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5 ways in which VR is making education more immersive than ever before

Ben Newsome

It is incredible how virtual reality is enabling the reimagination and reinvention of concepts in various spheres of life! We look at 5 ways VR is helping shape education.

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Episode: 117

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Podcast: Girls Day Out in STEM with Petriea Skitek

Ben Newsome

Find out more about Girls Day Out in STEM, an Australian program that empowers and inspires girls aged 10-14 years towards a career in STEM.

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Episode: 114

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Podcast: Primary Science with Dr Jo Montgomery

Ben Newsome

We hang out with Dr Jo Montgomery (aka Dr Jo Science), a primary science specialist who works with students across the UK to help them get excited & inspired in STEM!

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Episode: 97

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Podcast: SCINEMA – Bringing science stories to life

Ben Newsome

Grab your popcorn! We find out more about SCINEMA, the southern hemisphere's largest international science film festival. We find out what's on offer from an education point of view as we chat with Ben Lewis, editor of Australia's Science Channel as well as Jennifer Chalmers who is the education specialist...

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Episode: 96

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Podcast: Chemistry education with Dr Seamus Delaney

Ben Newsome

Meet Dr Seamus Delaney, a science education lecturer and researcher from Deakin University. He has a real passion for chemistry education and for the past 15 years has been heavily involved with making chemistry accessible for students of all ages. together with the team from Deakin University, Dr Delaney is...

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Timezones & cultural differences matter for online classes

Ben Newsome

Lately, I received a few questions about how to convert timezones for online classes. Now, it seems a straight forward thing but it's not when you start thinking about cultural differences, not just time zone differences. We look at common mistakes that happen when creating virtual classes between countries.

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Episode: 93

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Podcast: Helping students with design using Splat 3D

Ben Newsome

Students often have trouble putting their design ideas on paper, especially when it comes to creating designs that need to functionally fit together for a STEM project. We chat with award-winning designer Kylie Burrett as she talks about how the Splat 3D tool she created is helping students of all...

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Episode: 92

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Podcast: Tocal Virtual Farm

Ben Newsome

Not all students have the opportunity to visit a real farm! Thankfully the NSW Department of Primary Industries has solved this problem by creating the Tocal Virtual Farm. We chat with Jo Hathway who is the school program project officer for the farm.

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Remembering the Curiosity Show

Ben Newsome

From 1972 to 1990, Deanne Hutton and Rob Morrison astounded audiences across Australia with explanations of strange phenomena and curious science with memorable demonstrations using household items. There were plenty of times when I would be begging my parents to get materials together after watching a segment of the show!

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Episode: 91

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Podcast: CERN’s Beamline For Schools BL4S

Ben Newsome

Learn more about an international science competition for high school students, where they can propose an experiment, which can be performed using a real particle accelerator. Winners are invited each year to visit CERN or DESY for two weeks with all costs covered to perform their proposed experiments together with...

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Most popular podcasts of 2019

Ben Newsome

We had some fantastic guests on the FizzicsEd podcast in 2019! From leading educators through to technologists making a real difference for kids, there was plenty learn about when it comes to STEM education this year.

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The power of TeachMeets

Ben Newsome

One of the most powerful things that you can do is to bring like-minded teachers in a room to share ideas! That is the idea of teachmeets, where highly motivated teachers catch up to share lesson ideas, resources and support to each other outside of traditional conference and formal meeting...

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Augmented reality in the classroom

Ben Newsome

There are so many ways to incorporate augmented reality in the classroom! Augmented reality, also known as AR, is where a device overlays a digital image or animation over the top of a users view of the world. Here we look at some ways that teachers are incorporating AR in...

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Activity ideas for Vacation Care Centres

Ben Newsome

Stuck for an activity idea for your vacation care centre? Need activities that are low cost & work for kids of all ages? Look no further!

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