Recently, the Federal Education Minister, Alan Tudge, called upon the Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA) to substantially rewrite the new draft of the Australian Curriculum. Among other subjects, he focused on History and Civics and Citizenship, arguing that, in the new draft, “important historical events are removed or reframed, such as the emphasis on invasion theory over Australia Day. Even…
Tag: Engagement
How to bridge the teacher and academic divide online
The Problem & the Proposal One of the most widely accepted facts in education is that teachers and academics often do not mix. This hurts teachers engagement with research and its application in the classrooms. Social media, and Twitter especially, holds the potential to bring together teachers, academics, and others within shared spaces to develop…
AECT Presentation 2021
This is a presentation that I did with some colleagues at AECT 2021.
Postgraduate Information Session
Microcredentials and Automated Feedback: A Perfect Match?
Even before COVID-19, universities and other educational and training institutions were exploring ways that they might reach learners who were increasingly time-poor. Microcredentials were – and still are – touted as a possible solution by providing learners with the option to undertake study at a pace that suits them, with no long-term commitments required. This…
Tensions and Existential Crises in Learning Design
This is a presentation that I delivered for the UTS LD Meet Up.
Teachers and Learning Analytics – what’s the connection?
It’s almost impossible to escape the notion that data is changing every aspect of our lives. ‘Big’ data is often conflated with ideas like artificial intelligence and machine learning, and also ethical issues like privacy and security. And, of course, these ideas have made their way into education, and that means that data, learning analytics and…
Book review of Activist Citizenship Education in Connect
Connect student voice magazine is an institution (and sadly, an institution that is coming to an end shortly), but it was nice to see them featuring my book in an article by Derry Hannam. You can read it here (page 29): https://research.acer.edu.au/connect/vol2021/iss249/1/
#edureading CREDS Presentation
This is a short presentation I did to the CREDS team as part of our informal catch ups.
Podcast @ Parryville
Here’s me talking civics and citizenship with Mark Parry: https://soundcloud.com/mark-parry-3/keith-heggart