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Maria Ishkova

Maria Ishkova

Education-focused Lecturer in Work and Organisational Studies at the University of Sydney Business School, award-winning educator, PhD, and Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (SFHEA).

Aug 5, 2026

15:42
My first question for you is what changes when students are equal participants, not just observers?
15:50
I think everything changes.
15:51
And most importantly, well, first of all, it changes everything for students.
15:57
It changes their agency.
15:58
It changes their attitude, their motivation to study.
16:01
And they start studying or... learning and or growing with meaning with agency and this is where in my view in my observations and all this experience that I have as an educator this is where the transformation happens and also quite important they start having much more fun and it brings fun back to the classroom and where it also matters that educators start having much more fun, and that brings joy back to the profession.
16:39
And when you return to the classroom, every single time is a joy.
17:18
And my second question is, over the last two days, what's your biggest insight from the conference sessions? Yeah.

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