- 17
- Episodes
- 2
- Ratings
- 2022
- First episode
About Fresh Forward
Imagine a world where people finish their formal education empowered to take action, experiment, and even innovate. What's often the reality? They're instead highly trained in fitting into a box, have adopted a fear of failing, and feel confused when they receive their certificate. The "Fresh Forward" podcast is here to inspire ambitious educators like you to have fun, dare to experiment and shake up the way you teach in your classroom. In this bi-weekly podcast, I sit down … or sometimes dance … with daring, smart, fun teachers who are already shaking the ways we educate and learn. Be it because of WHAT they teach or the WAY they do so. Plus, I share my thoughts and tips on how to put the lessons they’ve learned into practice.I’m Neža Krek, a language teacher turned eduprepeur on a mission to contribute to innovation in adult education and support teachers who believe the way we educate has the power to carve a better future. I'm also a Slovenian living in the Netherlands, a mom... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.
- Publisher
- Neža Krek
- Category
- education
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 4 Jul 2022
- Latest episode
- 30 Apr 2024
Latest episodes
17 episodes in the feed.
30 Apr 2024
Embracing Uncertainty: Leveraging Failure in Education with Mihaela Tabacaru
This week’s guest is Mihaela Tabacaru. Our conversation is about organized chaos in education. About how to stay messy and be comfortable with that messiness, and not knowing the power of facilitating the in-between spaces of connection, acknowledgment, safety, and personal growth. We touch upon the relevance of humans in times of AI. Furthermore, we will discuss the value of failure and the safe space the education process can provide to create opportunities to fail safely. Mihaela Tabacaru is born and raised in Romania and graduated as an organizational psychologist. She moved to Norway and together with a partner, she started “Newschool”, a company that empowers kids in schools to take more ownership of their assignments. Now she's off to new adventures connecting systems thinking and business development in various domains. Through learning design and facilitation, of course. Connect with her here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mihaelatabacaru/ (https://www.linkedin.com/in/mihaelatabacaru/) Connect with Neža here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nezakrek (https://www.linkedin.com/in/nezakrek) Audio editing by Darko Šavija, music by Robert Meunier (Premium Beats license) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.
13 Apr 2023
How producing a podcast as a teaching tool leads to disrupting education as usual with Chris McMorran
Papers and readings are very common tools in education. Today's guest Chris McMorran tried something different and incorporated making a podcast into his teachings in order to keep his students deeply engaged. In this episode, we talk about the results of using podcasts, the ups and downs, and the beauty of co-creation with students. Chris McMorran is an associate professor of Japanese Studies at the National University of Singapore. He's a cultural geographer of contemporary Japan and a published author. Do you want to know more about Chris McMorrans' work? Check the following links: “Home on the Dot” podcast: https://blog.nus.edu.sg/homeonthedot/ (https://blog.nus.edu.sg/homeonthedot/) “Ryokan” book: https://uhpress.hawaii.edu/title/ryokan-mobilizing-hospitality-in-rural-japan/ (https://uhpress.hawaii.edu/title/ryokan-mobilizing-hospitality-in-rural-japan/) NUS profile: https://profile.nus.edu.sg/fass/jpscmm/ (https://profile.nus.edu.sg/fass/jpscmm/) Sign up for the newsletter to receive handy dandy handouts and checklists that will help you up your facilitation & trainer & teaching game at: www.nezakrek.com/newsletter (http://www.nezakrek.com/newsletter) Audio editing by Darko Šavija, music by Robert Meunier (Premium Beats license) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.
30 Mar 2023
How entrepreneurship can help us become better educators with Maura McAdam.
Maura McAdam is internationally renowned for her pioneering work in gender equality and women's entrepreneurship and has been ranked amongst the top 2% of scientists in the world for research impact of her research on entrepreneurship. In this episode, we talk about how you can really bring your classroom to life and create a worthwhile learning experience for your students. Entrepreneurship is experiential learning, mindset, theory, and skills. How can we use this to become better educators? Want to see more of her work? Check here: https://business.dcu.ie/staff/professor-maura-mcadam/ (https://business.dcu.ie/staff/professor-maura-mcadam/) https://mauramcadam.com/ (https://mauramcadam.com/) Sign up for the newsletter to receive handy dandy handouts and checklists that will help you up your facilitation & trainer & teaching game at: www.nezakrek.com/newsletter (http://www.nezakrek.com/newsletter) Audio editing by Darko Šavija, music by Robert Meunier (Premium Beats license) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.
16 Mar 2023
Learn to innovate with head, heart, and hands with Sylvia Bronkhorst
This episode's guest is Sylvia Bronkhorst. Her program “Learning with head, heart, and hands” innovates learning at HAN University of Applied Sciences here in The Netherlands. The goal of her program is to get students and teachers excited about education that approaches the whole human being, rather than exclusively the brain. This starts with trust and building a strong community. Out of that trust, you can create space, to have students explore and to let them make mistakes. The initiative is theirs, not mine. Curious about how this works? Have a listen! Connect with Sylvia on LinkedIn: Sylvia Bronkhorst | LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/sylviabronkhorst/) Sign up for the newsletter to receive handy dandy handouts and checklists that will help you up your facilitation & trainer & teaching game at: www.nezakrek.com/newsletter (http://www.nezakrek.com/newsletter) Audio editing by Darko Šavija, music by Robert Meunier (Premium Beats license) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.
2 Mar 2023
It’s ok to play
Today we are talking about playfulness leadership and how it can bring ease and joy (back) to education. Because it’s ok to play. If you are able to lean into this playfulness leadership you will be able to create awesome learning experiences. Connect with me on linkedin: Neza Krek. (https://www.linkedin.com/in/nezakrek/?originalSubdomain=nl) Sign up for the newsletter to receive handy dandy handouts and checklists that will help you up your facilitation & trainer & teaching game at: www.nezakrek.com/newsletter (http://www.nezakrek.com/newsletter) Audio editing by Darko Šavija, music by Robert Meunier (Premium Beats license) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.
16 Feb 2023
Embracing natural cycles for a future-proof education with Carola von SZemerey
How can we create a better world and improve education by connecting with our natural cycles? In this episode, my guest Carola von Zsemery will explain everything about what could this connection look like and what are the benefits of connecting with our natural cycles. She has been diving deep into self-discovery, personal development, and inner growth. Since 2016 she focuses on women's work guiding ceremonies for women to reconnect with their sacred femininity. Contact details: www.thesoundofsisterhood.de (http://www.thesoundofsisterhood.de/) Instagram: @carola_flowindiscipline Or @thesoundofsisterhood Sign up for the newsletter to receive handy dandy handouts and checklists that will help you up your facilitation & trainer & teaching game at: www.nezakrek.com/newsletter (http://www.nezakrek.com/newsletter) Audio editing by Darko Šavija, music by Robert Meunier (Premium Beats license) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.
9 Feb 2023
Bonus episode 2
Hello, dear Fresh Forward listener! The new podcast season is in the making and in the meanwhile, I prepared a few bonus episodes for you. You see, I asked each of my guests from the first season to bring in a question for me. The episode you're about to listen to is a patchwork of my answers to their questions about education, learning, facilitation, transformation, and business. And remember: February 16th we start the new season of the Fresh Forward podcast for daring educators. Till then, have fun! Cheers, Neža! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.
2 Feb 2023
Bonus episode 1
Hello, dear Fresh Forward listener! The new podcast season is in the making and in the meanwhile, I prepared a few bonus episodes for you. You see, I asked each of my guests from the first season to bring in a question for me. The episode you're about to listen to is a patchwork of my answers to their questions about education, learning, facilitation, transformation, and business. And remember: February 16th we start the new season of the Fresh Forward podcast for daring educators. Till then, have fun! Cheers, Neža! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.
27 Oct 2022
Transformative Learning in Academia with Anke de Vrieze and Meghann Ormond
The academic environment is often very competitive. Anke de Vrieze and Meghann Ormond initiated the Transformative Learning Hub with one central question: how to integrate head, heart, and hands in higher education? And to connect people with diverse backgrounds to break down walls and barriers between teaching and research. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.
6 Oct 2022
How to create micro revolutions through education? With Chantal Inen
In this episode, Chantal Inen and I talk about creating micro revolutions and movements. Chantal Inen has been a businesswoman for over 11 years and won numerous awards. She helps organizations and big companies to transform international challenges with water, food, climate, sanitation, and health care into viable business opportunities. By doing small steps at a time we can create big impacts. Especially when working in teams with each their own expertise. Imagine we could implement this everywhere in education! Click the links below to get to know Chantal Inen and her work better: Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chantalinen/ (https://www.linkedin.com/in/chantalinen/) Instagram: Chantal Inen Company: www.thepunchypack.nl (http://www.thepunchypack.nl/) Speech from Chantal Inen at global entrepreneurship summit: https://youtu.be/gxsdN4Bx4nk (https://youtu.be/gxsdN4Bx4nk) Sign up for the newsletter to receive handy dandy handouts and checklists that will help you up your facilitation & trainer & teaching game at: www.nezakrek.com/newsletter (http://www.nezakrek.com/newsletter) Audio editing by Darko Šavija, music by Robert Meunier (Premium Beats license) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.
22 Sept 2022
A simple map to impact and engagement in adult education
What is facilitation? In this episode I talk about the difference between lecturing, facilitation, facilitation transformative learning, mentoring, and coaching. One is not better than the other, but being able to cherry pick for the occasion can strengthen your impact as a teacher. Facilitation for me is the missing part in adult education. When incorporated right it can be the change agent in education. It can bring faster change, more commitment and independence in learners and enables a collective dialogue about the challenges we face as a society. Sign up for the newsletter to receive handy dandy handouts and checklists that will help you up your facilitation & trainer & teaching game at: www.nezakrek.com/newsletter (http://www.nezakrek.com/newsletter) Audio editing by Darko Šavija, music by Robert Meunier (Premium Beats license) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.
7 Sept 2022
What can we learn about the teacher-student relationship from a birth educator? with Chitra Natarajan
We lost the connection with our bodies because we are constantly told to not listen to them. My guest Chitra Natarajan explains how the use of hypnobirthing, guided imagery and other tools can enhance your birthing experience and then we chat about how those insights could be applied in mainstream education. The main message is: we need to get rid of the top-down authority in the birthing world. Instead, it needs to be built on trust and collaboration. More about my guest: Chitra Natrajan, originally from Southern India, is now living in The Netherlands with her partner Anand and their daughter Dwani. She's an HR professional turned birth educator, a certified Hypnotherapist, a businesswoman, and a podcaster of the Baby Ahoy podcast where she talks about women’s health, birthing stories, human rights & babies. When she doesn't do that, you will find her singing in a women's choir, drinking loads of chai, taking long walks in the woods, or diving into interior design. Oh, or maybe she'll be lifting weights. The reason I wanted to interview her was that what she is teaching is considered common knowledge in some cultures, and a field of forgotten, even taboo knowledge in others. The topic of giving birth is a universal one and yet the education connected to it could not be more different from community to community. What can we as educators learn from that? That was our pursuit. You can find Chitra at the links below: www.akriti.nl (http://www.akriti.nl/) Instagram: @akriti__official Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/HypnobirthingHolland/ (https://www.facebook.com/HypnobirthingHolland/) Podcast: Baby Ahoy on Pregnancy, Birth + Beyond on Google, iTunes, Stitcher, Spotify & https://akriti.nl/baby-ahoy-podcast/ (https://akriti.nl/baby-ahoy-podcast/) Testimonials https://akriti.nl/testimonials/ (https://akriti.nl/testimonials/) Reviews https://www.facebook.com/HypnobirthingHolland/reviews/?ref=page_internal (https://www.facebook.com/HypnobirthingHolland/reviews/?ref=page_internal) And further reading about her work on www.akriti.nl (http://www.akriti.nl/) —---------------- Interested in connecting with me, perhaps ask me a question? Connect to me on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nezakrek/ (https://www.linkedin.com/in/nezakrek/) Sign up for the newsletter and receive handy dandy checklists and tips for upping your facilitation game: www.nezakrek.com/newsletter (http://www.nezakrek.com/newsletter) Audio editing by Darko Šavija, music by Robert Meunier (Premium Beats license) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.
24 Aug 2022
True invitations bring engagement to your classroom with Neža Krek
When trained to be a teacher I got the message that I need to have full control over what happens in the classroom. Once I shifted to a facilitated approach in teaching that belief was hindering the engagement of my students. I had to learn to let go of my expectations. That happened through the redefinition of my relationship to rules. I started extending invitations instead - and the engagement in my sessions jumped. In this episode I share my journey from a control freak to a skilled letting-it-go-er with the hope that it gives you the permission to relax and bring back the joy of teaching on yoru own terms. Connect to me on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nezakrek/ (https://www.linkedin.com/in/nezakrek/) Sign up for the newsletter and receive handy dandy checklists and tips for upping your facilitation game: www.nezakrek.com/newsletter (http://www.nezakrek.com/newsletter) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.
24 Aug 2022
How to learn for change with Marilyn Mehlmann
My conversation with Marilyn Mehlmann (Sweden) turned so many stones. We spoke about: the role of education systems in dealing with collective trauma transformative learning the disconnect from emotions in adult education and why that is what and why we educate our economists and why is it essential to reconsider the myths about money that feeds into the society the war in Ukraine and how the teachers there are dealing with teaching in these extreme conditions how we can learn as a collective and make sustainable decisions and move towards a sustainable collective behaviour The book mentioned (the one we co-authored together with 50 other people in 1 week in a book writing sprint): “A Transformative Edge, Knowledge, Inspiration and Experiences for Educators of Adults”, edited by M. Mehlmann and U. Biester, 2020 About the Learning for change program: https://legacy17.org/ps-learning-for-change/ (https://legacy17.org/ps-learning-for-change/) Marilyn’s organisation: https://legacy17.org (https://legacy17.org/) Marilyn’s personal website: http://marilynmehlmann.net (http://marilynmehlmann.net/) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.
24 Aug 2022
What to pack in your facilitation suitcase with Neža Krek
In this episode, I share the story of how I heard about facilitation and how I got to be a facilitator myself. Back in the day, facilitation was still an unknown concept in Slovenia. There were only 24 of us in the whole country. Now, as a professional facilitator, I carry with me a suitcase full of tools every time I go facilitate a session. Every object has a purpose. This episode is a collection of stories about these objects and short instructions on how and when to use them to engage your audience in meaningful conversations and immersive learning. Are you curious about what's inside and what I use in my sessions? Let's check it out. Oh, and my guest today is … my suitcase. Connect to me on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nezakrek/ (https://www.linkedin.com/in/nezakrek/) Sign up for the newsletter and receive handy dandy checklists and tips for upping your facilitation game: www.nezakrek.com/newsletter (http://www.nezakrek.com/newsletter) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.
24 Aug 2022
How to stop the triple disconnect in adult education with Maya Bahoshy
How can we create a better, more sustainable and fullfilling world? The lack of connection with others, nature and mostly ourselves is one of the causes for the mental health issues we are seeing in the world right now. We stopped listening to our inner voice. What role does our education system play in this? How can we set an environment that empowers people to become their fullest self? Is growth always better? Our guest, Maya Bahosnhy talks about her shift from traditional education to finding her way to facilitation, full body learning experience and expertiential learning and the benefits that come from it. Click the links below to get to know Maya Bahosnhy and her work better: Thoughtbox Education - https://www.thoughtboxeducation.com/ (https://www.thoughtboxeducation.com/) LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/mayabahoshy/ (https://www.linkedin.com/in/mayabahoshy/) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.
4 Jul 2022
Trailer: Fresh forward goes live 24th august
Imagine for a second that you have a magic wand to change the way we educate on this planet. What would you change? If asked differently: What would your education utopia look like? If I ask my clients what frustrates them about our current education system, the answer is usually: “Omg, Neža, how much time do you have for me to answer this question? I mean, *I’d talk about how difficult is to get students really engaged, not just sitting there, absent, uninterested, waiting to be entertained almost, *how crushing it is to see so many great educators get bogged down by the admin side of the job that is there to please some weird administrative God that never reads the reports anyway, *how I’d love to see more dialogue about education as a form of leadership, *how I'd love to have more fun doing the job I started out of love for learning and with the idea to empower young people to be curious about the world, experiment and dare to be critical. *I want to be able to prepare my students and trainees for the world and not keep on creating learning bubbles that are completely disconnected from reality.” And then I thought to myself: , yes! Let’s highlight the amazing initiatives that are already taking place and reshaping education systems from within. Let's make space for ideas that are sparking change from the outside. Let’s explore what you can already do today in your classroom or training. Hi, I’m Neža Krek, a language teacher turned eduprepeur on a mission to contribute to innovation in adult education and support teachers who believe the way we teach and learn has the power to carve a better future. I'm also a Slovenian living in the Netherlands, a mom of three little boys with enough energy to move mountains, a partner to a fun Dutch guy, and a relentless optimist who sees opportunities for growth in pretty much everything. Yup, that would be me in a nutshell. In this bi-weekly podcast, I sit down, … or sometimes dance… , with daring, smart, fun educators who are already shaking the ways we educate and learn. Be it because of WHAT they teach or the WAY they do so. I will add my thoughts as a learning experience designer, a diehard facilitator, and a language teacher who stepped out of the system to create her own version of what I’d like to see in the world of adult learning. My clients say my training practice is a place where they can simply be. Where curiosity, discovery and imperfection are encouraged, where having fun while learning is a thing. With my work, I want to contribute to a world, where students are welcomed the way they are, a world where teachers are valued as the difference-makers they are, and a world where diversity is embraced and built upon. The "Fresh Forward" podcast hopes to bring you a taste of that world and hopefully inspire you to create your own "edutopia" in the classes you host. The podcast will go live Wednesday, August 24th 2022. Hit follow to get free access to the first episode as soon as it goes live. And pssst - do you want to be a part of a launch party with special goodies? Then go to NezaKrek.com/newsletter and join the Fresh Forward community. Have fun till August 24th. I'll be training university teachers in facilitation in the meantime. What about you? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.
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