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Today we explore what it would mean to do things differently in education research. With me are Elmi Slater and Pasi Sahlberg. Elmi Slater is a year 11 student from Canberra, Australia and Pasi Sahlberg is a professor of education at the University of Melbourne. Today’s episode was recorded in front of a live audience at the University of Canberra. freshedpodcast.com/slater-sahlberg -- Get in touch! Twitter: @FreshEdpodcast Facebook: FreshEd Email: info@freshedpodcast.com Support FreshEd: www.freshedpodcast.com/donate

Today I continue my introduction to Australia. With me is Lindsay Fitzclarence who has just published the book “The Dirty Life of Mining in Australia: A travelogue.” In it, Lindsay goes on an educational journey into the history, culture, and political economy of an industry that plays an outsize role in Australia. Lindsay Fitzclarence is an honorary professor at Deakin University. His book The Dirty Life of Mining in Australia was published last week. freshedpodcast.com/fitzclarence -- Get in touch! Twitter: @FreshEdpodcast Facebook: FreshEd Email: info@freshedpodcast.com Support FreshEd: www.freshedpodcast.com/donate

Today we explore academic freedom and struggles for justice by looking at Palestine. My guests are Palestinian academics Mai Abu Moghli and Nida Badawi. Mai Abu Moghli is a Senior Researcher at the Centre for Lebanese Studies and an Academic Fellow at the University of Cambridge. Nida Badawi is a master’s students at the University College London. I spoke with them last week. freshedpodcast.com/moghli-badawi -- Get in touch! Twitter: @FreshEdpodcast Facebook: FreshEd Email: info@freshedpodcast.com Support FreshEd: www.freshedpodcast.com/donate

Today we look at digital humanitarianism and how digital interfaces are constructing new forms and modes of governance. My guest is Fleur Johns, who has recently authored the new book #Help: Digital Humanitarianism and the Remaking of International Order. Fleur Johns is a professor in the faculty of law and justice at the University of New South Wales in Sydney. She is currently an Australian Research Council Future Fellow. freshedpodcast.com/johns -- Get in touch! Twitter: @FreshEdpodcast Facebook: FreshEd Email: info@freshedpodcast.com Support FreshEd: www.freshedpodcast.com/donate

Today we revisit the ideas of the so-called new sociology of education, which were popularised in the 1970s. My guest is Julie McLeod, a Professor of Curriculum, Equity and Social Change at the University of Melbourne Faculty of Education Julie McLeod recently edited a Point and Counterpoint set of essays for Curriculum Perspectives that revisit the ideas and debates in the new sociology of education. freshedpodcast.com/mcleod -- Get in touch! Twitter: @FreshEdpodcast Facebook: FreshEd Email: info@freshedpodcast.com Support FreshEd: www.freshedpodcast.com/donate

ChatGPT, a large language model chatbot developed by OpenAI, discusses biases in AI answers and how schools/universities can overcome them. The podcast explores integrating ChatGPT in education while addressing ethical guidelines, data privacy, and equity. It also examines concerns with for-profit edtech companies in public education, and discusses the practicality and benefits of banning AI in education. The chapter on reducing bias in AI models explores diverse training data and user feedback to make AI responses more equitable and sensitive.

Given the recent events in Palestine, I thought it would be a good time to revisit this episode on Lebanon. We'll be back soon with new episodes. -- What does citizenship education look like in a country affected by armed conflict and economic crises? My guest today, Bassel Akar, has closely examined citizenship and history education in Lebanon. Some of his research focuses on the ways in which teachers demonstrate their agency for curricular and pedagogical change through innovative approaches inside the classroom. Bassel Akar is Associate Professor of Education and Director of the Center for Applied Research in Education at Notre Dame University in Lebanon. Last year he published a book entitled Citizenship Education in conflict-affected areas: Lebanon and beyond. www.freshedpodcast.com/basselakar -- Get in touch! Twitter: @FreshEdpodcast Facebook: FreshEd Email: info@freshedpodcast.com Support FreshEd: www.freshedpodcast.com/support/

Today we explore new approaches to teacher education in Australia. My guest is Chris Morrissey, a Clinical Associate Professor and Director of School Partnerships at the University of Canberra. Chris tells me about the school-based teacher education clinics that he helped develop across the Australian Capital Territory. Chris was named the 2023 Australian Teacher Educator of the Year by the Australian Teacher Education Association. The Affiliated Schools Program that Chris leads has recently been renewed for another five years. freshedpodcast.com/morrissey -- Get in touch! Twitter: @FreshEdpodcast Facebook: FreshEd Email: info@freshedpodcast.com Support FreshEd: www.freshedpodcast.com/donate

Keith Lewin, Emeritus Professor of International Education, discusses the financing crisis in education development. Topics include aid to education, Sustainable Development Goals' lack of sustainability, financing gap in education, limitations of SDGs, role of aid agencies, and managing capitalism for fair growth and wealth distribution.

FreshEd has over 300 episodes in its archive. For the next few weeks, we'll air some of our favourites. -- Today we talk about intercultural competencies. These are the attitudes, skills, and knowledge that enable people to see from different perspectives, helping us get along together as humans. These competencies seem particularly relevant in our current political climate. My guest is Darla Deardorff. She has spent the past decade thinking about intercultural competencies. What are? Can scholars agree on a common framework? And is it possible to measure them? For Darla, intercultural competencies are as vital as math and science for education. Darla Deardorff is the Executive Director of the Association of International Education Administrators at Duke University. Her latest co-edited book, Intercultural Competence in Higher Education: International Approaches, assessment, application, was published by Routledge. Citation: Deardorff, Darla, interview with Will Brehm, FreshEd, 80, podcast audio, July 3, 2017. https://freshedpodcast.com/deardorff/