Talking Teaching

S6E1: The Teacher Crisis - Real or Imagined

Professor Jim Watterston, Dean of the Melbourne Graduate School of Education, delves into the details of Australia's teacher crisis with guests Prof Larissa McLean Davies, Robert Boucher, and Sharon Thompson.

S5E1: Mental Health in Primary Schools

Professor Jim Watterston explores the Mental Health in Primary Schools (MHiPS) project with Professor Frank Oberklaid and Dr Georgia Dawson.

S4E1: Decolonising the English curriculum

Larissa McLean Davies, an Associate Professor in Languages and Literacy Education, hosts a panel discussion on the importance of reading in our lives, and how to make the teaching of English more inclusive, particularly in terms of decolonising the curriculum.
S4E2: COVID-19 – catalyst for change or a retreat to the past?

Professor Jim Watterston, Dean of the Melbourne Graduate School of Education, and Professor Yong Zhao discuss the education system post-COVID-19 and question whether the role of education should be more than simply preparing students for the workforce.
S4E3: Gen X,Y & Z: facing the challenges of the 21st century

Professor Jim Watterston, Dean of the Melbourne Graduate School of Education, and Professor Johanna Wyn discuss the differences and commonalities between the generations revealed by the longitudinal study Life Patterns.
S4E4: New Assessments: Acknowledging Student Success

Professor Jim Watterston, Dean of the Melbourne School of Education, discusses the development of these new assessment tools with Professor Sandra Milligan, Director of the Assessment Research Centre at the University of Melbourne.