About Cameron Malcher

Teacher, student, storyteller.

TER #229 – Innovative Technologies in ITE with Tess Rendoth – 13 Sept 2023

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In thie feature length Kolber’s Corner, Steve Kolber interviews Tess Rendolph about her experiences and insights from the realm of special education, and discusses tech-enabled educational practices as part of Initial teacher Education, where platforms like SIMTeach offer news ways to prepare future teachers.

Find Steven Kolber at StevenKolber.com

Tess Rendoth’s Profile at UoNewcastle

Ideology in Education – Tom Mahoney reflects on the ‘murkiness’ of issues in Australian education, resulting in conflict between teachers.

Tom Mahoney’s The Interruption

Education in the News – Cameron explores issues of organisations trying to disguise political campaign materials as curriculum.

Timecodes:

00:00 Opening Credits
01:31 Intro
03:06 Kolber’s Corner
07:49 Ideology in Education
20:02 Education in the News
39:47 Feature Introduction
42:43 Interview – Tess Rendoth
01:13:24 Technologies in ITE
01:47:23 Patron Shout-Outs

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TER #228 – Classroom Gamification with Claire Seldon – 30 Aug 2023

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Lecturer and Gamification Consultant Claire Seldon discusses gamification of learning.

Kolber’s Corner – Steven Kolber considers issues of selecting quality texts.

Steven Kolber on X/Twitter

Education in the News – Cameron looks at a recent report by The Australia Institue into school funding.

Timecodes:
00:00 Opening Credits
01:31 Intro
04:20 Kolber’s Corner
09:12 Ideology in Education
09:44 Education in the News
21:27 Feature Introduction
23:35 Interview – Claire Seldon
01:17:47 Patron Shout-Outs

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TER #227 – School Segregation and Policy Failures with Michael Sciffer – 17 Aug 2023

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PhD candidate Michael Sciffer discusses his research into equity and school segregation, and the policy failures that have led to Australia having one of the most segregated education systems in the OECD.

Kolber’s Corner – Steven Kolber considers the three dimensional nature of curriculum

Steven Kolber on Twitter

Education in the News – Cameron looks at the history of the current NSW industrial dispute.

Timecodes:

00:00 Opening Credits
01:31 Intro
04:28 Kolber’s Corner
09:10 Education in the News
23:12 Feature Introduction
25:26 Interview – Michael Sciffer
01:18:44 Patron Shout-Outs

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TER #226 – Multiculturalism and Refugees in School with Megan Watkins and Greg Noble – 2 Aug 2023

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Megan Watkins and Greg Noble discuss the broader issues of multiculturalism in schools, and considerations for teahcing students of refugee backgrounds.

Ideology in Education – Tom Mahoney explores some of the uncomfortable aspects of teaching.

Tom Mahoney on X/Twitter

Education in the News – Cameron looks at the new draft framework for using generative AI in schools.

Timecodes:
00:00 Opening Credits
01:31 Intro
04:51 Ideology in Education
17:42 Education in the News
46:45 Feature Introduction
49:23 Interview – Megan Watkins and Greg Noble
01:47:46 Patron Shout-Outs

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TER #225 – Neuroscience and School Leadership with Judi Newman – 26 July 2023

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Dr. Judi Newman discusses the relationship between neuroscience and schoool leadership.

Kolber’s Corner – Steven Kolber shares tips for creating word clouds without putting student data in the cloud.

Steven Kolber on Twitter

Ideology in Education – Tom Mahoney explores the role of ideology in the recent ITE report.

Tom Mahoney on Twitter

Education in the News – Cameron reviews the Stronger Beginnings ITE report and the reactions from teachers and others.

Timecodes:

00:00:00 Opening Credits
00:01:31 Intro
00:04:05 Kolber’s Corner
00:07:27 Ideology in Education
00:16:53 Education in the News
00:38:42 Feature Introduction
00:40:59 Interview – Judi Newman
01:29:34 Patron Shout-Outs

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TER #224 – Vaping and E-Cigarettes in Schools with Emily Stockings – 06 July 2023

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Dr Emily Stockings discusses the issues of vaping and e-cigarettes among young people in schools, including prevelance, health impacts and how students access vapes, as well as curriculum resources developed as part of Positive Choices.

Positive Choices resources:

Kolber’s Corner – Steven Kolber shares tips for ethical sourcing of images for educational resources.

Steven Kolber on Twitter

Ideology in Education – Tom Mahoney explores the ideological issues underpinning classroom management resources and the relationship between behaviour and student achievement.

Tom Mahoney on Twitter

Education in the News – Cameron

Timecodes:

00:00 Opening Credits
01:31 Intro
04:14 Kolber’s Corner
10:55 Ideology in Education
23:35 Education in the News
35:22 Feature Introduction
38:08 Interview – Emily Stockings
01:39:12 Patron Shout-Outs

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TER #223 – Teacher Workforce & Shortages with Fleur Johnston – 23 June 2023

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The teacher shortage crisis is big news in education, with schools around Australia struggling to find qualified teachers. Fleur Johnston has extensive experience advising governments and not-for-profit organisations, including education, on workforce management and provides her unique insights into some of the issues contributing to, and trying to address, teacher workforce issues.

Kolber’s Corner – Steven Kolber talks about creating yoru own personal reconcilliation plant.

Steven Kolber on Twitter

Ideology in Education – Tom Mahoney prepares for the ‘three minute thesis’ competition.

Tom Mahoney on Twitter

Education in the News – Cameron discusses recent news stories about independent school funding, and a study that shows students do homework more willingly for attractive teachers!

Timecodes:
00:00 Opening Credits
01:31 Intro
03:06 Kolber’s Corner
09:12 Ideology in Education
15:14 Education in the News
30:30 Feature Introduction
33:15 Interview – Fleur Johnston
01:31:29 Patron Shout-Outs

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TER #222 – Inclusive teaching for Neurodivergent Students – 07 June 2023

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Creating an inclusive classroom environment that supports all learners is an ongoing challenge of teaching. Dr. Erin Leif and Dr. Russ Fox discuss the concept of neurodiversity, how it affects student learning, and what strategies teachers can put in place to support the needs of neurodivergent students in mainstream classrooms.

Dr. Erin Leif’s profile

Dr. Russ Fox’s profile

Kolber’s Corner – Steven Kolber shares AI tools for simplfying and summarising complex texts.

Steven Kolber on Twitter

Ideology in Education – Tom Mahoney considers interruptive pedagogy and how teachers can react to having ideas challenges.

Tom Mahoney on Twitter

Education in the News – Cameron unpacks the federal government’s new review into education that is inviting submissions until 23 June.

Review to Inform a Better and Fairere Education System

Timecodes:

00:00 Opening Credits
01:31 Intro
07:05 Kolber’s Corner
14:06 Ideology in Education
23:09 Education in the News
43:36 Feature Introduction
46:52 Interview – Erin Leif & Russ Fox
01:12:21 Sign Off

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TER #221 – Needs-Focused Teaching with Rob Plevin – 25 May 2023

Classroom management and student engagemement are perenial topics of interest in education. In this episode, Rob Plevin discusses how he addresses this issues through his Needs Focused teaching method.

https://www.needsfocusedteaching.com/

Kolber’s Corner – Steven Kolber gives tech-tips on how to ensure resources match students’ reading age.

Steven Kolber on Twitter

Ideology in Education – Tom Mahoney discusses how the rise of AI exposes some of the ideoloogical assumptions of education and teaching practices.

Tom Mahoney on Twitter

Education in the News – Cameron dicusses a news story and academic paper on the financial issues affecting the teacher workforce.

‘We can no longer justify unpaid labour’: why uni students need to be paid for work placements

90 per cent of teachers can’t afford to live where they teach: study

Timecodes:

00:00 Opening Credits
01:31 Intro
05:49 Kolber’s Corner
12:50 Ideology in Education
24:55 Education in the News
43:25 Feature Introduction
45:45 Interview – Rob Plevin
01:14:35 Patron Shout-Outs

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TER #220 – Concept Based Curriculum with Karen Yager – 11 May 2023

Main Feature: Karen Yager discusses teaching using concept based curriculum.

Regular Features: Kolber’s Corner – Steven reflects on why we don’t often promote teachers or teaching to the public; Ideology in Education, Tom Mahoney explores the ideooogy underpinning teacher workloads; Education in the News, Cameron discusses the recent federal budget, and the Price Waterhouse Coopers crisis as it may apply to education.

00:00 Opening Credits
01:31 Intro
04:22 Kolber’s Corner
12:19 Ideology in Education
23:09 Education in the News
42:32 Feature Introduction
45:50 Interview – Karen Yager
01:12:21 Sign Off

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