Speaker: Mark Childs

Doctor of education, pedagogic uber-boffin and Lecturer Microcredentials & Technology Enhanced Learning at the Open University. Specialises in communities of practice, liminality, dystopian cyberpunk and angry cats.

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How could Ashton Kutcher have used Systems Thinking to avoid getting bitten in the Butt(erfly Effect)?

Mike Collins
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How could Ashton Kutcher have used Systems Thinking to avoid getting bitten in the Butt(erfly Effect)?
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This episode we answer the bloody stupid question, how could Ashton Kutcher have used Systems Thinking to avoid getting bitten in the Butt(erfly Effect)? You’ll notice a hilarious pun here, and that’s because the pop culture nugget is the nearly well known critical flop and movie, the Butterfly Effect, and systems thinking is the thingy… Continue reading How could Ashton Kutcher have used Systems Thinking to avoid getting bitten in the Butt(erfly Effect)?

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PopCulture Pedagogy Collision! Blade Runner smashes in to Montessori method

Mike Collins
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PopCulture Pedagogy Collision! Blade Runner smashes in to Montessori method
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This week Mike surprises Mark with a cheeky question he didn’t see coming – How do Blade Runner’s replicants rebel using the Montessori Method? Will his powerful edu-brain be able to process this, and a cult classic sci-fi thriller all at once? Will Mike be a bit skeptical, and then ultimately come to regret it?… Continue reading PopCulture Pedagogy Collision! Blade Runner smashes in to Montessori method

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Why does Obi-Wan Kenobi lie to children?

Mike Collins
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Why does Obi-Wan Kenobi lie to children?
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This episode we answer the bloody stupid question – Why does Obi-Wan Kenobi lie to children? To answer that we’ll be looking in to some cool behind the scenes Star Wars guff, and Ian Stewart’s fabulous label for the technical porkers used in teaching. Is Star Wars a bottomless pedagogic analogy well? You betcha. If… Continue reading Why does Obi-Wan Kenobi lie to children?

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Lois Lane destroys Superman with Web Writing Principles

Mike Collins
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Lois Lane destroys Superman with Web Writing Principles
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This week we answer the question: ‘How can Lois Lane use good web writing principles to teach Metropolis Superman’s secret identity?’ To answer these we’ve called in hard bitten, soft voiced, mercenary for hire Paul Hoffman – who’ll be deploying the kryptonite of years of editorial experience to the fragile kryptonian flesh of Mike and… Continue reading Lois Lane destroys Superman with Web Writing Principles

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Ghost in the TEL

Mike Collins
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Ghost in the TEL
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This week we answer the bloody stupid question, ‘What is Ghost in the Shell’s Major problem with Technology Enhanced Learning?’. And boy oh boy do we try and answer it. Our sleep deprived brains use Sian Bayne’s excellent paper ‘What the matter with Technology Enhanced Learning’ to try and hamfistedly smash these two seemingly disparate… Continue reading Ghost in the TEL