Summary: Main Feature: Donelle Batty attends a VR Hackathon Mini for Middle School students, and speaks with participants, organisers and teachers involved in the event to find out the kind of learning that takes place in these events. Regular Features: Off Campus, Dan Haesler questions the purpose of big educational events and conference; Education in the news, Stewart Riddle joins to discuss the implications of the 2015 federal budget for education; Teachers' Brains trust, Giles Pritchard discusses games to help teach literacy skills; Spotlight on Special Education, Tim Connell provides strategies to help teachers get started in meeting the needs of students.Timecodes & Links:00:00 - Opening Credits01:19 - Intro07:59 - Off Campus with Dan Haesler14:52 - Education in the News37:19 - Spotlight on Special Education46:32 - Teachers Brains Trust59:11 - Feature Introduction01:01:57 - Main Feature01:34:24 - Announcements01:36:19 - Quote and Sign Off Support TER Podcast at Patreon.com/TERPodcast TER Podcast on Twitter Follow TER Podcast on Facebook
