Leading with Humanity in Edtech

About this episode

Brett Salakas discusses the importance of human-centered approaches in education technology and the impact of screen time on learning.

Brett Salakas and I have an energetic future focused conversation for you this episode as we talk about human-centred community and connection especially in learning and teaching. Brett opened our conversation by explaining the background artwork by Indigenous artist Melissa Barton, whilst sharing his experience of working on a program to adapt international standards for Australia at HP, linking the artwork that narrates HP's educational vision in Australia. Listen in as Brett shares his personal and professional journey, including his teaching experience and his role as an HP Education Ambassador. He described an artwork created by Indigenous artist Melissa Barton (that you can see is his screen background) that represents the Australian education system and HP's educational vision for Australia. We discus the different types of screen time and its impact on education that is very topical here across media and government policy makers. Brett emphasized the need to differentiate between productive and recreational screen time, highlighting the importance of using technology to enhance learning rather than simply entertain. We also touch on the evolving nature of education and…

People in this episode

Host: Carrie

Guest: Brett Salakas

Topics covered

• human-centred community
• connection in learning
• screen time
• Australian education system
• technology in education

Keywords

• education
• teaching
• Indigenous art
• HP Education Ambassador

Mentioned in this episode

Products: HP

Places: Australia, Korea

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