Disrupted History

HISTORY ISN’T WHAT IT USED TO BE

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  • Reimagining History

    Testing a Refreshed Pedagogy in Year 9 and 10. At its heart, a refreshed pedagogy for teaching history is, paradoxically, about more than teaching history; it’s about empowering students to act. A technology-infused, transformative approach to history allows students to see how their voices matter in shaping their communities and tackling global challenges. At a Read more

  • This Online Reader’s Digest: January 13 – 17 2025

    A reflection on three articles that caught my eye this week: A Crisis of Trust in the Classroom (Seth Bruggeman); ‘I’ve been a teacher for 20 years. Here’s why I’m not returning in 2025.’ (Anon.); Online educational populism and New Right 2.0 in Australia and England (Steven Watson & Naomi Barnes). A Crisis of Trust Read more

  • AI in Education: What’s Best Practice?

    Most educators are eager to identify ‘best practice’. For educators, finding an evidence-based source of best-practice is ‘gold’. Finding such sources are key to effective action in the classroom. Identifying the richest veins of gold matters. (Spoiler: This post will identify at least one vein of gold for you. Read on.) Using Generative AI to Read more

  • Navigating AI-Ready (Take Home) Assessment: A Roadmap for Educators

    Last week’s EduTECH Australia conference in Melbourne gave many delegates an insight into the rapidly evolving landscape of education. The integration of Artificial Intelligence (#AI) is no longer a futuristic concept but a present reality. The ubiquity of Generative AI necessitates for teachers, school leaders, and education administrators a rethinking of traditional assessment methods. Studies Read more

  • Early Iterations: Transforming Education with a GenAI study buddies: A Teacher’s Reflection

    The use of Generative AI has profoundly transformed the journey of learning within my history classroom since the beginning of the 2023 school year. Emergent digital technology – including GAI – is embedded within the subject-specific historical pedagogy that I apply in my classroom. Best practice historical pedagogy has always demanded more of teachers than Read more

  • Early Iterations: “Soon is Now”: Three Simple Thinking Routines for Younger Students Using AI Chatbots.

    In a rapidly changing digital landscape, history’ teachers are challenged to guide students to transcend the mere performativity of “fact regurgitation”. Our students need to cultivate the critical thinking skills and digital literacy that are required of active citizens. In 1984, educational psychologist Benjamin Bloom introduced us to the concept of the “2 sigma problem.” Read more

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