Spoon feeding students is a controversial topic that often gets talked about with a negative vibe. It’s certainly something that teachers complain about having to do sometimes in order to get results, and yet, it also seems like something that our education systems are trying to stamp out. Why is that? My guest today is Richard Andrew, who’s been working in teacher professional learning for the past 10 years, and now runs all of his courses in the online space. He recently wrote posted an article on LinkedIn as to why we shouldn’t spoon feed students, ‘claiming that spoon feeding robs students of the opportunity to take responsibility for their own learning’. But still, the question remains why… why should we stop, given that the world has produced plenty of talented and highly skilled people despite our misgivings about our education systems. In this episode, I tease out this issue with Richard a bit further and suggest some practical ways to make the shift towards a more student centred approach to learning.

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78: Stop spoon feeding school students? Online learning specialist Richard Andrew explains why.

Educating with Neuroscience Conference 2016
Melbourne, Australia
PRESS RELEASE
Dr Steve Miller presents new wearable technology that monitors a student or employee's brain in real time to improve focus and attention. The new learning technology is named "attention adaptivity".


79: Educating with Neuroscience Conference 2016 - Press Release - Attention Adaptivity

Part 1: Life on the wharf, and life at sea.
Ethics is something that everyone will have to deal with in their life. Like it or not, you’re going to have experiences where your ideas on right and wrong will be challenged. How will you handle them? What will you do? Should you be concerned about them if they don't directly affect you, or if you don’t know about them? 

In this special three part case study series (episodes 80, 81 and 82), I’m going to take a closer look at an industry that has recently come under media scrutiny in Australia for its treatment of animals. It’s the live… animal … export …industry. My guest in the series is Dr Lynn Simpson, a highly experienced vet who’s completed 57 voyages over 11 years, shipping Australian livestock to the other side of the world for slaughtering and processing. Many questions are raised, and despite plenty of investigation and research, there are still precious few answers on what to do with this highly controversial industry. It’s a complex story, and it involves a great deal of suffering. Is it ethical? Most of us will never see it, so…should we worry?

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80: Ethics Case Study - Australian live animal export with Dr Lynn Simpson, part 1.

Part 2 of 3: Strange events in foreign ports.
Is it wrong to respond to a tragic situation with humour? Is it insensitive to be light hearted about something you feel is unjust? What if humour is your only remaining coping mechanism, and what does that say about the situation you’re in?
This is part two of a three part case study on the ethics of the live animal export industry in Australia. To find all three episodes, you can subscribe for free to Learning Capacity on your favourite podcast app, and look for episodes 80, 81 and 82. My guest in the series is Dr Lynn Simpson, who’s sailed 57 voyages on live animal export ships over 11 years, transporting live Australian sheep and cattle to the other side of the world for slaughtering and processing. 

In this episode, Dr Simpson tells a couple of stories of what happened when she arrived at her destinations. On one level they're quite comical, but on the other hand they’re far from it. Just how far can humour go in helping people to deal with the stresses of extreme situations.

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81: Live animal export with Dr Lynn Simpson part 2 - strange events in foreign ports.

Part 3 of 3: An Industry in Crisis - Live Animal Export
Just how much do we need to know about an industry before we shut it down? How much will people tolerate before enough is enough? Is it ethical to continue industries where we know for certain, that a great deal of animal suffering is involved? And perhaps the toughest question… is it worth the money?

This is part three of a three part case study on the ethics of the live animal export industry in Australia. To find all three episodes, you can subscribe for free to Learning Capacity on your favourite podcast app, and look for episodes 80, 81 and 82. My guest in the series is Dr Lynn Simpson, who’s sailed 57 voyages on live animal export ships over 11 years, transporting live Australian sheep and cattle to the other side of the world for slaughtering and processing.

In this episode we talk about the industry here in Australia and some of the major players involved. It seems that even though there’s plenty of research and evidence to suggest that significant change is needed for improved animal welfare… the industry continues largely unchanged. It immediately raises the question of viability… is it worth the money? Or is the money worth the suffering? And if we can’t fix it, should we simply stop it?

And a warning... some listeners may find this story distressing.

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82: An industry in crisis - Live animal export with Dr Lynn Simpson part 3

Without student engagement, is there any point in trying to teach anything? 
These days the education conversation is clearly shifting back towards learning, rather than school work. But what if your students aren’t engaged, or interested in what you think they should learn, or what the curriculum thinks they should learn? And what if teachers think that student centred learning is a great idea, but the students don’t. Surely not every student is enthusiastic about learning. Is lack of student engagement the elephant in the room… or the classroom? My guest today is Richard Andrew, a specialist in online learning. He’s had a wide range of experience in classrooms across Australia and interacted with hundreds of teachers through the professional development courses he delivers. In this episode we take a light hearted but serious look at possibly one of the most significant topics in the education debate.

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83: Student engagement is critical to learning success with Richard Andrew.

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