Pedagodzilla

Pedagodzilla

Mike Collins

Episodes 55
Avg. Duration 46m
Activity Declining
Since Mar 2019
Latest Episode Aug 2025

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Every 2 Months
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www.pedagodzilla.com

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About This Podcast

The learning and teaching podcast where we pull apart pedagogic theory, research and practice - and try to understand it through the far more enjoyable lens of geeky films, TV, books, games and comics.

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An Odyssey through virtual reality

Aug 18, 2025 56m

A few firsts for this episode. This is the first regular episode where Mark took over the lead host role – he’d previously hosted only the on tour episodes before. It’s also the first one recorded…

Why is everything awesome in The LEGO Movie with student co-creation?

Jul 18, 2025 1h 1m

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…

What is the Magic Circle?

Jun 12, 2025 22m

🎲 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,…

Is creating distance learning as simple as baking an air-fryer cake? (Ft. Jo Dyer)

Apr 18, 2025 49m

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…

Why is the Kobayashi Maru a no-win for Starfleet assessment?

Apr 11, 2025 43m

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…

What can Jurassic Park teach us about embedding sustainability in course design?

Jan 24, 2025 1h 2m

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…

GTA or Mario, which design philosophy makes for a better curriculum? (Ft. Luke Pearce)

Dec 03, 2024 43m

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, and…

What can vintage detective shows Columbo and Murder She Wrote tell us about good intended learning outcomes?

Oct 14, 2024 1h 5m

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 papers Tom…

Pedagodzilla Live! Rapid fire panicked panel show in Aberystwyth 2024

Aug 02, 2024 25m

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 professionals,…

How does the council of Elrond use social constructivism to destroy Sauron’s ring?

Jun 14, 2024 49m

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 of chains…

How can applying UDL principles make you a better dungeon master in D&D?

Nov 03, 2023 57m

In this episode we’re joined by the fab Dr Elliott Spaeth to discuss UDL (universal design for learning), the least played game in the world D&D (Dungeons and Dragons), and how it’s possible to…

How can (All) Creatures Great and Small boost employability through apprenticeships?

Sep 22, 2023 40m

Ye gods, we recorded this episode a year ago, a year ago! That’s how far behind we are with our editing. Shameful. In this episode we discuss much loved snuggly sunday blanket TV show All Creatures…

How does the Zone of Proximal Development make you a better parkour murderer in Assassin’s Creed?

Aug 04, 2023 45m

It’s been a while since we’ve done an old style Mike and Mark jobby – remember when these were all we did? We’re tackling ZPD! Everyone’s favourite flipping long way of saying graspable learning. And…

How does metacognition enable people to be the heroes in (dystopian) LARP?

May 26, 2023 57m

Ye gods the end is coming! Grab your go-bag, a cricket bat and join Mike, Mark and Dr Laura Mitchell as we break down how thinking about thinking can help you go to the bathroom safely as the world…

How do you create the most sensational, inspirational, celebrational, muppetational community of practice? (Ft. Copyright Waffle)

Apr 14, 2023 59m

In this episode we’re joined by the fabulous Dr Jane Secker and Chris Morrison from the Copyright Waffle Podcast, where we revisit The Muppets, communities of practice – and share in the experiences…

Why is Spectrum not a Learning Organistion? (Ft. Captain Scarlet)

Mar 17, 2023 42m

We are once again joined by the fab Sheila Webber, information literacy officiando, as we reminisce over the fabulousness of Supermarionation shows gone by, and ask ourselves – what is and makes a…

Could phenomenography increase the happiness quotient in Say Yes To The Dress?

Feb 03, 2023 51m

In this episode we’re joined by the fab Sheila Webber, where we find out what on earth phenomenography is (and how to say it, after a lot of practice) – and how it could remove the mad drama from hit…

How do a scarecrow, a lion a tin man and a gal from Kansas overcome Imposter Syndrome?

Sep 26, 2022 59m

Join Mike, Mark and special guest Puiyin Wong as we start an accidental, on-air imposters support group – and discuss Imposter Syndrome, occasionally remembering to frame it against The Wizard of Oz,…

How does behaviourism help players ‘catch them all’ in Pokémon Go?

Aug 31, 2022 53m

In this episode I’m joined by the fabulous Professor Rebecca Ferguson, where we get Misty eyed, Brock the mold and Ash the tough questions (weak pun that one) as we explore behaviourism through the…

Why are B Movies so good for answering bloody stupid pedagogic questions?

Jul 01, 2022 50m

In this B Movie special, we’re looking at three delightfully ‘B’ movies that are, if not close to our hearts, then at least in the same postcode – and using them to answer some mini bloody stupid…

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