Instruments Technical Instructor, and an IBM Mainframe Systems Field Engineer.
At Apple Computer, he designed and implemented the technology infrastructure for the Apple Market Center, a predecessor to today’s Apple Stores, and co-authored the “Apple ][ Primer”, Apple’s first classroom teacher training manual.
Richard holds AAS, BS, and MS degrees in Electronics Technology, Radio and Television Journalism, and Education from Southern Illinois University, and Texas A&M University.
In my conversation with Richard, we touched on a wide array of topics drawing mostly from his vast experience. He worked at Apple Computer for 20 years, at a time where networks were open and unencrypted, and witnessed first hand Apple’s foray into education, and he wrote the Apple ][ Primer, one of the first programming guides for teachers. This discussion reminded me of my first computer, an Apple //e with 128KBytes of RAM.
Richard was one of the first users of Visicalc, one of the first visual spreadsheet programs for the Apple ][ and defined much of how modern spreadsheets work. This knowledge was very useful when he worked at Texas Instruments and essentially revolutionized job costing.
We discussed Richard’s work at the CISCO Academy where he teaches Network Engineering and the course he is developing at the moment, on IoT Fundamentals. In this course that Richard is designing, he combines a Raspberry Pi and Arduino to teach IoT concepts by gradually building an IoT application.
We also had a look at Richard’s adaptation of the Raspberry Pi Full Stack application, which is one of my favorite moments of the conversation.
We talked about Radio Shack, Bill Nye the Science Guy, Mr. Wizard, breadboarding, and, so much more.
I am sure you will enjoy this conversation.
The show notes to this episode can be found here: https://techexplorations.com/podcast/tech-explorations-richard-park-part-1
In this episode, Dr. Peter Dalmaris (that’s me!) talks with Martin Zwigl.
Martin attended a technical school for mechanical engineering in Austria. However, he never worked as an engineer and instead, he became a Software Developer.
Earlier in life, Martin built many remote-controlled cars and planes. As a software developer, most of his work with electronics involves a lot of coding, which he considers an essential part of “making”.
Martin is relatively new to the world of the Arduino, but he has already produced several fun projects.
In our conversation, we explored many of these projects, and also looked at some very ambitious ideas for future projects.
In one of his projects, Martin used all of his skills, electronics, coding, and art, to build Light Gary, a colorful creature with a clock and a head that lights up.
In another project, with the help of Dario, a friend and electronics expert, he built a gadget that reminds him to drink his beer. The beer gadget consists of just 4 parts: a buzzer, an accelerometer, a clock, and a diode.
One of his current projects is Virtual City Windows, a system that consists of large high-definition video walls installed in cities around the world. These systems enable two-way communications between any two cities, giving people a view into life around the world.
Martin is also very much into virtual and augmented reality, and we spent some time looking into this exciting technology, including a headset that Martin is building.
I am sure you will enjoy this conversation.
The show notes to this episode can be found here: https://techexplorations.com/podcast/tech-explorations-martin-zwigl-part-1/
In this episode, Dr. Peter Dalmaris talks with Alain Pannetrat.
Alain is the founder of OMZLO, a company that designs, manufactures and sells open-source hardware with a focus on wired IoT.
Alain also works as a product manager and researcher for the Cloud Security Alliance.
He previously worked as an IT expert for the French data protection authority (CNIL) and as a smartcard security consultant in the banking industry.
He holds a Ph.D. in applied cryptography but discovered a passion for electronics the day he bought his first Arduino UNO.
In my conversation with Alain Pannetrat, we discuss NoCAN, a platform that uses CAN bus to network dozens of Arduino nodes with a single wire.
NoCAN is a technology that is very interesting on its own, and I’ve spent a big bunch of the interview discussing it with Alain.
But apart from the technology, I was very interested in Alain’s experience in setting up a business around NoCAN, and running two Kickstarter campaigns.
When it comes to electronics and manufacturing, Alain is totally self-taught. I am sure you will enjoy this conversation.
The show notes to this episode can be found here: https://techexplorations.com/podcast/tech-explorations-alain-pannetrat-part-2
In this episode, Peter Dalmaris talks with Wayne Stambaugh.
Wayne has been a developer for the KiCad project for over 12 years and the lead project developer for the last 6 years.
He is an electronics engineer with over 30 years of experience in electronics design and software development.
Wayne has done a little bit of everything during his career including digital, analog, and embedded design as well as embedded programming in assembly and C and desktop programming in C, C++, and Python.
In this interview, Wayne takes us back in time, to tell the story of KiCad’s early days, trials and tribulations.
Of course, we also discussed the future of KiCad. With CERN backing the project, as well as other organizations (like Wit, which now employs Wayne full time to work on KiCad as its leader), and thousands of people contributing donations, I expect KiCad to grow and became perhaps the best open-source PCB tool.
Wayne spoke about his experience at the recent first KiCad conference (KiCon) and the future of KiCad.
Tech Explorations was a proud sponsor of KiCon :-).
This is Tech Explorations Podcast episode 2.
The show notes to this episode can be found here: https://techexplorations.com/podcast/te-podcast-002-wayne-stambaugh
In this episode, Peter Dalmaris talks with George Katz.
George has been making things ever since he can remember. As a child, he used to make paper models of all kinds of things, until his parents bought him a 2-transistor radio kit. From that point, he was interested in all things electronic.
He studied electronics in high school and later completed his Degree in Computer Engineering from UNSW. He enjoyed the course because it combined electronics with software and so that computers would interact with the real world. There, he also became interested in robotics and built a number of research robots for his thesis and for the AI department for other students to use. After university, his day job was on developing software for various companies, but electronics remained his hobby.
About 13 years ago he saw an episode of MythBusters that featured water rockets. Searching online, he discovered a whole world of DIY makers that made rockets and posted instructions on how to do that. George talked to father, and within 3 hours, they had built a launcher and launched their first rocket in the backyard. From that point on, the whole family was hooked on building ever more complex and higher performing rockets. They also joined the local rocketry club (NSWRA) which opened a whole new world of like-minded individuals with a lot of experience in the field to learn from.
To this day, George and his family still very much enjoy the engineering challenge of building and flying rockets. He uses his electronics knowledge for rocketry payloads and ground launch equipment. Though he occasionally does fly solid propellant rockets, his passion still is building water rockets. Both of George’s teenage boys are also a great help with all aspects of the hobby.
George shares his experiences as much as possible online and runs a website with instructional videos as well as launch and experiment reports. The website contains many of the hard to find details about water rockets so that others can learn from his successes and mistakes the same way people shared their knowledge with him when he started out.
The show notes to this episode can be found here: https://techexplorations.com/podcast/te-podcast-001-george-katz/
In this episode, Dr. Peter Dalmaris catches up with Kieran Nolan.
This is Kieran’s second appearance on Stemiverse.
Kieran is an Educational Technologist based in Melbourne, Australia.
He’s an International Speaker, CoderDojo Mentor, Blockchain Expert, and Business Development Executive.
Kieran is driven by innovation, disruption, and lifelong learning. These drivers empower him to play his part in revolutionizing the EduTech space as we know it.
Kieran is an Educational Technologist at Wooranna Park Primary School, where his strategic leadership has led the school to launching a 24/7 International Virtual Learning Environment in Minecraft, Victoria’s first CoderDojo, Australia’s first Immersive Education Club, the world’s youngest Cisco class, and the very first School on the Blockchain.
Kieran is also a Co-Founder & Business Development Executive of RocketShoes.io which is an educational platform designed for a learner-centric approach and providing powerful tools to manage content in a decentralized way. Learners will be able to produce and keep track of their own learning materials, including assignments, notes, and digital assets. Organizations can manage large amounts of content in a way that is not possible with today’s systems, allowing for radically new functionality, and deep integration with the Blockchain.
This is Kieran’s second appearance on Stemiverse. The first time around, back in episode 25 we discussed the school in the Cloud and how the blockchain influences education, as well as cryptocurrencies and its social and educational implications. In this second interview, Kieran talks about RocketShoes, the Interplanetary File System, Nem.Education and we catch up with some exciting technology news.
For the first time for Stemiverse, this interview comes in audio and video! If you want to watch me and Kieran conducting the interview, and also see the various web resources that we were looking at during the recording, please go to the episode page.
The show notes to this episode can be found here: https://techexplorations.com/podcast/stemiverse-0058-kieran-nolan/
In this episode, Dr. Peter Dalmaris talks with Kavita Krishnaswamy.
Kavita is a Ph.D. candidate in Computer Science at the University of Maryland, Baltimore (UMBC) working with Dr. Tim Oates.
Kavita is a Google Lime Scholar and Microsoft Research Fellow.
She is both a Ford Foundation Predoctoral and National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellow.
She’s also worked at the National Science Foundation's Engineering Research Center - Quality of Life Technology Center (QoLT) in Carnegie Mellon and University of Pittsburgh and IBM Business consulting services.
Kavita is a professional researcher with a physical disability. She’s motivated by a powerful, innate force: autonomy is the soul of independent daily living that she has achieved with the advancement of technology.
Her research involves the development of robotic systems to provide assistance and increase independence for people with disabilities.
She is developing several prototype robotic systems that will support transferring, repositioning, and personal care, with a focus on accessible user interfaces for control that are feasible for persons with severe disabilities (and this is the main topic of our discussion in this episode).
The show notes to this episode can be found here: https://techexplorations.com/podcast/stemiverse-0057-kavita-krishnaswamy/
In this episode, Peter talks with Gil Poznanski.
Gil is all about engaging people with technology.
As an international leader in the Maker community, inspiring speaker and teacher, Gil has spent the last eight years building a proven track record in developing STEM and Maker environments and is excited by the challenge of harnessing technology in new and innovative ways.
Gil is always looking for the personal narrative in every project and shares it with as many people as possible.
Gil is currently the Creative Technologies Lead at the Department of Education NSW helping shape STEAM within the public education sector. In the past, he worked with the City of Melbourne running the Makerspace at the Library @ the Dock in Docklands, as well as developed and deployed the Creative Technologies Hub for Hobsons Bay City Council.
In our discussion, we drill into Gil’s previous life in the movie industry in Los Angeles and how his learnings and experiences lead to his re-invention as the “Kosher Tony Stark.” We talk about his experiments with cutting edge technology, prototyping, how he’s using social media and YouTube to expand his reach, and much more.
The show notes to this episode can be found here: https://techexplorations.com/podcast/stemiverse-0056-gil-poznanski/
In this episode, Peter talks with Norman Pirollo.
Norman is the editor of WOODSKILLS magazine, an online woodworking instructor, and author. In a previous life, he was a C++ developer for some of the largest computer companies in the world. He decided to turn his life around and dedicate himself to CAD Design, prototyping and creating contemporary furniture at his company, Pirollo Design.
Norman writes and publishes woodworking courseware on his website, and also teaches woodworking in the traditional “in-person” way.
He has authored and published four books: • The Wood Artist: Creating Art Through Wood • Start Your Own Woodworking Business • From Hi-Tech to Lo-Tech: A Woodworker's Journey • and Abstracted: An Artist's Journey (on Amazon and Google Books). Most recently, Norman published WOODSKILLS, a bi-annual magazine about fine woodworking.
The show notes to this episode can be found here: https://techexplorations.com/podcast/stemiverse-0055-norman-pirollo/
In this episode, Peter and Marcus talk with Doonie aka Geoffrey Benton.
Geoffrey was born in Frankston in 1948 when they still shoed horses in the stables near the railway station. Geoffrey attended Tech school and became an apprentice as a plastic die-maker/toolmaker.
He worked as a maintenance fitter and in later life he became a policeman, then a truck driver and has also owned several small businesses.
He retired in 2012 and went on to discover a range of activities that keep him interested and, sometimes, frustrated! These include filmmaking, short story writing, making model boats and generally beavering away in his shed for days at a time. He recently discovered the joys and frustrations of learning how to use a laser cutter and has since filled the house with tiny wooden boxes.
Then, he was bitten by the electronics bug in the form of Arduino and is now trying to combine all of his skills to one end.
He has had a lifetime love affair with motorcycles including building, restoring, racing, and touring. In the shed at the moment is a home-built 920cc V twin solo and a 1500cc Kawasaki V twin with a sidecar and trailer.
Geoffrey lives in country Victoria with his wife and two cats.
The show notes to this episode can be found here: https://techexplorations.com/podcast/stemiverse-0054-doonie-benton/
In this episode, Dr. Peter Dalmaris and Marcus Schappi talk with Mark Roper.
Mark is a strategic thinker, entrepreneur, and lecturer who enjoys working at the leading edge, envisioning solutions to real-world problems and taking action to make these solutions a reality.
Mark is a co-founder of Royalti Blockchain Group Pty Ltd, an Australian-based blockchain training and consulting company. In that capacity, we invited Mark to have a discussion with us, in which we explore the Blockchain and the ways by which it promises to change the world.
The show notes to this episode can be found here: https://techexplorations.com/podcast/stemiverse-0053-mark-roper/
In this episode, Dr. Peter Dalmaris talks with Dr. Jillian Kenny.
A creator at heart, Dr. Jillian Kenny is constantly on the lookout for opportunities to challenge traditional ways of thinking. As a result of her work she was named one of the first Superstars of STEM by Science and Technology Australia in 2017 and as one of Australia’s Top 100 Most Influential Women by the Australian Financial Review and Westpac in 2014.
As a Founding Director of Machinam, Jillian has led the company to develop innovative digital high school mathematics resources that are engaging and relevant to real life, answering that age-old question, “Why do I have to learn this?”
In 2012, she co-founded the non-profit organization Power of Engineering, which runs nationwide events for female and regional Year 9 and 10 students to inspire them about the engineering profession; showcasing its diversity, creativity, and most importantly that it is an avenue to making a real difference in the world.
The show notes to this episode can be found here: https://techexplorations.com/podcast/stemiverse-0052-dr-jillian-kenny/
In this episode, Dr. Peter Dalmaris talks with Christie Evans.
Christie has a deep interest in STEM initiated by a science degree at Flinders University, then further developed by a strong classroom practice from her first days of teaching.
Within the classroom, Christie engages students through problem-based learning with real-world applications using a cross-curricular inquiry model.
Christie’s enthusiasm for both the Sciences and Technologies has enabled her to have a significant impact not only at her site but across several schools. Teachers recognize, and are enlightened by, her progressive pedagogies and connection to authentic context and are thereby motivated to adopt this way of teaching.
The show notes to this episode can be found here: https://techexplorations.com/podcast/stemiverse-0051-christie-evans/
In this episode, Dr. Peter Dalmaris and Marcus Schappi talk with Nurit Bar-Shai.
Nurit is an interdisciplinary artist who works at the intersection of art, science, and technology.
She is the co-founder of Genspace NYC, a community biotech lab in Brooklyn, NY, ranked by Fast Company among the top 10 most innovative education companies.
As an activist and educator working with biological systems, she conducts experiments through creative, collaborative inquiries and addresses the ethics and the emerging practices of Do-It-Yourself Biology and citizen-science.
As the Arts and Culture Program Director at Genspace, she developed content for educational, cultural and outreach programs creating solutions to bridge the Arts and Biological Science.
Her research and artistic practice look into microbial social networks and communication systems, collective collaboration, emergence, Soft-Genetic Modification, and BioMaterial fabrications.
Nurit developed collaborative STEAM projects including the NYC Biome Map.
She is a co-curator of the BioArt exhibition Cut/Paste/Grow, curator of the Genspace Pop-up Lab at Biofabricate, and has partnered with The American Society for Microbiology (ASM) for their Agar Art competition and the co-organizer of Nodes & Networks NYC.
Nurit is a contributor to the Leonardo ebook: Meta-Life: Biotechnologies, Synthetic Biology, ALife and the Arts.
Her work is featured in the book BioDesign: Nature, Science, Creativity published by The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA). Her artwork was commissioned by Turbulence.org, won a Prix Ars Electronica and included in the collection of the Rose Goldsen Archive of New Media Art at Cornell University.
Nurit held residencies at Tel Aviv University, Microbiology lab of Professor Eshel Ben Jacob, who studied the social life of bacteria and at Epibone, a bioengineering NYC startup that grows bone tissue for skeletal reconstruction.
The show notes to this episode can be found here: https://techexplorations.com/podcast/stemiverse-0050-nurit-bar-shai/
In this episode, Dr. Peter Dalmaris talks with Andra Kaye. Andra is the Managing Director of Silicon Valley Robotics, an industry group supporting innovation and commercialization of robotics technologies.
Andra is also • founder of Robot Launch, a global robotics startup competition, • co-founder of Robot Garden hackerspace, • mentor at hardware accelerators, • and a startup advisor and investor, with a strong interest in commercializing socially positive robotics and artificial intelligence.
The show notes to this episode can be found here: https://techexplorations.com/podcast/stemiverse-0049-andra-keay/
In this episode, Peter and Marcus talk with Kurt Yang.
Kurt is the product manager of an Australian EduTech start-up company, Actura. Actura provides leading STEAM learning solutions spanning from in-class to out-of-class environments.
Kurt grew up in China and settled down in Sydney after completing his Commerce degree at Macquarie University. He then commenced his banking career in CBA shortly after graduation while completing his Master of Applied Finance at Macquarie University.
During the 8.5 years Kurt worked in CBA, he gradually developed an enormous passion for technology innovation and product management. That led him to join Cuscal and help implement Android Pay and Apple Pay digital wallet solutions for 30-40 domestic banks and credit unions across Australia.
After the successful launch of these two products, Kurt moved onto an exciting new challenge, which is the development of Actura’s FlipRobot. Kurt is determined to make a difference in the STEAM education industry by creating accessible and affordable educational robotic learning solutions with a solid curriculum and teaching implementation support.
The show notes to this episode can be found here: https://techexplorations.com/podcast/stemiverse-0048-kurt-yang/
In this episode, Dr. Peter Dalmaris talks with Dr. Linda McIver.
Dr. Linda McIver started out as an Academic with a Ph.D. in Computer Science Education. When it became apparent that High School teaching was a lot more fun, Linda began a highly successful career at John Monash Science School, where she built innovative courses in Computational and Data Science for year 10 and year 11 students.
Nominated one of the inaugural Superstars of STEM in 2017, Linda is passionate about creating authentic project experiences to motivate all students to become technologically and data literate.
While Linda loves the classroom, it was rapidly becoming clear that teachers in the Australian School system were keen to embrace Data Science, but that there was a serious lack of resources to support that. That’s why Linda created ADSEI – to support Data Science in education.
The show notes to this episode can be found here: https://techexplorations.com/podcast/stemiverse-0047-dr-linda-mciver/
In this episode, Peter and Marcus talk with Jesse King.
Jesse is a Waanyi descendant who has a passion for education and the opportunities it provides for everyone involved.
He has close ties to the Mt Isa and Central Queensland regions through his father and mother’s family. Jesse attended school in Townsville and completed his teacher training at Charles Darwin University.
He is keenly interested in the opportunities 21st-century pedagogy offers for learners of all abilities and backgrounds.
Jesse has experience in classroom teaching, school leadership, learning management system implementation (School and Sector), school strategic planning and has successfully gained funding and delivered a variety of programs at the school level.
The show notes to this episode can be found here: https://techexplorations.com/podcast/stemiverse-0046-jesse-king/
In this episode, Dr. Peter Dalmaris and Marcus Schappi talk with Sanjin Dedic.
Sanjin has a B.Eng in Mechatronic Systems majoring in Robotics and Computer Vision and spent several years working industry as an Engineer.
He then retrained as a teacher and taught Systems Engineering and Digital Technologies at a secondary level. Recently he has been developing a series of technology programs for G.A.T.E.WAYS (gifted and talented education) covering everything from coding to robotics, to applied mathematics and microcontrollers.
These programs have been delivered to students in Melbourne, Sydney, Canberra, and Queensland.
As head of eLearning at Techxellent, he has combined his technological expertise with his educational experience to create innovative teacher training programs and resources.
The show notes to this episode can be found here: https://techexplorations.com/podcast/stemiverse-0045-sanjin-dedic/
In this episode, Dr. Peter Dalmaris talks with Celinda Corsini.
Celinda is a passionate and innovative educator with a commitment to developing bold initiatives in education to equip students with the skills and competencies they need to thrive in our ever-changing world.
She is a blended learning expert, having conceptualized and developed flipped learning for the language classroom in isolation in 2011 by embracing 21st-century technologies and skills.
She is a Project-Based learning practitioner and had the privilege of receiving 12+ months of intensive mentoring in Project-Based Learning by a PBL expert from the world-renowned PBL School High Tech High, San Diego.
Her passion has inspired and continues to inspire her to design interdisciplinary programs that go well beyond the syllabus content and create challenging and authentic learning experiences about:
• positive psychology, • prejudice, • social justice, • holograms, • book creation, • illustration, • disruptive museum experiences, • the purposeful use of social media, • and digital technologies.
Celinda is currently working as an Inquiry Leader at St Luke's Catholic College, a next-generation learning community in Sydney's Marsden Park that is committed to designing and establishing the ‘new normal’ for preschool to post-school learning.
She believes that her role as an educator is to set up the conditions for deep, active, engaging, personalized, independent and collaborative, interest and strengths-based learning.
The show notes to this episode can be found here: https://techexplorations.com/podcast/stemiverse-0044-celinda-corsini/
In this episode, Dr. Peter Dalmaris talks with Dr. Melina Uncapher!
Dr. Uncapher is an Assistant Professor in the Dept of Neurology at UC San Francisco, and Director of Education for Neuroscape.
Neuroscape is a translational neuroscience center that bridges neuroscience and technology.
Melina has spent 16 yrs at the forefront of learning neuroscience and now applies research to solve real-world problems in education and technology.
Melina leads a multi-university National Science Foundation-funded network studying how executive function contributes to academic achievement and is leading an initiative to launch Learning Engineering as a new way to build research-practice partnerships.
She co-founded and is CEO of a nonprofit that arms educators and students with practical tools based on learning science: The Institute for Applied Neuroscience.
Melina runs an NIH-funded research program that investigates whether technology use is associated with neurocognitive changes.
She co-chaired a 2015 National Academy of Sciences conference on children and technology and sits on the board of the Institute of Digital Media and Child Development.
She also holds an affiliation with Stanford's Psychology Department and is a MacArthur Scholar.
Her work has been highlighted in media outlets such as the New York Times, PBS, and Frontline.
Her science outreach work includes serving as Script Supervisor on the Emmy-nominated PBS TV series 'The Brain with David Eagleman' and as scientific advisor on an award-winning short film about the brain.
The show notes to this episode can be found here: https://techexplorations.com/podcast/stemiverse-0043-dr-melina-uncapher/
In this episode, Dr. Peter Dalmaris talks with Ruthe Farmer.
Ruthe Farmer is Chief Evangelist at CSforALL, a national organization in the United States, working to bring rigorous, inclusive and sustainable computer science education to all US students.
Ruthe previously served in the Obama administration as Senior Policy Advisor for Tech Inclusion in the White House Office of Science & Technology Policy.
As a policymaker and activist Ruthe’s focus is on increasing girls’ participation in technology and engineering.
Here's some of the amazing work she has done, and some of the awards she has received in the past:
She has worked for the Girl Scouts, as a program manager for STEM education, and was a founding committee member of the Oregon Robotics and Tournament Outreach Program. Ruthe was named a "Champion of Change for Technology Inclusion" by the White House in 2013 and won the Anita Borg Institute's 2014 Social Impact ABIE award.
The show notes to this episode can be found here: https://techexplorations.com/podcast/stemiverse-0042-ruthe-farmer/
In this episode, Dr. Peter Dalmaris talks with Dr. Rebecca Johnson.
Dr. Johnson is Director of the Australian Museum Research Institute, a Wildlife Forensic Scientist, a Conservation Geneticist and co-chief investigator of the Koala Genome Consortium.
Rebecca is the first female science director in the Museum's 190-year history and is an Adjunct Professor at the University of Sydney. She and her team were instrumental in establishing the Museum as a global leader in the field of wildlife forensics and applied conservation genomics including developing strong translational research with direct links to industry.
She is a member of the Australian Academy of Forensic Sciences and represents the Museum on more than 14 government and industry committees.
Of Rebecca's many achievements, one that stands out is being one of the inaugural 30 “SuperStars of STEM.” This is a group of some of Australia’s most dynamic scientists and technologists whose mission is to create role models for young women and girls and working towards equal representation in the media of men and women in STEM.
The show notes to this episode can be found here: https://techexplorations.com/podcast/stemiverse-0041-dr-rebecca-johnson/
In this episode, Dr. Peter Dalmaris talks with Dr. Sue Keay.
Dr. Sue Keay is recognized as Superstar of STEM by Science & Technology Australia.
Sue is a trained scientist with highly developed business skills. She runs the world's first robotic vision research center.
The Australian Centre for Robotic Vision, headquartered in Brisbane, is an ARC Centre of Excellence with more than 100 researchers distributed across Australian and overseas research institutions.
The Center's mission is to create robots that see and understand their environment so that we can finally reach the tipping point where robots can assume capabilities that have previously only been imagined.
Sue recently developed a successful $1.5m R&D project supported by the Queensland government to explore the vision capabilities of Softbank's social robot, Pepper.
Keen to make sure that women contribute to the development of the technologies of the future, Sue believes that everyone can be a roboticist and that science should be accessible to everyone.
The show notes to this episode can be found here: https://techexplorations.com/podcast/stemiverse-0040-dr-sue-keay/
In this episode, Peter and Marcus talk with Rich Lehrer.
Rich Lehrer divides his time between being the Innovation Coordinator at Brookwood School in Manchester-By-The-Sea, MA and working with educators, both in the U.S. and internationally, to bring authentic Project Based Learning experiences to their students.
For the past five years, Rich has been breaking ground in the use of 3D printing to connect students to their communities and world through finding and solving real-world problems.
Throughout his career, Rich has been an educator in the Canadian public school system, in international schools in Venezuela and Brazil, and in the U.S. independent school system. Throughout his 27 years in education, Rich has been committed to the search for "what works" in education. His quest is to use Project Based Learning in the development and implementation of meaningful, engaging, and authentic student learning experiences for students.
The show notes to this episode can be found here: https://techexplorations.com/podcast/stemiverse-0039-rich-lehrer/
In this episode, Dr. Peter Dalmaris and Marcus Schappi talk with Seven Vinton.
Seven is Co-inventor of the ARD2-INNOV8 shield for Arduino. He has dedicated the past six years to providing support for students and teachers with Digital technologies and creating solutions which make coding easier for students. He presents annually at the DATTA Vic and DLTV conferences, co-authored the Digital Technologies textbook for Nelson Cengage, and is currently designing work units for the new Geelong Technical School.
In this episode, Seven, who is a victim of mechanical typewriters from the previous century, talks STEM curricula and their attributes, increasing literacy performance, using data analysis tools to help with planning in the school environment, best-use cases for end-of-year reports, educating parents, writing a STEM book for a large publisher, being a Youtuber, and much more!
The show notes to this episode can be found here: https://techexplorations.com/podcast/stemiverse-0038-seven-vinton/
In this episode, Dr. Peter Dalmaris talks with Dr. Marc Noakes.
Marc earned his Ph.D. in Science on scholarship with the CSIRO, which provided an apprenticeship in research, management, professional communication, and a solid background in the understanding of science. He then undertook a four-year postdoctoral fellowship at Washington State University which enabled him to develop professional communication skills in addition to leadership, management, and ICT skills.
Upon returning to Australia, Marc undertook postgraduate studies in education and gained employment as a high school science teacher. His high school teaching career enabled him to develop quality teaching skills, develop a sound understanding of the 7-10 science curriculum, HSC Biology, HSC Earth and Environmental Science and HSC Senior Science syllabi, and contribute to science curriculum leadership.
As a STEM Specialist Educator and NESA-endorsed professional development provider, Marc works with schools and STEM-related organizations to develop and deliver high-quality teaching and learning programs and resources through curriculum leadership, professional development, mentoring and classroom support.
In our conversation, Marc talks about the disengagement from Science as students grow into adulthood, re-engagement, helping teachers gain confidence in their ability to teach science, misunderstandings around STEM, hands-on learning and collaboration, why being a polymath helps in being a better teacher, and much more.
The show notes to this episode can be found here: https://techexplorations.com/podcast/stemiverse-0037-dr-marc-noakes/
In this episode, Dr. Peter Dalmaris and Marcus Schappi talk with Dr. Jennifer Yu.
Jennifer is a Principal Scientist and Director of the Disabilities Research Program at SRI International. She specializes in the development, implementation, and evaluation of programs and services that improve learning and quality of life for people with autism, learning disabilities, and mental/behavioral health issues.
She has led experimental and quasi-experimental studies funded by the U.S. Department of Education and the National Science Foundation to evaluate school-related interventions aimed at improving engagement, motivation, and academic performance among elementary to postsecondary students with disabilities.
Dr. Yu received her master's degree in education and a doctorate in public health from Harvard University.
In our discussion, Jennifer talks about her research and covers a multitude of topics. These include the importance of managing the transition of children with autism into adulthood, the predisposition of people with autism to engage with science and technology, relevant technologies and interventions, including SNUDLE, common misconceptions around educational outcomes in people with autism, and so much more.
The show notes to this episode can be found here: https://techexplorations.com/podcast/stemiverse-0036-dr-jennifer-yu/
In this episode, Dr. Peter Dalmaris and Marcus Schappi talk with Dr. Jason Zagami.
Dr. Jason Zagami is an academic in the School of Education and Professional Studies of Griffith University on the Gold Coast in Queensland, Australia where he teaches and conducts research in educational technologies and Computer Science Education (K12).
In his work in innovations in educational technologies, Jason focuses on the identification of emerging trends, educational gaming (including VR, AR, and VWs), student co-creation of secondary worlds, and neural /cognitive activity measurement.
In the field of Computer Science Education (K12) Jason focuses on curriculum implementation approaches involving higher order thinking skill development, concept development through visualisation and manipulation (including visual programming), concept development through use of manipulables (such as Robotics, Drones and IOT), and challenges for female participation in Computer Science education.
Jason has many years' of experience in K-12 computer education and teacher education. He has been the recipient of the Outstanding National Achievement by a Teacher and the Queensland Computer Educator of the Year awards. He is an Apple Distinguished Educator, a Google Certified Innovator, a past president of the Australian Council for Computers in Education (ACCE), a past president of the Queensland Society for Information Technology in Education (QSITE), an editor of the Australian Educational Computing (AEC) journal, and president of the Australian College of Educators (Gold Coast region). Way to go Jason!
The show notes to this episode can be found here: https://techexplorations.com/podcast/stemiverse-0035-dr-jason-zagami/
In this episode, Dr. Peter Dalmaris and Marcus Schappi talk with Dr. Jane Hunter.
Jane is a former primary and high school teacher. She is currently leading a series of postdoctoral research studies in Australia to build teacher capacity in STEM and STEAM in schools. Her work reinforces the importance of pedagogy and ongoing teacher professional learning through action learning in school-university partnerships.
The pedagogical framework featured in her recent book: "Technology integration and High Possibility Classrooms: Building from TPACK" is leading education change and new thinking in schools. Jane also teaches pre-service teachers in the Master of Teaching Program (Secondary) in the School of Education at the University of Technology Sydney.
The show notes to this episode can be found here: https://techexplorations.com/podcast/stemiverse-0034-dr-jane-hunter/
In this episode, Dr. Peter Dalmaris and Marcus Schappi talk with Tim Mendham.
Tim is a Freelance journalist, editor, and executive officer for Australian Skeptics Inc.
In 2000, he was a joint winner of the Australian Business Publishers “Bell” Award for Best Analytical Writing of the Year. In 2006 Fast Thinking was named Best B2B publication in the same awards.
He has written extensively on IT, technology, R&D, business finance, management, and marketing issues. During his career he has edited a number of publications, including Lab News, a technical journal for the R&D community; CFO, the then premier professional magazine for senior finance executives; Fast Thinking, a quarterly publication devoted to innovation issues; and most recently CIO, Australia’s leading magazine for senior IT management.
In this interview, Tim talks about skepticism, critical thinking and how we can help our students and children develop life skills that will help them navigate their way through a confusing and often deceiving world.
The show notes to this episode can be found here: https://techexplorations.com/podcast/stemiverse-0033-tim-mendham/
In this episode, Dr. Peter Dalmaris and Marcus Schappi talk with Shanti Korporaal and Skeeve Stevens.
Skeeve and Shanti are serial entrepreneurs, with multiple technology businesses and startups already in the market and many more planned. Their mission is to build businesses whose purposes is directly, or indirectly linked to personal empowerment. They exist to enable people to build a business, provide a service that they would not otherwise be able to and to stay in business during the disruptopocolypse.
Skeeve and Shanti believe that there is no time like the present to utilize all the global resources to empower dreams and independence and that the next generation of disruptors will come from the hungry developing world.
Skeeve is the dreamer, visionary, productizer and disruptor. Shanti is the doer, level-headed one that makes every happen. In their capacity as futurists and advisors to organizations and governments, they share their view of the future, what that means for education and how we can prepare our children for it (and why we, the parents and teachers are more in need for such preparation).
The show notes to this episode can be found here: https://techexplorations.com/podcast/stemiverse-0032-shanti-korporaal/
In this episode, Dr. Peter Dalmaris and Marcus Schappi talk with Joy Suliman.
Joy is the Learning Space Coordinator at Library Services for the City of Canada Bay, one of Sydney’s most multicultural suburbs.
Joy brings together her diverse experience in learning, technology, workshop facilitation, research, professional development training, regional outreach, and community engagement in her role with City of Canada Bay Libraries.
She leads a multi-disciplinary team that works alongside the community at The Learning Space, The Connection, Rhodes, providing access to online resources and a wide range of programs focusing on digital and emerging technology such as 3D printing, augmented reality, robots, and electronic making.
In her previous roles as the digital media facilitator for Save the Children NSW, as Senior Research Fellow at Queensland University of Technology, and before that Thinkspace Manager at the Powerhouse Museum, Joy has researched, developed and implemented innovative STEAM workshop programs and resources for community, school groups, teachers , and cultural organisation professionals.
She has also worked at the University of Western Sydney, Arab Council Australia, ABC local radio, and the University of Wollongong.
The show notes to this episode can be found here: https://techexplorations.com/podcast/stemiverse-0031-joy-suliman/
In this episode, Dr. Peter Dalmaris and Marcus Schappi talk with Stephen Hohm.
Steve is the Associate Pastor of LIFE Foursquare Church in Decatur, Illinois, USA.
He also teaches part-time at Decatur Christian School in Forsyth, Illinois. Steve has a Bachelor of Science Degree in Mission Education from North Central University in Minneapolis, Minnesota (1984). He has over 30 years of teaching experience in various settings, including teaching various math and computer-related subjects.
Since 2012, Steve has operated a light and sound Christmas display with over 40,000 lights on more than 300 networked circuits syncopated with Christmas music and broadcast on a low-power transmitter for people to enjoy. The show runs every night in December and is a special holiday event for hundreds of families in the community.
The private school where Steve teaches is expanding its curriculum to include STEM subjects, including Micro-controllers, Robotics, and Programming. Steve is creating the curriculum for the “Arduino Masters” class by gleaning from various sources and materials.
Steve is a teacher who loves to learn.
The show notes to this episode can be found here: https://techexplorations.com/podcast/stemiverse-0030-stephen-hohm/
In this episode, Dr. Peter Dalmaris talks with James Zaki.
James is a Graduate of Mechatronic Engineering and Computer Science with honors and 14 years of industry experience.
He started in industrial automation and then transitioning to application development.
Outside of development James worked as engineering team lead and management in small-medium sized companies. He worked predominantly with start-ups and small companies, and has spent considerable time abroad (France, China, India), and always connected to the EduTech space. James is skilled in programming for various devices: mobile, Linux, and microcontrollers. He is experienced at turning product ideas into reality and managing mixed developer teams.
James can speak fluent French, which he has taught himself.
He is also one of the organizers of Ozberry, perhaps Australia's largest Raspberry Pi and Maker-related meetup.
The show notes to this episode can be found here: https://techexplorations.com/podcast/stemiverse-0029-james-zaki/
In this episode, Dr. Peter Dalmaris and Marcus Schappi talk with Nigel Cartmell.
Nigel is the founder of AKL Mini-makers. Started in 2015, AKL Mini-Makers' delivers parent-led technology workshops for Primary and Intermediate school-age children. Nigel and other AKL Mini-Makers' members teach design thinking, and maker culture skills, for prototyping – electronics, coding, digital design and 3d printing. The weekly workshops run weekly workshops started in February 2016, are financially supported by Parents, and partnered with Auckland Council and AUT (the Auckland University of Technology). They aim to grow with the children (currently 11-years old) until they’re old enough to become junior tutors – a wider tutor base enabling an increase in class numbers.
In this interview, Nigel talks about his journey to start the AKL Mini-Makers' workshops as a way to help his daughter to learn and build cool stuff, and to complement what she was learning at school.
The show notes to this episode can be found here: https://techexplorations.com/podcast/stemiverse-0028-nigel-cartmell/
In this episode, Dr. Peter Dalmaris and Marcus Schappi talk with Peter Mahony.
Peter is the manager of Education and Digital Learning for Sydney’s Museum of Applied Arts and Sciences. He leads program direction and delivery for the Museum’s school learning experiences including Thinkspace and The Mars Lab, coding and game design. He is a learning leader for MAAS, a lean startup approach that involves staging punk learning ‘design experiments’ in partnership with young people and school educators or the co-design of bespoke learning experiments.
He initiated Sydney’s first Mini-Maker Faire back in 2014, which has since evolved into an annual event. He has a Master of Teaching, Graduate Diploma in Music Therapy, Bachelor of Arts. Peter’s background is performing and community arts. Back in the day, as performer and musician, he toured nationally and internationally with Castanet Club, including the Edinburgh Arts Festival Fringe, and nationally with theatre and cabaret shows. Currently, Peter sings tenor in Sydney gospel choir Cafe of the Gate of Salvation.
The show notes to this episode can be found here: https://techexplorations.com/podcast/stemiverse-0027-peter-mahony/
In this episode, Dr. Peter Dalmaris and Marcus Schappi talk with Simone Maciel.
Simone is a creative individual who revels in educating people. Having graduated from university with a Bachelor in Arts and a Diploma of Education (secondary), Simone spent the next seven years teaching Drama, Music, English, History, Religious Education and Photographic and Digital Media
Her passion for technology imbued itself in her teaching pedagogy and Simone co-led a successful and creative one-to-one laptop program in her time as an educator. Her areas of expertise include movie making, photography, public speaking, and music integration. Simone has spent the past seventeen years involved in musical theatre, and she draws on this experience in her teaching practice.
In 2012, Simone resigned from her full-time classroom teaching role to pursue a career in teacher training and currently runs Professional Development workshops for MAC1 on a plethora of areas, of which the most popular has become STEM with a specific focus on coding and robotics using Apple Technologies. Her focus is to redefine purpose and authenticity in teaching instruction and at the core of her philosophy is a centered approach to ethics in coding.
The show notes to this episode can be found here: https://techexplorations.com/podcast/stemiverse-0026-simone-maciel/
In this episode, Dr. Peter Dalmaris and Marcus Schappi talk with Kieran Nolan.
This episode is special because while it might not seem that it's about education, it actually is! In this discussion, Kieran takes us for a ride in the world of networks, block chains, total online transparency, and ten-year-old students create their own cryptocurrencies. Stay with us; it will be worth it!
Kieran Nolan is a qualified Network Engineer, certified Cloud Migration Architect, and Educational Technologist, with certifications from Google, Microsoft and Cisco and a Degree in Network Engineering.
He has 10+ years of experience working in schools from K-12. Under Kieran’s leadership, Wooranna Park Primary School (WPPS) has established itself as an exemplar in introducing the digital world to students.
The school has led the way in establishing a ‘24/7 International Virtual Learning Environment’ in Minecraft, Victoria’s first CoderDojo, Australia’s first Immersive Education Club (iED Club), the World’s youngest Cisco class., and the very first ‘School on the Blockchain.’
The show notes to this episode can be found here: https://techexplorations.com/podcast/stemiverse-0025-kieran-nolan/
In this episode, Dr. Peter Dalmaris and Marcus Schappi talk with Viv White.
Viv is the founder of an innovative new design for learning and schools.
Viv taught primary and secondary education for 13 years, worked in tertiary research for five years as a research fellow at Macquarie University and Victoria University, and served as an adjunct professor at the University of Western Sydney.
She is co-founder, managing director and company secretary of Big Picture Education Australia. The work that Viv does in Big Picture Education is the main topic of our discussion in this episode.
Viv has taken the lead in establishing Big Picture Learning International (BPLI), a venture that will influence governments and educational institutions and launch more schools for disadvantaged and disengaged youth.
The show notes to this episode can be found here: https://techexplorations.com/podcast/stemiverse-0024-viv-white/
In this episode, Dr. Peter Dalmaris and Marcus Schappi talk with Josh Cox.
Josh Cox founded Reptile Encounters in 2007, following a lifelong interest in Australian wildlife. With two parents with teaching backgrounds, the idea was born to take animals into classrooms and educate students about nature.
Josh is the soon to be the author of “Better Humans Empower your students to save the planet,” he has a degree in Medical Science from LaTrobe University and worked in the pharmaceutical industry prior to starting Reptile Encounters.
The show notes to this episode can be found here: https://techexplorations.com/podcast/stemiverse-0023-josh-cox/
In this episode, Dr. Peter Dalmaris and Marcus Schappi talk with Saskia and Alastair.
This is the second part of the Barker College Redbacks team interview. If you haven’t listened to the first part, in which we interview Lael Grant, the team coordinator, please do so now before listening to this second part. Everything will make more sense then!
In this episode, we hear from Saskia and Alastair. Saskia is a current member of the team and one of the Team Captains. She is a Year-11 student. Alastair is a team alumnus and now an Engineering student. Saskia and Alastair talk about life and learning as a competitive robotics team member.
The show notes to this episode can be found here: https://techexplorations.com/podcast/stemiverse-0022-saskia-alaster/
In this episode, Dr. Peter Dalmaris and Marcus Schappi talk with Lael Grant.
Lael is computer programming teacher at Barker College, based in the Sydney suburb of Hornsby, in Australia.
At the College, Lael is the team coordinator and part of the mentor team of the Barker Redbacks. The Redbacks have established themselves as one of the leading Robotics teams in Australia. When Lael is not planning the future of robotics and STEM education at Barker, he teaches programming as a part of the Computer Science faculty.
We interviewed Lael and two student members of the Redback team at the Barker College campus. The result is a two-part episode in which we discuss the importance of using robotics as a vehicle to develop multiple skill sets and attitudes in students.
In this first episode, Lael talks about Robotics education at Barker College and the benefits of cooperative competition.
In the second episode, two student members of the Redbacks team (one current and one alumni) give us a student perspective of what team membership is like for them, and how it has helped them develop technical, personal and interpersonal skills. Saskia, a current member and one of the Team Captains, is in Year 11. And Alastair is a team alumnus and now studying Engineering.
I'll take one more minute in this introduction to give you some background on the Redbacks Robotics team.
The team grew from a small number of students in 2014 through to their successes in 2017. In 2017 the team competed in Australia and around the globe in the FIRST Robotics Competition (FRC), the FIRST Tech Challenge (FTC) and the VEX Robotics Competition (VRC). The team won the most Regionals of any team in FRC and were finalists in their Division at Championships.
The show notes to this episode can be found here: https://techexplorations.com/podcast/stemiverse-0021-lael-grant/
In this episode, Dr. Peter Dalmaris and Marcus Schappi talk with Matt Richards.
Matt is an education and creative director, learning innovation leader and educational technologist. He has ten years experience creating innovative learning environments, high performing teams and education programmes in schools, social enterprise and government organizations (most recently the new Hinatore Learning Lab at New Zealand's National Museum). Matt employs emerging technologies to empower learners and build global learning communities. He is a Google Certified Innovator and Microsoft Innovative Educator Expert.
The show notes to this episode can be found here: https://techexplorations.com/podcast/stemiverse-0020-matt-richards/
In this episode, Dr. Peter Dalmaris and Marcus Schappi talk with Brian McNally.
Brian is a veteran teacher with 23 years of experience.
Brian has moved from Outdoor Education to Primary Physical Education, Secondary Physical Education, IT, Maths and Science. Specializing in Gifted and Talented Education, Brian is now teaching stage 3 students, which is years 5 and 6, on the NSW Central Coast in Australia.
He regularly presents seminars and training events to teachers in topics such as: • Thinking while Moving in Mathematics • Using IT in PE • Mathematics
These are some of the topics that we will discuss in this podcast. Brian’s passion is in encouraging students to make links between concepts taught in STEM subjects. By making learning relevant through Pop Culture, his students become actively engaged in their lessons through familiarity with themes common to their generation.
The show notes to this episode can be found here: https://techexplorations.com/podcast/stemiverse-0019-brian-mcnally/
In this episode of Stemiverse Podcast, Dr. Peter Dalmaris and Marcus Schappi talk with Naomi Young.
Naomi Young, who is also known by her screen nick-name "Nay Nay," is a star of ABC Kids and the creator of the TV and YouTube Kids show Tinkertime. Her songs ‘Bubble Pop’, ‘Smash It Down, ‘I Have A Voice’ and ‘My Brother Ate My LEGO’ are Australian household favorites. You may also know Naomi for her work as the voice of ‘Hootabelle’ on Giggle and Hoot. Her TV credits also include Nickelodeon’s host of Nick Takes Over Your School and Sarvo’, The Wiggles (assistant choreographer, dancer), Playhouse Disney, Home and Away, All Saints and much more.
Naomi has been working in Children’s Television and Theatre for 15 years. She graduated with a BA Media & Cultural Studies and Graduate Diploma of Education (Secondary English & Drama) both from Macquarie University. Her kids' channel, Tinkertime is all about experimenting, pulling things apart and not being afraid to make mistakes. Nay Nay wants to encourage kids to get curious about STEAM (Science, Technology, Art, Engineering, Maths) and nurture a love of adventure and inventive thinking.
While in education, Naomi was Runner Up Most Outstanding New Teacher awarded by the NSW Teachers Guild in 2009. On top of her teaching load, she co-founded The Project - Schools Industry Arts, an initiative that collaborated with schools and arts industry professionals to push the boundaries of arts education programs in schools. The team delivered NSW Institute of Teachers accredited professional development to hundreds of teachers.
After building her own companies, Naomi has become passionate about encouraging artists and educators to take an entrepreneurial approach to building brands and utilizing online mediums and has begun consulting small businesses and individuals.
The show notes to this episode can be found here: https://techexplorations.com/podcast/stemiverse-0018-naomi-young/
In this episode, Dr. Peter Dalmaris talks with Dr. Steve Brodie.
Steve has over 20 years’ experience in research and development, commercialization and open innovation within corporate research and development laboratories (multinational and SME) and University technology transfer offices. He is a creative intrapreneur with a proven ability to recognize innovation opportunities and to create and implement solutions to go after them.
A core theme throughout Steve's career has been innovation and, in particular, how individuals and organizations can collaborate to identify innovation opportunities, develop new ideas and innovate.
Currently, Steve is the Executive Manager, Innovation at CSIRO, Australia's premier research organization. ON is Australia's national science and technology accelerator specializing in assisting researchers from the fields of science and technology working on projects that have the potential to shape Australia's future.
In this interview, we discuss Open Collaborative and Wicked innovation, classroom-friendly ways to foster innovative thinking, Lady Bird science books, the continuum between school student and a University career as a researcher, problem-solving and much more.
The show notes to this episode can be found here: https://techexplorations.com/podcast/stemiverse-0017-dr-steve-brodie/
In this episode, Dr. Peter Dalmaris and Marcus Schappi talk with Dr. Karsten Schulz.
Karsten Schulz (Ph.D.) is an engineer, computer scientist, and educator. He is leading the Digital Technologies Institute and is the designer of the B4 Modular Microprocessor for the classroom. Karsten has a background in the ICT industry, specifically in R&D. He has been involved in the Digital Technologies education space since 2008. Some of his previous activities include Young ICT Explorer and Bebras. Most recently, he designed and manufactured the B4 Modular Microprocessor, with which students can experiment in the classroom. Karsten is passionate about digital and biological systems, their similarities, and how things work deep inside.
The show notes to this episode can be found here: https://techexplorations.com/podcast/stemiverse-0016-dr-karsten-schulz/
In this episode, Dr. Peter Dalmaris and Marcus Schappi talk with Pip Cleaves.
Pip Cleaves is the National Education Manager for Code Club Australia, a not for profit organization that has supported the development of over 18,000 clubs and 65,000 students to code every week. She also works as a Sessional Lecturer in the Education and Arts Faculty at The Australian Catholic University.
She has worked extensively within the education industry nationally and globally, and in education technology since 2005. Pip also runs a small business to provide professional learning to educators around technology.
In this discussion, Pip talks about STEM education, Code Club (where she is the National Education Manager), technology education support for teachers, schools and libraries, education volunteering, and much more.
The show notes to this episode can be found here: https://techexplorations.com/podcast/stemiverse-0015-pip-cleaves/
In this episode of Stemiverse, Dr. Peter Dalmaris and Marcus Schappi talk with Professor John Fischetti.
Professor Fischetti is Head of School of Education School at the University of Newcastle.
Over the past 30 years John has worked to revamp classroom practices, school structures and board policies around the new era we are in, that he calls “the collaborative, global innovation age.”
In the past, John has served as a Dean in the US, a Professor, and teacher.
Working inside school reform, revamping teacher education and rethinking leadership preparation over the past thirty years, Professor John Fischetti brings a divergent set of experiences to The University of Newcastle.
In this hour-long, gem-packed discussion, John talks about
• equity vs. equality in education, • flipped schools, • refugee education in Miami, • personalized education, • intellectual inspiration, • student engagement, • how to equip our children with the intellectual tools they need to reach the moon and beyond, • how the role of teachers has already changed, • and much much more.
The show notes to this episode can be found here: https://techexplorations.com/podcast/stemiverse-0014-professor-john-fischetti/
In this episode of Stemiverse Podcast, Dr. Peter Dalmaris talks with Meridith Ebbs.
Meridith is a teacher with 23 years of experience in K-10 and adult education. She is interested in integrating STEM into classrooms, and she is now also working as the NSW Project Officer for the CSER program with the University of Adelaide. She speaks regularly at conferences on Digital Technologies and evolving pedagogies so teachers can futureproof the skills of students.
The show notes to this episode can be found here: https://techexplorations.com/podcast/stemiverse-0013-meridith-ebbs/
In this episode of Stemiverse, Dr. Peter Dalmaris and Marcus Schappi talk with Nicola O'Brien.
Nicola is the founder of Code Rangers, a company based in Sydney that teaches children how to code, develop games, and apps. Nicola's created Code Rangers after a long career in Corporate Law and Finance. She is particularly passionate about programming and understands the importance of technology literacy as a basic prerequisite for our children's digital future.
Let's listen to Nicola as she describes her teaching philosophy as she applies it in Code Rangers.
The show notes to this episode can be found here: https://techexplorations.com/podcast/stemiverse-0012-nicola-obrien/
In this episode of Stemiverse, Dr. Peter Dalmaris and Marcus Schappi talk with Ariane Skapetis.
Ariane is currently a Learning Technologist in Higher-Ed with qualifications and expertise in e-learning, blended learning, and K-12 Education. She has held numerous roles throughout her lengthy career in Education. Teacher, Computer Coordinator, ICT Consultant in Sydney region schools and now as a Learning Technologist at UTS. Ariane has seen it all: from the introduction of the Internet to schools in the early 1990s to modern game-based learning, “flipping” the classroom and using mobile phones to enhance educational outcomes.
The show notes to this episode can be found here: https://techexplorations.com/podcast/stemiverse-0011-ariane-skapetis/
In this episode of Stemiverse, Dr. Peter Dalmaris and Marcus Schappi talk with Philip Mallon.
Starting at the age of 9, Philip built a radio crystal set, and this became the foundation for an interest in electronics. Phillip's path has given him countless opportunities to learn and to teach during the last forty years.
As a cadet with the NSW Department of Public Works, he studied Science and Technology at the University of Sydney. This was followed by further studies in the UK and a Master's degree in Engineering Science at the University of NSW. Philip applied his new knowledge in biomedical engineering to providing electromedical equipment for the new Westmead Hospital. He worked on the first electronic toll system for the Sydney Harbour Bridge and was the control systems engineer on the Accelerated Loading Facility.
Philip helped provide the first computer systems engineering labs at UTS and was employed there as both engineering manager and an academic to provide both teaching and practical engineering skills for students.
While at UTS Philip was a director for Autism Australia now Aspect and took an interest in supporting schools for Autistic children.
At the RTA Philip was engaged in Intelligent Transport Systems Projects (ITS) including the flashing lights at all schools zones in NSW, road safety projects including the Lithgow black ice detection project, managed motorways, the new T-Way bus systems for Sydney and structural health and security monitoring projects including monitoring the Sydney Harbour Bridge for security threats.
Now retired, Philip is an active maker and mentor to other makers at the University of the Third Age ( u3a) and various Sydney Meetups including ozBerry, Sydney Robotics and Coding, and Hack Sounds.
Philip's maker projects involve music, robotics, home automation, environmental monitoring, software engineering, and electronics and he is interested in how people with disabilities such as autism and retired seniors can be creative as makers.
Philip exhibited his maker projects at the Sydney mini-maker fair last year. He is an alpha tester for new Seeed Products including reSpeaker and won two of their design competitions using reSpeaker and WioLink.
In the next hour or so, Peter and Marcus explore Philip's amazing engineering and learning experiences, and it is fascinating!
The show notes to this episode can be found here: https://techexplorations.com/podcast/stemiverse-0010-phillip-mallon/
In this episode of Stemiverse, Dr. Peter Dalmaris and Marcus talk with Ben Newsome.
Ben Newsome is the founder of Fizzics Education, a company that specializes in delivering interactive science workshops and shows. Through Fizzics Education, Ben reaches around 300,000 children each year, in person or via video conference, in Austalia or around the world.
Ben is a qualified Science Teacher and a former Environmental Consultant, a Children's Summer Camp director, and a CSIRO Education Team member.
Ben is the recipient of the 2013 Northern Districts Education Centre (Sydney) Winston Churchill Fellowship. He is on the leadership team for the International Society for Technology in Education Interactive Video Conferencing group and an Ambassador for the Association of Science Education Technicians NSW. He is also part of the education advisory committee for the GWS Giants AFL team and a co-founder of two non-profit museum collaborative networks: Virtual Excursions Australia & the Pinnacle Education Collaborative.
The show notes to this episode can be found here: https://techexplorations.com/podcast/stemiverse-0009-ben-newsome/
In this episode of Stemiverse, Dr. Peter Dalmaris and Marcus Schappi talk with John Burfoot.
John is a STEM robotics teacher and trainer. He is a Science and STEAM specialist in the state of NSW in Australia, for primary schools. He also facilitates and delivers technology workshops through the MacICT Innovations Centre at Macquarie University in Sydney.
John is also a founder of Sci-riffic, a company that delivers specialist science and robotics training for schools. As you will see, John has a passion for science and technology and a vast experience in teaching it. He also has a lot of experience outside of teaching, and in particular in communications, marketing, electronics, avionics, and as a special effects technician.
The show notes to this episode can be found here: https://techexplorations.com/podcast/stemiverse-0008-john-burfoot/
In this episode of Stemiverse, Dr. Peter Dalmaris and Marcus Schappi talk with Tim Heineke.
Tim is a former Physical Education teacher and has been wondering about the art and practice of student engagement. In fact, he founded the Student Engagement Institute, based in Sydney Australia, to explore what it takes to help students become passionate learners.
Tim is the author of Student Engagement, How to inspire and motivate every child, and offers professional educational experiences for teachers that want to make a difference in the lives of children. Tim’s book and approach in teaching dominate our discussion, which is full of practical ideas for turning any classroom into a place where children want to be.
The show notes to this episode can be found here: https://techexplorations.com/podcast/stemiverse-0007-tim-heinecke/
In this episode of Stemiverse, Dr. Peter Dalmaris and Marcus Schappi talk with Professor Jorge De Sousa Pires.
Jorge is a retired associate professor. He was a researcher and senior lecturer at Uppsala University. He was also the Research and Education manager of Apple Sweden from 1988 onwards, and in 1996 he joined the Education Team of Apple Europe.
Jorge is fascinated by the power of technology to transform education. He worked at Malmo University in Sweden with the specific goal of improving Computer Assisted Learning at the University. He is also the author of several books and many peer-reviewed articles in Education and engineering.
In this conversation, Jorge discusses his colorful experiences in his long career in education. From helping his mother to teach grammar in her school in Portugal, to moving to Sweden, learning several languages, spearheading many educational initiatives, and using spreadsheets as a teaching tool.
The show notes to this episode can be found here: https://techexplorations.com/podcast/stemiverse-0006-jorge-desousa-pires/
In this episode of Stemiverse, Dr. Peter Dalmaris and Marcus Schappi talk with Keith Heggart.
Keith is an Academic at the University of Technology, Sydney, and the University of Western Sydney. He is an Organiser at the NSW Independent Education Union, expecting a Ph.D. in Citizen Education and Critical Pedagogy expected at the end of 2017, and many more qualifications in Education and Engineering.
In this conversation, Keith discusses some of the STEM-related topics that excite him, including community-lead makerspaces, the magic of the Raspberry Pi, programming, online resources for teachers, and practical approaches to teaching science.
The show notes to this episode can be found here: https://techexplorations.com/podcast/stemiverse-0005-keith-heggart/
In this episode of Stemiverse, Dr. Peter Dalmaris and Marcus Schappi talk with Chris Johnson and Keith Burton.
Both Chris and Keith are retired academics with love for technology and education. They have teamed up to create large constructions using Meccano blocks and Arduino-powered electronics. They take this hobby seriously, as you will hear later on.
In this conversation, Chris and Keith discuss their Meccano crane and explain how it represents a great way to introduce children to engineering and programming. Among other things, we also discuss the Differential Analyser, robotics, artificial intelligence and conversation bots, and the dangers of abstraction in education.
The show notes to this episode can be found here: https://techexplorations.com/podcast/stemiverse-0004-chris-johnson-keith-burston/
In this episode of Stemiverse, Dr. Peter Dalmaris and Marcus Schappi talk with Pasi Suhonen.
Pasi is a Maker from Finland. By day, he is a customer-facing engineer at Rohde & Schwarz Finland, a German telecommunications company based in Munich, Germany. At any other time, Pasi is a tinkerer and lifelong learner.
In this conversation, Pasi tells us about his path in education and especially his experience as an apprentice, what schooling is like in Finland, and his hobbies, in particular microcontrollers, programming and radio astronomy. I think you will find Pasi's learning experiences very interesting!
The show notes to this episode can be found here: https://techexplorations.com/podcast/stemiverse-0003-pasi-suhonen/
In this episode of Stemiverse, Dr. Peter Dalmaris and Marcus Schappi talk with Julija McDowell.
Julija and her husband Nicholas are the founders of TinkerTank, a creativity and collaboration space in beautiful Manly, just out of Sydney, Australia. At TinkerTank, Julija, and her mentor collaborators offer STEAM education programs and activities, aimed to inspire the next generation of scientist and engineers.
In this conversation, Julija discuses STEM, makerspaces, schooling and homeschooling, and how to motivate children so that they learn because they want to, not because they have to.
The show notes to this episode can be found here: https://techexplorations.com/podcast/stemiverse-0002-julija-mcdowell/
In this episode of Stemiverse, Dr. Peter Dalmaris and Marcus Schappi talk with Jenny Lynch.
Jenny wears many colorful hats, and depending on the day she is a science communicator, a trainer, an educator and a designer of science kits for toy companies. She is the founder of Creative Science, a Sydney-based science communication business.
In this conversation, Jenny shares with us her experiences and lots of actionable advice for science teachers.
The show notes to this episode can be found here: https://techexplorations.com/podcast/stemiverse-0001-jenny-lynch/