Live and Learn Podcast

A new social contract for education (UNESCO report) Reimagining educational practices Agile approach to education Lifelong learning as a new norm Cooperation, collaboration, solidarity vs teacher-driven education Synergy vs individual effort Human skills Intercultural and interdisciplinary learning Bonus: etymology of "attract, contract, abstract, extract" --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/live-and-learn-podcast/message

Jobs vs hobbies vs other meaningful activities Professional transformation as a choice and a challenge A need for a professional tribe What makes people happy? - advice from a cOntEnt person (Marina's life philosophy) --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/live-and-learn-podcast/message

Prioritizing and preferences (origin and meaning) Resolution lists vs agile planning Time and goal revision Ownership in pursuing goals Choosing not to do something The importance of prioritizing for academic performance --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/live-and-learn-podcast/message

Exclusive nature of language Self-correction: reasons and effects Language acquisition: making language your own Criticism towards one's language use Voice recording as a tool for exam preparation / presentation performance Taking the courage to speak: content vs shape English as a language of international communication (who is the icon of correct speech?) Coming out: how Live and Learn Podcast's hosts feel about their voices --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/live-and-learn-podcast/message

New trends towards human-centered work AI taking over humans' jobs Specifically human skills Synergy of human collaboration Employability and transformation in the future of work Resilience and being ready for change A shift from business-centered to human-centered leadership Agile methodology --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/live-and-learn-podcast/message

With our guest, Edoardo Binda Zane, today we are discussing: more energy needed to do things remotely; emotional intelligence for managers; a need for a different type of leadership in the modern world of uncertainty; soft skills in demand for leadership jobs; AI taking over some managerial tasks; work-life balance, leaders as trendsetters; growth mindset and leadership; learning from various sources Feel free to test yourself "emotional intelligence test" here: https://ebz-coaching.com/tests/emotional-intelligence-test/ His book is available on Amazon 😉 https://www.amazon.de/dp/B09GZHK8JN --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/live-and-learn-podcast/message

Starting Season 6 with a warm discussion of: creating a flow of conversation with friends/colleagues/podcast guests; the importance of in-person communication; coming back to online/offline/hybrid classrooms; relevance of a physical contact and/or perception in educational environment; creating a meaningful teaching portfolio; working four days a week; freedom, responsibility, awareness and choice Join our community of growth mindsetters, listen to our previous seasons, follow us on social media, live and learn! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/live-and-learn-podcast/message

Soft skills: hard to measure? Teaching soft skills for employability: Yuliya is sharing her experience of evaluating students' projects Methodology of research Exam design How are soft skill levels going to change the employability of today's students? Mentioned references:  Yuliya's guest appearance on The eLearning Podcast With Stephen Ladek featuring Dr. Yuliya Shtaltovna - Teaching Digitally-Ready Soft Skills GILE Conference - The Development of Competencies for Employability Shtaltovna, Yuliya & Muzzu, Christina (2021). Enhancing students’ digital competencies within the Employability module of the University of Europe’s skills-based curricula. G4Y International Conference ‘21, The Development of Competencies for Employability Proceedings, GILE Journal of Skills Development, p.70-89. Podcast playlist on soft skills by Live and Learn Podcast  Read this LinkedIn post summarizing all the appearances connected with this article, including MURAL blog, BESIG and GILE Conference for Employability  --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/live-and-learn-podcast/message

We are trying to answer the question "Is "deserving" a vacation harmful?", as well as discussing some of our favourite topics: work-life-sleep balance; mental health days/weeks in the world of corporate work; working hard and earning your living vs enjoying the career of your choice; Maslow pyramid and being aware of your real needs; the need to detox and the need to (dis)connect; digital detox practices across traditions and cultures --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/live-and-learn-podcast/message

Happy to welcome our guest and dear friend and colleague Marina Yalanska to discuss: podcasts and reading as ways of perceiving information; reading for pleasure; happy endings in books and how relevant they are to life and interpersonal communication; intercultural differences: good or evil of romance and partnership; neuroscience as a way to understand the other (and what for?); translation and interpreting of prose and poetry. Stay tuned, subscribe not to miss the second part of our conversation with Marina, a beauty and knowledge sharer, about professional reinvention and career change. Check out Marina's Blog about the world of books and books of the world - https://bookmarin.com/en/ Welcome to join! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/live-and-learn-podcast/message

Negotiation: definition and etymology Negotiation as a skill Teaching negotiation skills in an intercultural environment Traditional negotiation and the culture of bargaining Manipulative techniques vs ethical negotiation --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/live-and-learn-podcast/message

Knowledge, skills, competencies: etymology and definition Being good enough The curve of competence The curve of self-confidence Impostor's syndrome Links to the articles mentioned in the episode: Enhancing students’ digital competencies within the Employability module of the University of Europe’s skills-based curricula by Yuliya Shtaltovna and Christina Muzzu Can a Skill be Measured or Assessed? 6-Level Skills Development Approach to Skill Assessment by Yuliya Shtaltovna --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/live-and-learn-podcast/message

Live and learn philosophy during vacation Workation: what is there behind the brand new concept? Teachers on vacation: self-care and continuous professional development Vacanza studio: learning during vacation Summer camp experience for kids and counselors Links to previous episodes:  On improving work-life balance https://anchor.fm/live-and-learn-podcast/episodes/On-improving-work-life-balance-eq1i7u On learning during vacation https://anchor.fm/live-and-learn-podcast/episodes/On-learning-during-vacation-egjqkh --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/live-and-learn-podcast/message

Learning from native speakers vs avoiding typical mistakes To err is human How to treat mistakes Development language errors (child development issues in native speakers) Psychology behind the fear of making mistakes Creating a comfortable learning environment Intentional mistakes for fun Self-awareness and control in treating mistakes in L2 --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/live-and-learn-podcast/message

Is any linguistic input good enough for language learners? Choosing the language environment Native speakers as an example of desired linguistic input (or not?) Correlation between linguistic input and language production Democratisation and destandatisation of modern languages Personal cases by podcast hosts Top tip by Live and Learn podcast --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/live-and-learn-podcast/message

Coming back home: what does it mean and what does it take? Pains and lessons of repatriating Useful models behind "culture shock" and "reverse culture shock" Awareness: can it help? Takeaways for further expat life --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/live-and-learn-podcast/message

After discussing general points concerning feedback (check them out in our previous episode), we move on to discussing giving and receiving feedback in education Kirkpatrick's model of feedback Feedback vs takeaway in the process of education Feedback on communication, collaboration, learning, person --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/live-and-learn-podcast/message

Feedback: definition and perception A year of podcasting: thanks for the feedback to our listeners Stages of communication: coding, decoding, reacting to messages Neurophysiology behind reacting to feedback Growth mindset as a prerequisite for receiving feedback and improving performance  --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/live-and-learn-podcast/message

A year of podcasting: our lessons and takeaways Ownership, consistency, content creation, promotion, partnership in podcasting Growth mindset in developing an educational podcast: learning by doing Education as a process of intimate communication Revealing your authentic Self in a podcast Finding your ideal Teacher or Student with the help of podcasting * Want to start your own educational podcast? We are ready to share our experience, support and accompany --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/live-and-learn-podcast/message

What do "espresso", "press", "printing" and "branding" have in common? Brand and branding in professional self-presentation Continuous professional development and rebranding Rebranding vs reassembling one's professional Self Personal branding and finding the niche Smart communication of one's professional brand  --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/live-and-learn-podcast/message