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FreshEd
Hosted by FreshEd with Will Brehm · EN
FreshEd is a weekly podcast that makes complex ideas in educational research easily understood. Five shows. Three languages.
Airs Monday.
Visit us at www.FreshEdpodcast.com
Twitter: @FreshEdPodcast
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FreshEd #336 – Digital Humanitarianism (Fleur Johns)
6d ago00:41:23Tap to summarizeToday 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
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FreshEd #327 - Building the Post-Pandemic University (Mark Carrigan and Susan Robertson)
2w ago00:36:46Tap to summarizeToday we take stock of the Covid-19 pandemic and higher education. After nearly four years, how have universities changed and what might their future look like? With me to discuss the post-pandemic university are Mark Carrigan and Susan Robertson. Mark Carrigan is a lecturer in education at the University of Manchester and Susan Robertson is a professor of the sociology of education at Wolfson College at the University of Cambridge. Together with Hannah Moscovitz and Michele Martini, they’ve recently co-edited the volume entitled Building the Post-Pandemic University: Imagining, Contesting and materializing Higher Education Futures. freshedpodcast.com/carrigan-robertson/ -- Get in touch! Twitter: @FreshEdpodcast Facebook: FreshEd Email: info@freshedpodcast.com Support FreshEd: www.freshedpodcast.com/donate
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FreshEd #425 – Hacking Canvas; or Reimagining Technology in Education (Claire Bond Potter)
3w ago00:29:03Tap to summarizeToday we unpack the massive global hack of the Canvas Learning Management System in May 2026 that impacted some 9000 education institutions and stole an estimated 275 million users’ data. To discuss this event and its implications with me is Claire Bond Potter. Claire Bond Potter is Professor of History emeritus at The New School for Social Research, author of the Political Junkie Substack, and creator of Why Now?, a political-history podcast . Her latest article in Chronicle of Higher Education is entitled Kill Canvas. Now. freshedpodcast.com/potter -- Get in touch! LinkedIn: @FreshEdpodcast Facebook: FreshEd Email: info@freshedpodcast.com
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FreshEd #340 – Funding, Equity & Achievement in Australian Schools (Barbara Preston)
4w ago00:29:43Tap to summarizeToday we look at funding, equity, and achievement in Australian Schools. My guest is Barbara Preston. Barbara Preston is an Independent Researcher based in Canberra. She’s recently authored the report “Funding, Equity and Achievement in Australian Schools,” which documents a national symposium that was convened by Jane Kenway and Fazal Rizvi earlier this year. freshedpodcast.com/preston -- Get in touch! Twitter: @FreshEdpodcast Facebook: FreshEd Email: info@freshedpodcast.com Support FreshEd: www.freshedpodcast.com/donate
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FreshEd #424 – Cultivating Engaged Citizens through Higher Education (Leping Mou & Radomir Ray Mitic)
May 2500:29:50Tap to summarizeWhat’s the value of higher education in terms of civic engagement? My guests today, Leping Mou and Ray Mitic, try to answer that question empirically. Leping Mou is a lecturer in education at the University of Glasgow. Ray Mitic is an assistant professor of higher education at William & Mary. Their new paper is entitled: “The Value of Higher Education in Cultivating Engaged Citizens: Longitudinal Evidence from the Liberal Arts Model”, which was published in the journal Innovative Higher Education. freshedpodcast.com/mou-mitic/ -- Get in touch! LinkedIn: @FreshEdpodcast Facebook: FreshEd Email: info@freshedpodcast.com
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FreshEd #160 - International Students; Reimagining the Dream (Special Show)
May 1800:37:46Tap to summarizeToday we have a slightly different type of show for you. One of FreshEd’s producers, Lushik Wahba, created an amazing podcast about the experiences of international students at one small college in the USA. Over 1 million international students currently study at colleges and universities across America. Why did they choose to study in the USA? What can we learn from their experiences? Lushik’s podcast gives voice to some of those students, showcasing the promise and challenges of internationalization. Born and raised in Cairo, Lushik Wahba came of age during the 2011 Egyptian Revolution. This was a time when citizen journalism flourished, and she saw first-hand the power of an informed public. Growing up in such an environment inspired her to work in media. At 16 she earned a scholarship to study at the United World College in Bosnia and Herzegovina. After high school, she moved to Vermont to attend Bennington College. She just graduated in May but before doing so she put together this podcast, featuring many of her fellow international students. Lushik is determined to pursue a career in producing podcasts and documentaries that focus on issues affecting marginalized populations around the world. We know Lushik has a bright future in media in front of her, well-beyond the FreshEd podcast, so we are extremely lucky to be able to air one of her first podcasts for you today. Enjoy the show! www.freshedpodcast.com/wahba -- Get in touch! LinkedIn: @FreshEdpodcast Facebook: FreshEd Email: info@freshedpodcast.com
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FreshEd #423 – Apple Classroom in Irish secondary education (Cormac Mac Gabhann)
May 1100:30:25Tap to summarizeSupport FreshEd by becoming a member today! https://freshedpodcast.com/support/ -- Today we explore how Apple Classroom impacts teaching and learning. My guest is Cormac Mac Gabhann. Cormac Mac Gabhann teaches secondary school in Dublin and is a PhD student at University College Dublin. His latest article is entitled “Apple Classroom and subjectification – an exploration of the tension between control and unpredictability in the Irish post-primary classroom” which was published in the journal Ethics and Education. freshedpodcast.com/MacGabhann/ -- Get in touch! LinkedIn: @FreshEdpodcast Facebook: FreshEd Email: info@freshedpodcast.com
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FreshEd #180 - Education in times of climate crisis
May 400:28:56Tap to summarizeFreshEd will return with new episodes next week. While we are away, we thought it would be good to showcase one of our first "non-interview" shows. Although made over 6 years ago, the ideas, themes, and urgency of the climate crisis continue to resonate today. If you're keen to partner with FreshEd to turn your work into a narrative style podcast, please get in touch. -- School students all over the globe have declared a “Climate Emergency.” For some time now, youth have been striking for immediate and effective action to stop global warming and secure the habitability of our planet. Greta Thunberg is perhaps the most recognizable student protesting. You’ve probably seen her moving speech at the United Nations last month. In the context where students skip school to protest, what role do teachers play? More broadly, what is the role of education in times of climate crisis? One group of university professors and activists have thought deeply about these questions. They have recently launched a “Call to Action” for educators, asking signatories to transform their pedagogies and curricula, realign research agendas, and reformulate policy frameworks – all in line with the climate crisis and other environmental challenges. In short, signatories are asked to voice their concerns any way they can in their professional work in and outside the classroom. Today’s show takes you behind the scenes of this Call to Action, connecting the student protests and the climate crisis to the Sustainable Development Goals and Global Learning Metrics. Photo credit: unsplash.com/s/photos/climate-change -- www.FreshEdpodcast.com/climateaction Get in touch! LinkedIn: @FreshEdpodcast Facebook: FreshEd Email: info@freshedpodcast.com
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FreshEd #422 - Alternative Imaginaries of Sustainability in Higher Education (Olga Mun)
Apr 2700:31:10Tap to summarizeToday we try to imagine alternatives to the traditional ways of understanding sustainability in higher education. My guest is Olga Mun. Olga Mun is an early-career researcher and co-convenor of the Climate Change Education Reading Group at the Department of Education, University of Oxford. She’s recently co-written with Gulzhanat Gafu and Aizuddin Mohamed Anuar a piece for the Comparative Education Review entitled “Obal and Budi Philosophies as Reparative Visions of Sustainability in Higher Education: A Creative Manifesto.” freshedpodcast.com/mun/ -- Get in touch! LinkedIn: @FreshEdpodcast Facebook: FreshEd Email: info@freshedpodcast.com
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FreshEd #421 – Transforming Higher Education (Noah Sobe)
Apr 1900:27:11Tap to summarizeToday we explore UNESCO’s roadmap for the future of higher education. My guest is Noah Sobe. Noah Sobe is the Chief of Section for Higher Education at UNESCO. The new report we discuss is entitled Transforming Higher Education: Global Collaboration on Visioning and Action. freshedpodcast.com/sobe/ -- Get in touch! LinkedIn: @FreshEdpodcast Facebook: FreshEd Email: info@freshedpodcast.com
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