Hosted by John Mikton and Dan Taylor. Every two weeks we discuss all aspects of technology and life in International Schools.
Episodes
Tuesday Jul 26, 2022
Tuesday Jul 26, 2022
Dr. Park shares her journey founding the DQ Institute, writing her book IQ EQ DQ New Intelligence in the AI age, Digital Citizenship and Literacy and her work across the globe focused on these areas. Together we explore the challenges of the digital landscape students and parents are navigating, the learnings from her work, and how to leverage many of the strategies available to schools and educators with the DQ Institute.
About Dr. Yuhyun Park
Dr. Yuhyun Park is a world-leading expert in digital skills and child online safety. She created the Digital Intelligence (DQ) concept and framework, which is the world’s first global standards and a common framework for digital literacy, skills, and readiness (IEEE 3527.1) which was endorsed by the IEEE Standards Association, OECD, and World Economic Forum in 2018. Dr. Park developed the Child Online Safety Index, the world's first real-time metric tracker to help nations understand their children’s online safety status, and leads the #DQEveryChild initiative, a global digital citizenship movement for children.
In addition, she has been serving in various international leadership positions related to digital economy, skills, and safety, including as the leader of the EQUALS ITU Digital Skills Coalition, the chair of TikTok Safety Advisory Council AP, and International Lead for Digital Economy in the G20 Civil Society (2020). She also serves as an adjunct professor at Yonsei University and a board member at Future Consensus institute in South Korea.
She has received several international awards, including recognition as a World Economic Forum Young Global Leader, Ashoka Fellow, Eisenhower Fellow, and multiple UNESCO prizes. She co-authored the "Dictionary for Economics", which is the most widely used dictionary for economics in Korea. Her academic experiences include serving as an adjunct professor at Yonsei University in Korea and as a director at Nanyang Technological University in Singapore. Dr Park completed her Ph.D. degree and post-doctoral studies in biostatistics at Harvard University
Dr. Yuhyun Park on Social Media
Website: http://www.dqinstitute.org, http://dqworld.net
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DQInstitute.org/, https://www.linkedin.com/in/yuhyunpark/
Twitter: @YuhyunPark_
Resources:
Book: IQ EQ DQ: New Intelligence in the AI Age
https://www.amazon.sg/IQ-EQ-DQ-New-Intelligence/dp/981495439X
John Mikton on Social Media
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jmikton/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/jmikton
Web: beyonddigital.org
Dan Taylor on social media:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dantcz/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/DanTaylorAE
Web: www.appsevents.com
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Saturday Jul 09, 2022
Saturday Jul 09, 2022
Dr. Helen Kelly shares learnings from her research, work and workshops on wellbeing focused on supporting and guiding schools, educators and school leaders. We take this opportunity with Helen's expertise to better understand strategies and the creative challenges schools encounter engaging with school wellbeing and how the pandemic has impacted this area and awareness. How can schools and school leaders address this important area in today landscape.
About Helen Kelly
Helen Kelly is a researcher, writer and speaker in the field of school wellbeing. Between 2006 and 2020, when she retired from her work as a school principal, Helen led international schools in Bangkok, Berlin and Hong Kong. Prior to this she spent a decade as a member of the English legal profession, representing employees in the area of health and safety at work, with a focus on industrial accidents and diseases.
Helen is most known for her work on school leader and teacher wellbeing. She has a worldwide audience for her blogposts, articles, speaking engagements and workshops. Through her work as The Positive Principal, she aims to provide practical support to teachers, school leaders and those responsible for running and supporting schools, to enhance wellbeing and maximise the potential of the whole school community.
Helen is currently completing work on her book School Leaders Matter: Preventing Burnout, Managing Stress and Improving Wellbeing which will be published by Routledge later in the year.
Helen Kelly on Social Media
Twitter: @drhkelly
Facebook: The Positive Principal
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-helen-kelly-65996919
Website: www.drhelenkelly.com
Resources:
International School Teacher Wellbeing During the COVID 19 Pandemic – The 2021 Report
Improving School Wellbeing Through Positive School Culture WIDEducation Magazine May 2021
In Focus: Covid’s troubling impact on international school teacher wellbeing
Podcast -Wellbeing and Resilience in Schools
John Mikton on Social Media
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jmikton/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/jmikton
Web: beyonddigital.org
Dan Taylor on social media:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dantcz/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/DanTaylorAE
Web: www.appsevents.com
Listen on: iTunes / Podbean / Stitcher / Spotify / YouTube
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Saturday Jun 18, 2022
Saturday Jun 18, 2022
Guests : Tim Evans : Founding Educational Technology Coordinator at Stamford American School Hong Kong, Jason Reagin: IBCP Coordinator & MYP Design EducatorI Chadwick International School Dave Freeman: Director of HR and Operations at Nuna, James Sayer : Director of AppsEvents, Asia & Middle East.
Throughout the pandemic International School Podcast connected with educators focused on supporting education technology from around the globe touching base on the pandemic, how schools pivoted to support learners, and each sharing from their geographic context. 18 months on, a chance to reflect together again on shared experiences . Here they share their learnings from the pandemic and and what the future might look like in schools and organisations .
@diskon4no | @JamesDSayer | @edTechEvans | @ChinaAnswers
John Mikton on Social Media
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jmikton/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/jmikton
Web: beyonddigital.org
Dan Taylor on social media:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dantcz/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/DanTaylorAE
Web: www.appsevents.com
Listen on: iTunes / Podbean / Stitcher / Spotify / YouTube
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Tuesday Jun 07, 2022
Tuesday Jun 07, 2022
In this conversation, Andrew reflects on his experience as a Head of School in India navigating leadership in this complex changing world. In addition, Andrew shares the skills, dispositions, and knowledge that young aspiring leaders want to explore and consider as they look for professional opportunities with school leadership in International Schools.
About Andrew Hoover
Andrew is originally from Boston and now calls Oregon home. He joined the American International School Chennai (India) as Head of School in 2011. From 2005-2011, he served as the Middle School Principal and Director of Strategic Planning and Implementation at the American School of Bombay. He taught social studies and served in several leadership roles at The American School in Japan from 1994-2005, and began his career as a history teacher at the Poughkeepsie Day School. Andrew studied history and English literature at Macalester College and, later, political-economic geography at The University of Iowa. In 2002-2003, he completed the educational leadership program at the University of Oregon. Andrew currently serves as the Vice President of the Board of Trustees of the Near East South Asia Council of International Schools and as a Commissioner of the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools. Andrew is married with two grown children.
Andrew Hoover on Social Media
Twitter: https://twitter.com/ahoover6
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrew-hoover-1243a611/
Resources
Check out the mission-focused ecosystem we have created at AISC – AISC in Brief
Check out how we have framed our Big Ideas – Mission, Values, and Vision
Check out the vision for the future of AISC - AISC’s Futures Plan
John Mikton on Social Media
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jmikton/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/jmikton
Web: beyonddigital.org
Dan Taylor on social media:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dantcz/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/DanTaylorAE
Web: www.appsevents.com
Listen on: iTunes / Podbean / Stitcher / Spotify / YouTube
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Saturday May 21, 2022
Saturday May 21, 2022
Wolfgang shares his journey working in International Schools and in the education technology industry. His roles as Education Technology facilitator, Coordinator, Leader, and currently Head of Global Education. Wolfgang shares the learnings, reflections of navigating an international school education work environment and education technology industry. Moving between these.
Wolfgang Soeldner on Social Media
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/wsoeldner/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/wsoeldner
Web: https://www.i3-technologies.com/
John Mikton on Social Media
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jmikton/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/jmikton
Web: beyonddigital.org
Dan Taylor on social media:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dantcz/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/DanTaylorAE
Web: www.appsevents.com
Listen on: iTunes / Podbean / Stitcher / Spotify / YouTube
Would you like to have a free 1 month trial of the new Google Workspace Plus (formerly G Suite Enterprise for Education)? Just fill out this form and we’ll get you set up bit.ly/GSEFE-Trial