Professor Yong Zhao is a Foundation Distinguished Professor in the School of Education at the University of Kansas and a professor in Educational Leadership at the Melbourne Graduate School of Education in Australia. He has published over 100 articles and 30 books focussing on the implications of globalisation and technology on education.

Yong believes that the education system is outdated and the focus ought to be on giving students the autonomy to take control of their learning.

Yong’s hope for the future of education:

“I really hope that students can be treated as human beings when they come to school; that is, they have passion, intention, they are nurtured as learners, and they want to be creative - and schools ought to respect that. To understand that we don’t get students ready for the future, we get them ready to create the future.”

Yong Zhao

Join us for this episode where Paul, Gabrielle, and Yong dive into what the education industry needs and how creativity plays a role in educating young people.

Further Reading

BOOKS/ARTICLES MENTIONED:

"World Class Learners" by Yong Zhao

"Learning for Uncertainty" by G. Williamson McDiarmid and Yong Zhao 

"Democratising Creative Educational Experiences" by Ronald A Beghetto and Yong Zhao

ORGANISATIONS MENTIONED:
American Educational Research Association – Review of Educational Research
 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

• 1:32 Why do we need to educate with creativity and entrepreneurial thinking in mind?
• 3:50 What has changed in education in the last ten years?
• 5:55 What would you say to the Minister for Education?
• 10:00 Do you think creativity can be taught?
• 14:31 How do we go about teaching creativity in schools?
• 30:00 Giving students more control and Interdisciplinary Study Time
• 34:25 Entrepreneurship in education
• Can you measure creativity?
• 39:40 What is your hope for the future of education?

CONNECT WITH PAUL BROWNING
Visit >> www.acceleratingchange.com.au
LinkedIn >> https://www.linkedin.com/in/pauldbrowning/

CONNECT WITH GABRIELLE KEMPTON 
Visit >> https://realmsofthinking.com.au/
 

CONNECT WITH YONG ZHAO

LinkedIn >> https://www.linkedin.com/in/jason-pallant/
Twitter >> @YongZhaoEd

#education #creativity #futureofeducation

Learn about the blockchain, NFTs and the technology behind the metaverse.

“Let’s be open to the possibility of it [metaverse] augmenting our experience – I think that is where I see the potential – it’s not about replacing what we’re doing, but complementing what we do.”

BOOKS MENTIONED:
“Ready Player One” by Ernest Cline
 

ORGANISATIONS MENTIONED:
Facebook/Meta
Jimmy Rees, Comedian
Guild of Guardians, computer game
Immutable, Australian company
 

ARTICLES BY JASON
My first NFT: Why they’re not easy to buy – yet

TABLE OF CONTENTS
• 1:00 Jason’s background and how he came to be interested in consumer behaviour, blockchain, NFTs and the metaverse
• 3:12 What is an NFT, blockchain and the metaverse?
• 8:10 What’s the appeal of NFTs and what does it tell us about consumer behaviour?
• 10:20 What NFTs has Jason bought and why?
• 12:51 How is the technology improving?
• 15:22 What is the metaverse and why do people want to go there and escape the real world?
• 15:42 Should parents be frightened of this metaverse?
• 22:06 Where’s all this headed?
• 25:22 What advice would you give to parents and students about this brave new world?
 

CONNECT WITH PAUL BROWNING
Visit >> www.acceleratingchange.com.au
LinkedIn >> https://www.linkedin.com/in/pauldbrowning/
 

CONNECT WITH JASON PALLANT
LinkedIn >> https://www.linkedin.com/in/jason-pallant/
Twitter >> @DrJRetail

#metaverse #nfts #blockchain #web3.0

In the first episode in Season 2 of the Accelerating Change podcast, Dr Paul Browning speaks with Sue Keay, Founder and Chair of Robotics Australia Group.

Sue grew up in Newcastle, NSW where she studied earth sciences at university, specialising in isotope geochemistry, before making her way to the tech industry and moving to Queensland. Since then, Sue has been responsible for setting up the world’s first robotic vision research centre, Australian Centre for Robotic Vision, and has also led the development of Australia’s first Robotics roadmap outlining how robotics and automation will impact on every sector of the Australian economy.

Further Reading

BOOKS MENTIONED:

"The Future” by Al Gore

"Thank you for being late" by Thomas Friedman

"Sapiens" by Youval Hari

ORGANISATIONS MENTIONED:

Silicon Valley Robotics

European Union's approach to regulation of tech giants

KEY GROWTH SECTORS AND SKILLS

• Computer science
• Machine learning engineers
• Data science
• Electrical and mechanical engineering
• Agriculture

TABLE OF CONTENTS

• 1:00 Sue's background
• 6:40 What is AI?
• 9:05 Is AI coming or is it already here?
• 11:00 What are the ethical dimensions of AI? Just because we can, should we?
• 12:30 The gender gap in AI and robotics
• 14:45 Should we be frightened of the future of AI and what it means for humans?
• 15:42 The dangers of technology - digital literacy and influence of tech giants
• 18:23 How can we empower ourselves to make a difference?
• 21:18 Job displacement, job invention and education
• 27:25 Advice for young people to get into robotics or quantum computing

CONNECT WITH PAUL BROWNING

Visit >> www.acceleratingchange.com.au
LinkedIn >> https://www.linkedin.com/in/pauldbrowning/

CONNECT WITH SUE KEAY

LinkedIn >> https://www.linkedin.com/in/sue-keay-b9a8933/

Twitter >> @suekeay

#robotics #artificialintelligence #education