Hosted by John Mikton and Dan Taylor. Every two weeks we discuss all aspects of technology and life in International Schools.
Episodes
Saturday Feb 18, 2023
Saturday Feb 18, 2023
Four educators having worked in Africa, Asia and Europe in education technology in different roles, share their insights and perspective from their respective learning journeys with the question “Does technology integration work in an international school setting, does it enhance student learning and how impactful is it”. An opportunity for us all to reflect on education technology integration, and explore the opportunities and challenges of integration digital skills.
Guests:
Aisha Kristiansen, Digital Learning Leader / Coach
Kahlil (Danai) Maramba, Instructional Coach For Technology
Kim House, Grade 5 Homeroom teacher / Digital Coach
Cora Yang, Whole School Learning Technology Coach
About Aisha Kristiansen
Aisha is the Digital Learning Leader at Stamford American International School in Singapore. She is an accomplished educational leader transforming schools in Australia, Europe and Asia. Aisha holds a Master of Educational Leadership focusing on curriculum, pedagogy and practice.
Aisha enjoys working with teachers and administration to positively impact the learning landscape for students. Beyond her passion for innovative learning and teaching, she enjoys toying with tech, reading and traveling the world with her family.
Twitter: @aishakrist
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/aisha-kristiansen-9aa543b1/
Website: www.aishakristiansen.com
About Kahlil (Danai) Maramba
Danai stepped into the classroom 15 years ago in a teaching assistant role. Two years later he started teaching ICT in Zimbabwe, Saudi Arabia, and Morocco. He progressed to become the Technology Integrationist and Coach in Namibia. He now works at Saigon South International School in Vietnam as the Elementary Instructional Coach for Technology. He has a passion for helping teachers plan and deliver engaging lessons where technology is a ubiquitous tool for learning. He facilitates or hosts conferences where educators share their experiences and have discussions about teaching and learning with technology. Apart from playing tennis with his family, Danai spends his time tinkering and trying new things. Danai is a lifetime teacher and learner.
Twitter @tweetdanai
About Kim House
I am an educational technology coach at an international school in Munich, Germany. I'm originally from California. I predominantly work with elementary teachers and students. I love working with teachers to design learning engagements that get kids excited about learning and using technology. I love STEM and robotics and especially love working with students to make their ideas come to life. I'm a Google Trainer, ISTE Trainer and an Apple Distinguished Educator. I'm a mom of two teenage boys and when I'm not working I love to sing in a band.
Twitter: @techiehouse
About Cora Yang
Cora Yang is a Whole School Learning Technology Coach at Renaissance College Hong Kong. She focuses on PYP and MYP technology integration, such as coding, robotics, VR, digital design (3D, laser cut) and circuit board.
She believes that technology is the bridge for students to connect school with the real world. Technology can offer students more possibilities and opportunities to apply knowledge to different real-life skills.
Cora is a curious learner who is always up for new things and technologies to learn. Just like her curiosity, she loves bringing new technologies for educators and students to enrich the learning and teaching experience.
Cora constantly offers chances for students in her classes to work on project-based, student-centered activities.
She also focuses on gender and race equality in her work, which Cora hopes that she could bring positive impacts on future generations.
Social Media PLN
Twitter: @CoraEdTech
Website: http://coraedtech.com
Resources:
- Not all that Glitters is Gold Education Technology Finally Deliver? by Professor John Hattie of Visible Learning and Dr. Arran Hamilton Director of Education at Cognition Education.
- "Obstacles to successful ICT integration: lack of teacher confidence, lack of teacher competence, lack of effective training, resistance to change and negative attitudes, lack of technical support and lack of infrastructure" (Korte & Hüsing, 2007)
- Anne Gläsel, why teachers are reluctant to incorporate technology into the classroom,
- New global data reveal education technology’s impact on learning
John Mikton on Social Media
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Dan Taylor on social media:
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Twitter: https://twitter.com/DanTaylorAE
Web: www.appsevents.com
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Friday Feb 03, 2023
Friday Feb 03, 2023
Atul shares his professional journey as a prominent member of the education industry in ASEAN, North & South Asia & Middle East. Now he serves as co-founding trustee and Executive Chairman of Singapore-based Global Schools Foundation (GSF), a not-for-profit organisation. Atul shares his role as a Education Technology facilitator, Coordinator, and Leader reflecting on new technology or innovations in education. and navigating an international school education network and education technology.
Atul Temurnikar on Social Media
LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/atul-temurnikar
John Mikton on Social Media
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Web: beyonddigital.org
Dan Taylor on social media:
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Twitter: https://twitter.com/DanTaylorAE
Web: www.appsevents.com
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Saturday Jan 21, 2023
Saturday Jan 21, 2023
Author and professor Scott McLeod shares reflections, learnings ,and provocations based on his last two books, Leadership for Deeper Learning and Harnessing Technology for Deeper Learning. We explore the different approaches to technology integration, the challenges and opportunities connected to how school leaders frame these conversations, and what strategies and approaches have been successful in a school setting.
About Scott McLeod
A Professor of Educational Leadership at the University of Colorado Denver, Scott McLeod, J.D., Ph.D., is widely recognized as one of the nation’s leading experts on P-12 school leadership, deeper learning, technology, and innovation. He is the Founding Director of the UCEA Center for the Advanced Study of Technology Leadership in Education (CASTLE), the only university center in the U.S. dedicated to the technology needs of school administrators, and is the co-creator of the wildly popular video series, Did You Know? (Shift Happens). He also is the co-creator of the 4 Shifts Protocol for lesson/unit redesign and the founder of both the annual Iowa 1:1 Institute and EdCampIowa.
Scott has worked with hundreds of schools, districts, universities, and other organizations and has received numerous awards for his technology leadership work, including the 2016 Award for Outstanding Leadership from the International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE). Scott blogs about leadership and innovation at Dangerously Irrelevant and is a frequent keynote speaker and workshop facilitator at regional, state, national, and international conferences.
Scott currently serves as an ISTE Ambassador and Community Leader, an InnEdCO Ambassador, and on NAESP’s Professional Learning Advisory Council. He has written or edited 4 books and 170 articles and other publications, and is one of the most visible education professors in the United States.
Scott McLeod on Social Media
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- Facebook facebook.com/scottmcleod
- Instagram instagram.com/scottmcleod
- LinkedIn linkedin.com/in/scottmcleod
- Pinterest pinterest.com/scottmcleod
- Flickr flickr.com/photos/mcleod
- YouTube youtube.com/user/drscottmcleod
John Mikton on Social Media
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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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Friday Jan 13, 2023
Friday Jan 13, 2023
In this special edition podcast Greg, Warren and Wolfgang with Dan and John look at #ChatGPT3, its impact, what it might mean for schools and learning, and a chance to share some ideas on ways to juggle GPT3 , support staff, students and school to cohabitate with #ai in an International School setting.
Guests:
Greg Clinton, Ph.D
Director of Technology at American International School Chennai
Warren Apel
Director of Technology at The American School in Japan
Wolfgang Soeldner
ICT Campus Partner
international School of Geneva ·
About Greg Clinton
Greg Clinton is the Director of Technologies and R&D at American International School Chennai, India. He has also worked at Colegio Roosevelt in Lima, Peru, the American Embassy School in New Delhi, India, and Khartoum American School, Sudan. He holds a PhD in Comparative Literary and Cultural Studies from Stony Brook University. As part of his international school upbringing, he graduated with an IB Diploma from Cairo American College, Egypt.
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/greg-clinton/
Twitter:https://twitter.com/gswclinton
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About Warren Apel
Warren Apel is the Director of Technology at The American School in Japan. He has worked in international education for over 20 years, including positions at Cairo American College, the American Embassy School in New Delhi, India and the International School of Amsterdam.
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/warrenapel/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/warrena
About Wolfgang Soeldner
Teacher, edtech coordinator, and administrator with over 18 years of experience in international schools. Global nomad, traveler, and lifelong learner, always looking for ways to better myself.
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/wsoeldner/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/wsoeldner
Resources
Articles:
- What Is Machine Learning? – A Visual Explanation
- How Machine Learning Works
- Huge “foundation models” are turbo-charging AI progress
- What are foundation models?
- Some Moral and Technical Consequences of Automation
- Teachers Weigh In on How to Manage the New AI Chatbot
ChatGPT for Educators: An Introduction - Update Your Course Syllabus for ChatGPT by Ryan Watkins (19 Dec 2022, Medium)
- The End of High School English by Daniel Herman (9 Dec 2022, The Atlantic)
- “Language Game (philosophy)” (Wikipedia)
Books:
- Brian Christian: The Alignment Problem
- Laura Major: What To Expect When You're Expecting Robots
- Noise (2021) by Daniel Kahneman, Olivier Sibony, and Cass Sunstein
- Human Compatible: Artificial Intelligence and the Problem of Control (2020) by Stuart Russell
- Prediction Machines: The Simple Economics of Artificial Intelligence (2022) by Ajay Agrawal, Joshua Gans, and Avi Goldfarb
- Failure to Disrupt: Why Technology Alone Can’t Transform Education (2020) by Justin Reich
Short Story:
- The Gentle Seduction Marc Stiegler
Podcast:
- Babbage: The tech behind ChatGPT
- A Skeptical Take on the AI Revolution (Ezra Klein Show, Jan. 6, 2023)
Literature/Film
- Klara and the Sun (2021) by Kazuo Ishiguro
- The Midas Plague (1954) by Frederick Pohl
- The Star Wars narrative universe
- Ex Machina (2014, dir. Alex Garland)
- Finch (2021, dir. Miguel Sapochnik)
- “Liberation Day” (short story, 2022) by George Saunders
Presentation:
- Christina DiMicelli: AI - A Discussion for Education
Sites:
- https://sjtylr.net/2022/12/10/useme-ai-a-draft-model-for-adapting-to-ai-in-schools/
- https://padlet.com/omedalion1/prz8aevxlr4g
- https://www.iste.org/areas-of-focus/AI-in-education
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 Jan 07, 2023
Saturday Jan 07, 2023
Dan and John spend time together reflecting on the past year and looking ahead for 2023. A conversation about professional pathways, traveling and working in Asia with a family, AI cohabitation, digital security, some pandemic learnings, and the wisdom and generosity of our guests.
A special thank you goes out to the team behind the scenes Jane and X for all their work and making the podcast possible. Wishing everyone positive thoughts for 2023, and we look forward to our upcoming conversations in the new year.
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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