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A conversation about computational thinking

Jeannette M. Wing, Avanessians Director of the Data Science Institute and Professor of Computer Science at Columbia University

A look at complex problem solving in the 21st century

Thiemo Kunze is a doctoral student, Dr. Matthias Stadler is a postdoctoral researcher and Prof. Samuel Greiff is head of Computer-Based Assessment res

Coding and computational thinking: what is the evidence?

University of Sydney, James Curran, Karsten Schulz and Amanda Hogan

Creativity in education: what educators need to know

John Munro is Professor of Educational Psychology and Exceptional Learning at The Australian Catholic University, Melbourne campus.

Edspresso episode 11: the magic of thinking critically with picture books, with Mary Roche

How could the magic of picture books be used to enable the development of critical thinking skills? In this episode, we spoke to Mary Roche, who makes the case for using children’s picture books to teach critical thinking skills to younger learners. Mary is a highly experienced primary school teacher and renowned author of the award winning book: Developing Children's Critical Thinking through Picture books (2015).

Edspresso episode 12: Transforming the classroom to encourage metacognition, with Shirley Larkin

How young is too young to develop metacognitive skills? And how can we foster environments in the classroom to enable metacognitive skill development? To find out, we asked Dr Shirley Larkin, a Senior Lecturer at the Graduate School of Education, University of Exeter. Shirley discusses her research in educational psychology, which focusses on how primary aged students develop metacognition to enable them to learn in their own way, for their own purposes throughout life.

Edspresso episode 13: Reinvigorating a love of maths with computational thinking, with Richard Buckland

Why is it so rare to hear people use the words ‘love’ and ‘maths’ in the same sentence? And why might teaching computational thinking be a key to reinvigorating students’ love of maths? To find out we spoke to Professor Richard Buckland. His research focuses on developing strong learning environments using non-mark based motivation, to support students to excel at school and university.

Edspresso episode 14: Back to the Future: Leslie Loble reflects on a forward-thinking career

We bid a fond farewell to Leslie Loble as Deputy Secretary in the department in this special episode recorded before Leslie's retirement in July. In conversation with Kelly Stephens, Director of Strategic Education Reform and Policy, Leslie reflects on some highlights and key learnings from 20 years driving education policy reform in New South Wales. Leslie also reflects on some key lessons education could take from responses to COVID-19, and her hopes for the future of education in Australia.

Edspresso episode 15: Thinking skills for all students including low achievers with Anat Zohar

Which practices could best teach all students how to think and learn? In this episode we spoke to Professor Anat Zohar who shares her insights into how teachers in Israeli schools approach teaching critical thinking. Early in her career, Anat completed a teacher’s certificate in biology and through her research she became an expert in the education system in Israel; she is the Director of the Center for Teachers’ Learning and Development at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.

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