Bridging Theory and Practice: Rethinking Secondary Education Through Applied Learning

About this episode

The episode discusses how teachers can learn from each other to enhance practical, skills-based education through a collaboration between India and Australia.

In the latest episode of Chats Over Chai, Research Fellow Dr Alice Garner is joined by Helene Rooks, CEO of the Vocational and Applied Learning Association and Jaynifer Iqbal, teacher at Delhi Public School to discuss how teachers can learn from each other to deliver more practical, skills-based education. Drawing on a bilateral collaboration between India and Australia, the conversation reflects on the development of the Tools for Applied Learning in Secondary Schools, an initiative that hel...

People in this episode

Host: Dr Alice Garner

Guests: Helene Rooks, Jaynifer Iqbal

Topics covered

• secondary education
• applied learning
• teacher collaboration
• skills-based education
• bilateral collaboration
• India Australia relations

Keywords

• secondary education
• applied learning
• teacher collaboration
• skills-based education
• India
• Australia

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Vocational and Applied Learning Association, Delhi Public School

Places: India, Australia

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