Future of Learning 2019: Audio of Conference

The Future of Learning conference took place in Christchurch for two days on Monday 30th September and Tuesday 1st October 2019. This page is a landing spot for the audio from the main stage on the two days – yes, all of it – as well as some of the interviews for seeds that were done with Mahsa, Jason, John and Jessica as well as an earlier one with Cheryl and because it kind of fits, one with David Clifford on X shaped learners too …

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Full Audio of conference – see index below this to scroll easily to what you want to hear… for detailed bios and other information, visit the link above.

  • 2:38 – Welcome from Dr Eruera Tarena
  • 6:29 – Introduction and setting the scene by Cheryl Doig and Hamish Duff
  • 17:09 – Cheryl Doig on patterns emerging in learning and X shaped learners
  • 27:29 – Hamish Duff on skills of the future
  • 37:11 – Panel of Kendall Flutey, Sam Johnson and Mia Sutherland – Panel on the change of the career path
  • 1:10:24 – John Balash – Small Bets: 20 years later
  • 1:48:54 – BOMA NZ Education Fellows (ten secondary teachers sharing the future focussed projects they have worked on)
  • 2:22:54 – Jody Boshoff – Why emotionally intelligent conversational artificial intelligence is a game changer for learning
  • 2:53:50 – Dr Eruera Tarena – Future flows: Transforming our education system for an equitable future

        END OF DAY ONE

  • 3:47:05 – Mahsa Mohaghegh – The impact of artificial intelligence on education
  • 4:15:11 – Jessica Trybus – Cool technology, solving real problems and 21st Century Skills
  • 4:59:27 – Panel of Shailan Patel, Margaret Pickering and David Glover– How can we personalise learning to meet diverse needs
  • 5:40:06 – Jason Swanson – Navigating the future of learning – Forecast
  • 6:15:12 – Daisy Laveo Timo – Poetry to set the scene
  • 6:23:37 – James Hayes – Changing the baby in the bathwater
  • 7:06:23 – The J Team Panel – John Balash, Jason Swanson and Jessica Trybus reflecting on the conference and “Where now”?
  • 7:30:22 – Conclusion with Hamish Duff and Cheryl Doig
  • 7:43:55 – End

Dr. Mahsa Mohaghegh on founding She# and connecting Women in Tech

Jason Swanson on being a Futurist

Dr. Cheryl Doig on the Future of Learning

David Clifford on re-imagining ‘school’, Liberatory Design and how that can help nurture X-shaped students

David’s TedxChristchurch talk:

An interview with Lauren Burr about mathematics:

Geoff Bone on Dyslexia as Superpower:

Rob Lindeman on education using VR, AR and the Hit Lab:

Michael Trengrove on Code Club (mentioned in interview with Mahsa above):

A big thanks to the team who organised the conference as it allowed us to sit down with him, in particular Louisa as well as:  

Hamish Duff from Recalibrate: https://www.recalibrate.co.nz

Cheryl Doig (a former Seeds Guest) from Think Beyond: https://www.thinkbeyond.co.nz

Cheryl’s earlier interview on seeds: http://seeds.libsyn.com/cheryl-doig-on-the-future-of-learning

See you in 2020!! A few photos of the event below.