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When Will They Learn?
Hosted by Greg Ashman and Caiti Wade, ‘When Will They Learn?’ explores what’s trending in the world of education. Each episode, Greg and Caiti engage with podcasts, articles and opinions shaping education discourse, examining these through a science of learning lens. They discuss not just what’s popular, but what’s supported by the evidence.
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Episodes
When Will They Learn?Episode #20 Fighting fascism by not listening to podcasts
After a bit of a sidestep into how we’re each using AI, Greg and Caiti jump into a conversation about ‘rote learning’ and a startling claim that it’s driving…
When Will They Learn?Episode #19 What even is restorative practice?
What even is restorative practice? That’s a question that Greg and Caiti try to answer on this week’s episode of When Will They Learn? podcast. Spurred on by…
When Will They Learn?Episode #18 Department for Despair
In this episode, Greg and Caiti begin with ACPUE, who are back to reassure everyone that their work is absolutely not a targeted attack on AERO, despite it…
When Will They Learn?Episode #17 PISA Cope
In this episode, Greg and Caiti start with a deceptively simple question: is the Australian Curriculum anti-boy - and more to the point, what even is anti-boy?…
When Will They Learn?Episode #16 A Load of ACPUE
Disclaimer: The details of what is known about ACPUE were true at the time of recording this episode. Since recording and release, more details may have come…
When Will They Learn?Episode #15 Obviously
This week we deep dive researchED Melbourne and some of the highlights from the recent conference, including conversations and recurring themes from the day…
When Will They Learn?Episode #14 Scandal Du Jour
This week we’re serving up the latest education scandal: the scandal du jour! Before we get into that though, we start off by talking about the Australian…
When Will They Learn?Episode #13 Once Upon a Time at Mossbourne
This week, we begin with the remarkable story of Mossbourne Victoria Park Academy, exploring how one of England’s highest-performing schools found itself at…
When Will They Learn?Episode #12 Ooh, gossip!
This week, we’re talking education gossip - not the staffroom kind, but the stories that dominate headlines and social media before anyone has had time to…
When Will They Learn?Episode #11 Universal Design for Neurononsense
This week we’re diving into three topics that have generated plenty of headlines, strong opinions, and more than a few questionable cases of what we’ve termed…
When Will They Learn?Episode #10 All Ashman's Fault
In this episode of When Will They Learn?, Greg and Caiti tackle a stack of education policy debates - beginning with the most pressing and meta question of…
When Will They Learn?Episode #9 NEUROSCIENCE
This episode’s theme is “neuroscience!” Actually, it’s not, but it comes up a few times. Greg and Caiti kick things off by unpacking a recent article…
When Will They Learn?Episode #8 The Autonomy Debate
In this episode, Greg and Caiti discuss recent research into mobile phone bans in schools, exploring whether they’re actually effective and why schools may…
When Will They Learn?Episode #7 The Unified Bodymind
In a funny episode complete with robotic pigeons and disturbing AI-generated images (see below), Greg and Caiti look at some of the more popular conversations…
When Will They Learn?Episode #6 Facing the Manosphere
In this episode, Greg and Caiti catch up in sunny Brisbane to cast some light on some of the more uncomfortable conversations happening in schools right now…
When Will They Learn?Episode #5 Knowledge-Rich Curriculum
In this episode, Greg and Caiti dive into some of the biggest conversations currently shaping education, unpacking what the research says, and what it’s not…
When Will They Learn?Episode #4 A Solemn Communiqué
In this episode, Greg and Caiti unpack key ideas from the recent researchED Ballarat conference, reflecting on some of the takeaways from sessions they…
When Will They Learn?Episode #3 Finally, AI!
In this episode, Greg and Caiti finally tackle the topic of AI in education, responding to a blog post published by BERA about using AI to mark student…
When Will They Learn?Episode #2 Thinking Critically about Critical Thinking
In this episode, Greg and Caiti take on the idea of ‘critical thinking’ in schools. They respond to a recent EducationHQ article on teaching critical thinking…
When Will They Learn?Episode #1 Pilot: Demolishing Thinking Classrooms
In this episode, Greg and Caiti respond to recent discussions on The Balance podcast between Dr Catlin Tucker and Dr Pete Liljedahl about ‘Building Thinking…