Pedagodzilla Podcast
1) Why is everything awesome in The LEGO Movie with student co-creation?
Ever built a LEGO spaceship with Will Ferrell that looked nothing like the instructions?Ever let students take the reins and steer your curriculum off-road?Ever wondered if those two things are basica...Show More
2) What is the Magic Circle?
🎲 Ever pretended to be a halfling bard in a lesson?🧠 Ever gamified a class and called it “learning design”?✨ Ever desperately tried to make your teaching feel a bit more f***ing awesome? Then you, d...Show More
3) Is creating distance learning as simple as baking an air-fryer cake? (Ft. Jo Dyer)
In this episode Mike is joined by Jo Dyer, Director of Learner and Discovery Services at The Open University as we talk about cakes, bakes and how the OU makes (distance learning). Mike’s been w...Show More
4) Why is the Kobayashi Maru a no-win for Starfleet assessment?
In this episode Mike C and Mark C are joined by Associate Professor at Durham, Dr Richard Crossman (author of the Infinite Diversity, Finite Combinations blog) and Senior Learning Designer at The Open...Show More
5) What can Jurassic Park teach us about embedding sustainability in course design?
Hold onto your butts! In this episode Mike is joined by learning designers Paul Astles, Catriona Matthews, and Hayley Johns to answer the sustainably silly question: “What can Jurassic Park teach us a...Show More
6) GTA or Mario, which design philosophy makes for a better curriculum? (Ft. Luke Pearce)
Fast cars or magic mushrooms would have been a better clickbait title for this. Damn our ethics. In this episode we’re joined by the fab Luke Pearce to talk about linear and nonlinear learning, ...Show More
7) What can vintage detective shows Columbo and Murder She Wrote tell us about good intended learning outcomes?
In this episode Mike is joined by the OU’s own Tom Olney to discuss their love of detective shows and the seed of all good learning design, Learning Outcomes. You’ll find some of the paper...Show More
8) Pedagodzilla Live! Rapid fire panicked panel show in Aberystwyth 2024
We did a live show! And it worked! In May 2024, to celebrate the launch of our book we travelled to Aberystwyth University (Mike’s alma marta) at the invitation of friend of all edu professional...Show More
9) How does the council of Elrond use social constructivism to destroy Sauron’s ring?
In this episode we revisit social constructivism, expand on the ideas around it – and work out how the council of Elrond use it to destroy the One Ring. You’ll be able to hear the clinking...Show More
How does the council of Elrond use social constructivism to destroy Sauron’s ring?
49:25 | Jun 14th, 2024
10) Fabulous formative failure with Alistair Aitcheson and Laura Mitchell at Playful Learning 2023
Episode 2 of our very late miniseries recorded at the Playful Learning 2023 conference, where we discuss what we can learn from Fabulous Formative Failures, and the Danish movement of Pissedårlig unde...Show More