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In this episode, Dr. Peter Dalmaris and Marcus Schappi talk with Matt Richards.
Matt is an education and creative director, learning innovation leader and educational technologist. He has 10 years experience creating innovative learning environments, high performing teams and education programmes in schools, social enterprise and government organizations (most recently the new Hinatore Learning Lab at New Zealand’s National Museum). Matt employs emerging technologies to empower learners and build global learning communities. He is a Google Certified Innovator and Microsoft Innovative Educator Expert.
This is Stemiverse Podcast episode 20.
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Show notes
- [spp-timestamp time=”00:00″] Introduction – Introducing Matt Richards
- [spp-timestamp time=”02:11″] Matt talks about his background
- [spp-timestamp time=”03:44″] What prompted Matt to get into Education
- [spp-timestamp time=”06:30″] The first Makerspace in Port Macquarie, St Columba Anglican School
- [spp-timestamp time=”11:22″] The inspiring beginnings of the Maker Movement in the States
- [spp-timestamp time=”13:54″] What makes a Makerspace special in comparison to a classroom: A Makerspace supports “differentiated, personalized learning”
- [spp-timestamp time=”16:21″] As a teacher, where should I begin to turn my classroom into a Makerspace or create a new Makerspace in a dedicated area of a school? – The Competency Framework of The Four Cs: Communication-Collaboration-Critical Thinking-Creativity
- [spp-timestamp time=”19:40″] How does the teacher assess the students in this model?
- [spp-timestamp time=”21:28″] In some countries there is a gap in the curriculum between what is expected and what we really need
- [spp-timestamp time=”23:13″] A Makerspace is an environment where the traditional roles can be flipped: “It’s what YOU want to make of it”
- [spp-timestamp time=”23:50″] The Concept of Ako
- [spp-timestamp time=”25:50″] Activities at the Hinatore Learning Lab at New Zealand’s National Museum: https://www.tepapa.govt.nz/learn/hinatore-learning-lab
- [spp-timestamp time=”26:40″] Museums, just like Libraries are transitioning to including interactive learning activities
- [spp-timestamp time=”27:43″] Caring about the Stories around the Objects
- [spp-timestamp time=”28:59″] A session of Pacific Explorers, one of the programs of the Hinatore Learning Lab
- [spp-timestamp time=”32:11″] Technology used: Tinkercad, Google Tilt Brush, Minecraft, Makey Makey Kits, Raspberry Pi Robots, 3D Printers & Scanners (Space Spider & iSense), SculptrVR (find more at http://www.mattrichards.info/)
- [spp-timestamp time=”34:31″] Equity of access in Creativity: Alpha Artists in Wellington (http://alphagallery.org.nz)
- [spp-timestamp time=”35:05″] Augmented Reality (AR): HoloLens
- [spp-timestamp time=”38:47″] Do we put too much Technology, especially Hi-Tech, into our kids’ Education and lives? Are we replacing human teachers with CyberSpace?
- [spp-timestamp time=”40:33″] Buckminster Fuller: “It is now highly feasible to take care of everybody on Earth at a higher standard of living than any have ever known. It no longer has to be you or me. Selfishness is unnecessary. War is obsolete. It is a matter of converting our high technology from WEAPONRY to LIVINGRY.”
- [spp-timestamp time=”41:15″] Entering a Post-Scarcity era
- [spp-timestamp time=”44:00″] Digital Citizenship
- [spp-timestamp time=”46:05″] What is the Blockchain?
- [spp-timestamp time=”49:36″] Rapid Fire Questions
- [spp-timestamp time=”49:52″] What will be the bleeding edge in a year in Educational Technology?
- [spp-timestamp time=”52:48″] What learning toys would you avoid?
- [spp-timestamp time=”54:18″] Favourite Programming Languages and Productivity Tools: Google Tools, Slack, Trello, Feedmesh
- [spp-timestamp time=”56:40″] Matt’s Blog, his Linkedin and Twitter profiles
- [spp-timestamp time=”58:32″] Advice to Educators just starting out: Be spontaneous