Critical Digital Pedagogy Podcast

Interview with ee Skallerup Bessette:

Lee Skallerup Bessette is a Learning Design Specialist at the Center for New Designs in Learning and Scholarship (CNDLS) and an Affiliate Faculty in the Learning, Design, and Technology master’s program. She is interested in the intersections of critical digital pedagogy, affect, design, and technology. Prior to finding alt-ac work in faculty development and instructional design, she taught English primarily at public, regional, state comprehensive institutions that served at-risk populations and where digital redlining was rampant. See samples of her work on her website, www.readywriting.org.

Interview with Samah Jarrad and Howard Scott:

Samah Jarrad is a full-time instructor of English as a Second Language at Palestine Technical University—Kadoorie in Tulkarem, Palestine, where she lives and works. She is a PhD candidate in the Department of Postcolonial Literary Studies at the Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia and holds an MA in Applied Linguistics and Translation. Her research has been dedicated to understanding the acquisition of English as a Second Language and postcolonial studies from a feminist perspective

Howard Scott is part of the Teacher Education team for Post-Compulsory Education at the University of Wolverhampton and teaches research methods through doctorate and master’s programs. His research interests involve adult and community learning, innovative pedagogies utilizing digital literacies, and mobile learning, particularly in less formal educational contexts.

Interview with Anna Johnstone, Dorcas Kayes, and Herbert Thomas.

Herbert Thomas is originally from South Africa but now lives in New Zealand, where he is a Postgraduate Director at The Mind Lab, headquartered in Auckland. He currently works as part of the team that delivers the Master of Contemporary Education to in-service educators. His research has focused on the integration of technology into the curriculum from the perspectives of educators, scholars, managers, and leaders.

Dorcas Kayes is a Postgraduate Director at The Mind Lab, headquartered in Auckland. She currently works as part of the team that delivers the Master of Contemporary Education to in-service educators. Her research has focused on school and community partnerships and pastoral and academic support of postgraduate students

Anna Johnstone is a Postgraduate Director at The Mind Lab, New Zealand, contributing to the Master of Contemporary Education qualification. She is also a Senior Tutor at the University of Canterbury, New Zealand, delivering primary initial teacher education programs. She has had roles in tertiary and primary education as a facilitator, adviser, researcher, and teacher. Her areas of research interest are learner interactions in contemporary environments and the critical moments that influence teacher learning.

Interview with Alex de Lacey. Alex is a Lecturer in Popular Music at Goldsmiths, University of London. His research examines Afrodiasporic music practice in the United Kingdom, with a particular focus on grime, and his teaching is concerned with decolonizing curriculums and foregrounding non-i nstitutional ways of knowing. He is also a journalist and writes for Complex, Red Bull, and Songlines. He is the DJ for grime crew Over the Edge, with a monthly show on Mode FM.

Interview with Jonathan Lynch

Otago Polytechnic, New Zealand

Dr. Jonathan Lynch started his career as an outdoor educator across primary, secondary and tertiary education in the UK. Moving to Aotearoa New Zealand, he then worked as a Postgraduate Director with the Mind Lab, a future-focussed education company committed to the growth and implementation of contemporary practice in the teaching profession across New Zealand. He has recently taken up a role as Principal Lecturer at Otago Polytechnic (Te Pūkenga). In his research, he is enthusiastic about education beyond the classroom and improving human-environment relations. Informed by posthumanist and new materialist thinking, his research contributes to the fields of place-responsive pedagogy, environmental education, and technology enhanced education.

Interview with Matt Acevedo

University of Miami, USA

Dr. Matthew Acevedo is the Director of Learning Innovation and Faculty Engagement at the University of Miami. He also teaches courses at Florida International University in the Department of Educational Policy Studies and the Honors College. His research interests include educational development, critical pedagogy, and the impacts of neoliberalism on teaching and learning in higher education. He is on Twitter at @mattacevedo.