In this episode, Mike chats with Co-Founder of The Cyber Safety Project, Trent Ray, about how to protect youth online, how parents can help their children safely navigate the dangers of the cyber world, and the different types of cyberspaces ch...

Listen as Mike interviews Hamish Curry, Educator, enabler, and collaborator, on everything from the Design Thinking Process and the place of post-its to overcoming tokenism to authentically develo...

In this episode, Mike chats to our guest Cameron Ross, Digital Learning ICT Coach and Teacher based at St. Peters College, Cranbourne in Australia.He shares his hands-on experiences as an educator, content creator and colleague. This ep...

Mike is joined by UTB trainers, Nicole, Adrian and Paul to dissect the anatomy to discover what makes an engaging presentation. Whether you're presenting live or online, speaking with parents, students, or other teachers, you'll discover what w...

In our first episode of 2022, OutClassed returns with Mike and Blake in a catch up episode discuss a range of topics including # How to determine if a tool is meaningful - for example 3D printers# Can VR teach empathy# Hyper-Immersi...

In today's episode, we sit down with Michael Phillips from Monash university to unpack the research and practical applications around the TPCK framework.We dig into a range of topics such as:What is the TPCK model and...

In this podcast Mike and Blake speak with special guest Dethmer Lemmborg about his experience working for a Nation news network. We explore What Dethmer was asked to do during 911 and why he decided to walk away fr...

In this episode we take a look at some of the highlights of 2020, what we can celebrate despite the craziness of the year!Blake and Mike also chat though some of the projects and new hires for 2021 and what they are looking forward to.&...

In this Episode we dive into how we are planning for 2021. We unpack our thinking around Org charts, roles and responsibilities and how you can set your team up for success. We discuss:How to set your team up ...

This week Blake and Mike discuss a range of the latest Edtech trends and issues including:How Jeff Bezos is opening child care centres in another attempt to influence educationThe social dilemma and the paradox of free will...

In this episode Blake sits down with Christine Jackman to discuss her book 'Turning Down the Noise.'Blake and Christine unpack a range of implications of noisy lives, both internally and externally, and the effects on today's workers an...

This week Mike and Blake unpack the impact from banning phones at the school that Blake is at. We dig into what was the thought process behind the ban, how the students reacted, and how the teachers have found it.We also dig into his de...

This week we have special Guest Paul Hamilton from Using Technology Better. Paul works a lot with Apple technology to engage students in creative writing, whether this be through simple writing prompts through to rich learning tasks involving A...

In this weeks discussion we have a wide ranging discussion with Sam McNeil from Microsoft. Sam holds a role on the APAC team and is seeing the trends across developing and developed countries.We discuss:The future tre...

In this episode we surf around the web discussion some latest trends and things that have caught our attention. We discuss:The irony of Google saying our search results will be affected, whilst they actively serve up ...

This week we wrap up the miniseries on the 7 essential elements of school transformation. These are the elements that Google, Apple, and Microsoft ALL agree must form the foundation for that plan. If you haven't done so already, go back...

In this week's OutClassed Podcast, Mike and Blake are joined by Matt Robinson to discuss how to fund your technology and infrastructure plans. Matt has tried just about every funding model available and despite being in a low socio-econ...

In this week's OutClassed Podcast, Mike and Blake continue on their discussion regarding the 7 essential elements of school transformation framework. This week it is all about technology and infrastructure.This week we dive deep into...

In this week's OutClassed Podcast, Mike and Blake continue on their discussion regarding the school transformation framework and how to get the most out of your school communication efforts.Some of the elements of learning design dis...

In this week's OutClassed Podcast, Mike and Blake continue on their discussion regarding the school transformation framework and discussed the essential elements of learning design.Some of the elements of learning design discussed in...

In this week's OutClassed Podcast, Mike and Blake continue on their discussion regarding the school transformation framework and dig into the power of culture and how this can derail your vision and strategy.Some of the elements of Cult...

In this week's OutClassed Podcast, Mike and Blake unpack the most important of the 7 elements of school transformation - vision.Some of the elements of vision discussed in this episode include:* Does your vision have these eleme...

In this week's OutClassed Podcast, Mike unpacks the 7 elements of school transformation and how technology can be a lever to enable the change you are are desiring for your school. * Why school technology and BYOD plans often fall short...

In this week's OutClassed Podcast, Mike and Blake Speak with Neil Selwyn from Monash University in Australia about the role of technology in schools.In this episode we discuss a range of top...

In this week's OutClassed Podcast, Mike and Blake Speak with Karla Sanders from Sticks'N'Stones about the digital citizenship program developed in New Zealand.In this episode we discuss a r...