Episode 69 - Dr Alison O'Grady on the subject of empathy and how we can ask better questions

Welcome to this weeks podcast we spoke to the fabulous academic Dr Alison O'Grady who was enlightening about the subject of Empathy and Padeogy.

Alison talks about who we think we really are, and how we can ask a better more complex questions that allows space and silence and time to think about the answers.

Dr Alison unpacks the complex subject of Empathy and how she teaches it to her students at Sydney University where she looks at colloboration, creativity and critical thinking is the way forward - she helps us to understand how we need to look at the education system.

You can find out more about Dr Alison O'Grady
https://www.sydney.edu.au/arts/about/our-people/academic-staff/alison-ogrady.html

If you would like to read Dr Alison's book Pedagogy, Empathy and Praxis, here is the link
https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-030-39526-1#about

Thanks for listening

Fiona and Julie