SÅNT ÄR LIVET i Sverige!

Professor Bethanie Carney Almroth - Sustainability and the environment

In this episode, Professor Bethanie Carney Almroth from the Dept. of Biological and Environmental Sciences at the University of Gothenburg shares her thoughts about sustainable development. She shares her research on the effects and consequences of environmental pollution in the marine environment, and about the effects of pollutants in aquatic environments, focusing on microplastic particles, chemicals, and effects on fish.
https://www.gu.se/en/research/prof-bethanie-carney-almroth
Carney Almroth, B. et al. (2022) A global plastic treaty must cap production, Web of Science.
DOI: 10.1126/SCIENCE.ABQ0082

Sanna Ruhalahti - Digitial Badges Academy for Sustainable Future Educators (EduSTA)

   
In this episode of Sånt är livet I Sverige or That’s life in Sweden! I have invited Sanna Ruhalahti a Finnish Teacher Educator and senior designer of Open Digital Badges in a European project titled “Academy for Sustainable Future Educators” (EduSTA), to the program. Sanna shares her thoughts about future teacher skills, international collaboration, and the importance of digitalization. She also shares her thoughts about the war in Ukraine and its impact on students.
Contact:
Sanna Ruhalahti
https://www.linkedin.com/in/sannaruhalahti
References:
Ruhalahti, S., Niinimäki, J., &  A-M Korhonen (2021) Finnish Vocational Teachers' Competences Made Visible by Open Badges. Journal of Higher Education Theory & Practice 20 (6)
Tran, T. T., Ruhalahti, S. & Korhonen, A-M. (2021) Soft Skills in Edu 4.0: Lessons Learnt in Hue Industrial College. Journal of Technical Education Science, 2021:2, s. 28 - 37.
Brauer, S., Ruhalahti, S., Hallikainen, V., (2018). Digital professional learning: triggers in an online badge-driven process. Education in the North, 25(1-2), pp. 64-86.
 

Professor Braden Hill - Understanding Equity, Diversity, Inclusion

In this episode we meet Professor Braden Hill who is a Nyungar (Wardandi) man from the southwest of Western Australia and who is the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Students, Equity and Indigenous) at Edith Cowan University in Perth, Western Australia.
Hear Braden talk about and explaining diversity, equity, inclusion, racism, the reason for the acknowledgment of country, the Uluru statement of the heart, reconciliation and much more.
This is a must-hear for leaders, educators, students, interested individuals absolutely everywhere. Please share widely, discuss, and debate with each other. 
ENJOY,
Braden's profile linkedin.com/in/braden-hill-30311a38

Equity and Belonging in Australian Higher Education - Professor Kylie Readman

In today’s episode of Sånt är livet i Sverige or Thats life in Sweden recorded during my visit to Australia I am speaking with Professor Kylie Readman about her special interest areas, equity, and student and staff wellbeing in Australia.
Kylie is the current Pro Vice chancellor of Education & Equity at Murdoch University in Perth WA and will be taking up the position as Deputy Vice Chancellor at Sydney Technology University’s Education and Students in November.
Article:
Hill, A., Readman, K. and Strampel, K. (2021) Curriculum frameworks. In: Hunt, L. and Chalmers, D., (eds.) University Teaching in Focus. Routledge as part of the Taylor and Francis Group, pp. 53-80.
To learn more about Kylie Readman see her profile on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/kylie-readman-290b6760/?originalSubdomain=au
Please feel free to share widely, discuss, debate and reflect with your colleagues.

Professor John Hattie - The Necessity of Scaling up Educational Expertise

In this episode of Sånt är livet i Sverige! or That's Life in Sweden! and recorded in Melbourne, Australia, I am speaking with and world renown Educator, Researcher & Author Professor John Hattie, especially well known as the author of the highly influential 2008 book Visible Learning.
Prof Hattie shares his thoughts about his work as chair of Australian Institute for Teaching and School Leadership, teacher education programs, provides some truths about PISA results comparing Australia to Sweden and the real impact of the pandemic on student learning.
This is a conversation that needs to be HEARD, SHARED & DISCUSSED - PLEASE SHARE WIDELY
More about John Hattie, 
https://findanexpert.unimelb.edu.au/profile/428067-john-hattie
John Hattie (aitsl.edu.au)
John Hattie - VISIBLE LEARNING (visible-learning.org)
 
 

Professor Pasi Sahlberg - Australian Education system’s challenges - A question of Equity

In this episode Professor Pasi Sahlberg, former Director General at the Finland’s Ministry of Education and Culture (CIMO), who also served as a senior education specialist at the World Bank (Washington, DC), lead education specialist at the European Training Foundation (Torino, Italy), and visiting professor of Practice at Harvard University.
Pasi, will share his thoughts about the purpose of schooling and about the education system in Australia, which is "world class but not for all children". 
Pasi is currently calling Australia Home as he is Professor of Education at Southern Cross University in Lismore, NSW, and lives in Lennox Head, NSW, with his wife and two sons.
For a complete bio of Professor Pasi Sahlberg's amazing achievements please visit his webpage https://pasisahlberg.com/
                                                    Please share widely and ENJOY!
 
 

Associate Prof Therese Keane and ICT

In this episode of Sånt är livet i Sverige or That's life in Sweden we are continuing to meet academics and researchers from Melbourne Australia where I am a visiting scholar. Today I am speaking with Associate Professor Therese Keane who is sharing about her fascinating and incredible her journey as an ICT teacher, academic and researcher. Her areas of speciality include, ICT, robotics in education and gender inequalities in STEM based subjects.
Therese welcomes questions about her work from overseas teachers, researchers and has provided her contact details: linkedin.com/in/therese-keane-melbourne
Project that was mentioned – Primary and STEM - https://primaryandstem.online/
(Acknowledgement STINT.se)

Natasha Hobbs - Learning Designer (Learning Transformation Unit), Swinburne University of Technology

Today's episode is recorded in Melbourne, Australia and it is about understanding the role of a Learning Designer in Higher Education.
I have invited Natasha Hobbs who is an experienced Learning Designer and Higher Education practitioner from The Learning Transformations unit, at Swinburne University of Technology. Natasha has particular interest in digital pedagogies and transformative learning experiences.
Of special importance is the respectful acknowledgement of country and the inclusion of Australian indigenous people provided by Natasha-
During the podcast Natasha mentioned Swinburne’s dedicated page on the Adobe Education Exchange that is continually updated with shareable resources created by Swinburne recipients of the Adobe Innovation Grants. These resources can also be accessed on Swinburne’s Digital Literacies Hub.
The series of short podcasts Natasha and her colleagues produced during 2020 called Talking About Teaching can be accessed through Swinburne Commons.
STINT.se (The Swedish Foundation for International Cooperation in Research and Higher Education)

The amazing journey of Adjunct Associate Professor Noella Mackenzie

In this episode of Sånt är livet i Sverige! or That's life in Sweden recorded in Australia exploring the scholarship of Teaching and Learning and brilliant Australian colleagues such as today's guest  Noella Mackenzie. Noella is an Independent Education Consultant, a Senior Fellow of the Australian Literacy Educators' (ALEA), and Adjunct Associate Professor in the School of Education at Charles Sturt University, NSW, Australia. She is passionate about teaching and in particular early literacy development. Noella’s research focuses on literacy teaching and learning and in particular writing acquisition.
In this episode Noella will share her research and journey from classroom teacher to an independent education consultant,  She has a fabulous website  https://noellamackenzie.com/ with excellent & FREE resources. Thank you for sharing this fabulous conversation.
Daffern, T., Mackenzie, N.M. (2020), The challenges of learning and teaching English spelling: Insights from eight Australian students and their teachers. Literacy, 54(3), 99-110.
Mackenzie, N. M. (2007). Teacher morale: More complex than we think? Australian Educational Researcher, 34(1), 89-104
I acknowledge STINT (Stiftelsen för internationalisering av högre utbildning och forskning, Sverige, 2022)

Professor Susie Garvis - Reflections of learning, living in Sweden and balancing parenthood, and work during the pandemic in Melbourne, Australia

In this episode of I am in Australia as part of a STINT grant application catching up with interesting individuals and scholars such as Professor Susie Garvis. Susie will be sharing about balancing parenthood with the demands of her work as an international researcher & Department Chair at the School of Education at Swinburne University of Technology, in Melbourne Australia.
Susie has extensive research, teaching and leadership experience in early childhood and teacher education in higher education in Australia and Sweden. She has previously been a Professor at the University of Gothenburg and a guest professor at Stockholm University (Sweden).
Garvis, S. (2018). Digital Narratives and Young Children (Chapter 12)S.J. Danby et al. (eds.), Digital Childhoods, International Perspectives on Early Childhood Education and Development 22, https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-6484-5_12 
(Stiftelsen för internationalisering av högre utbildning och forskning, Sverige (STINT 2021))