Busting Buzzwords

Busting Buzzwords @ The University of Sydney

Welcome to 'Busting Buzzwords', the ‘inside’ education podcast that explores the stories behind the buzzwords that you may hear hovering around places like The University of Sydney, one of Australia’s largest and oldest institutions of higher education! We're Clara Sitbon and Ben Nickl, two USYD academics and your hosts for these education buzzword conversations, and we try to give you less of the buzz-talk and more of the people behind it. Tune in and listen along with us as we chat with different people who are as diverse and unique as the meanings that the words we discuss have for them!

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  1. 2025. 10. 20.

    E11: Busting ‘AI’ with Jonathan Kummerfeldt

    This episode features the phrase ‘AI’. This episode, we welcome on the pod Dr Jonathan K. Kummerfeld, who is a Senior Lecturer (ie., research tenure-track Assistant Professor) in the School of Computer Science at the University of Sydney. He works on Natural Language Processing, with a particular focus on systems for collaboration between people and AI models, including in dialogue and crowdsourcing. You can also find us and leave comments and likes on Instagram: @busting.buzzwords Production Credits and Acknowledgments:  Hosts: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Clara Sitbon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Ben Nickl⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Have a buzzword you’d like us to talk about? You can email us at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠busting.buzzwords@gmail.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Production Credits and Acknowledgments: Karen Ho: visual design and cover art, @karencyho on Instagram or check out ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠karencyho.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Jacob Craig: audio production.Tyler Mahoney: episode recording.FASS Media Room: episode recording studio/main recording venue (located on Gadigal Country of the Eora Nation).  We thank the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences and the technical team for their invaluable support. Always was, always will be

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  2. 2025. 10. 07.

    E10: Busting ‘AI avatars’ with Carmen Vallis

    This episode features the phrase ‘AI AVATARS’. We’re back again, this time with Dr Carmen Vallis. Carmen is a Senior Lecturer in Educational Development at the University of Sydney Business School, where she enjoys leading co-design teams to creatively solve educational problems. Her expertise is in writing, learning design, and postdigital research in educational technology. She is an Associate Editor for the Australasian Journal of Educational Technology, and spends way too much time on her laptop. You can also find us and leave comments and likes on Instagram: @busting.buzzwords Production Credits and Acknowledgments:  Hosts: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Clara Sitbon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Ben Nickl⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Have a buzzword you’d like us to talk about? You can email us at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠busting.buzzwords@gmail.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Production Credits and Acknowledgments: Karen Ho: visual design and cover art, @karencyho on Instagram or check out ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠karencyho.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Jacob Craig: audio production.Tyler Mahoney: episode recording.FASS Media Room: episode recording studio/main recording venue (located on Gadigal Country of the Eora Nation).  We thank the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences and the technical team for their invaluable support. Always was, always will be

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  3. 2025. 09. 30.

    E9: Busting ‘Learning Spaces’ with Alison Casey

    This episode features the phrase ‘LEARNING SPACES’. This time, we welcome Alison Casey, who is a Senior Lecturer in Educational Development with the Business Co-Design team at the University of Sydney and has enormous enthusiasm for and extensive experience in teaching in all its forms. Alison currently leads co-design projects with Business School academics to provide students with better learning experiences. Originally a scientist, she has developed and taught curricula in both quantitative and qualitative subjects. Her expertise is in active learning pedagogies, students as partners practice,  engaging with generative AI in teaching and learning, and authentic assessment. You can also find us and leave comments and likes on Instagram: @busting.buzzwords Production Credits and Acknowledgments:  Hosts: ⁠⁠⁠⁠Clara Sitbon⁠⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠⁠Ben Nickl⁠⁠⁠⁠ Have a buzzword you’d like us to talk about? You can email us at ⁠⁠⁠⁠busting.buzzwords@gmail.com⁠⁠⁠⁠ Production Credits and Acknowledgments: Karen Ho: visual design and cover art, @karencyho on Instagram or check out ⁠⁠⁠⁠karencyho.com⁠⁠⁠⁠Jacob Craig: audio production.Tyler Mahoney: episode recording.FASS Media Room: episode recording studio/main recording venue (located on Gadigal Country of the Eora Nation).  We thank the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences and the technical team for their invaluable support. Always was, always will be

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  4. 2025. 09. 14.

    E8: Busting ‘Engagement’ with Kirsten Andrews

    This episode features the word ‘ENGAGEMENT’. This time around, we welcome Kirsten Andrews on the pod. Kirsten joined The University of Sydney in 2013 as Head of Media and PR before becoming Director of Media and Government Relations.  She then spent three years as Chief of Staff to the Vice-Chancellor. Prior to joining the University, Kirsten held senior positions in government and the not-for-profit sector, including at the National Heart Foundation, as Chief of Staff to a federal minister, and Deputy Director of Communications to the Premier of New South Wales. She began her career at the University of South Australia, where she worked in public affairs and student recruitment. You can also find us and leave comments and likes on Instagram: @busting.buzzwords Production Credits and Acknowledgments:  Hosts: ⁠⁠⁠Clara Sitbon⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠Ben Nickl⁠⁠⁠ Have a buzzword you’d like us to talk about? You can email us at ⁠⁠⁠busting.buzzwords@gmail.com⁠⁠⁠ Production Credits and Acknowledgments: Karen Ho: visual design and cover art, @karencyho on Instagram or check out ⁠⁠⁠karencyho.com⁠⁠⁠Jacob Craig: audio production.Tyler Mahoney: episode recording.FASS Media Room: episode recording studio/main recording venue (located on Gadigal Country of the Eora Nation).  We thank the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences and the technical team for their invaluable support. Always was, always will be

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  5. 2025. 09. 07.

    E7: Busting ‘Peer Review’ with Sam Clarke

    This episode features the phrase ‘PEER REVIEW’ in teaching. Our guest for this episode is Samantha Clarke, a marine geologist who found her way into academic development, working with educators to improve learning experiences for all students. As a Senior Lecturer in the Educational Innovation team at the University of Sydney, she leads programs focused on teaching development and peer review. As Program Director for the Peer Review of Teaching program, she's passionate about making the process supportive, connecting educators, and celebrating the great teaching that's already happening.  Connect with Samantha: @samanthalclarke You can also find us and leave comments and likes on Instagram: @busting.buzzwords Production Credits and Acknowledgments:  Hosts: ⁠⁠Clara Sitbon⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠Ben Nickl⁠⁠ Have a buzzword you’d like us to talk about? You can email us at ⁠⁠busting.buzzwords@gmail.com⁠⁠ Production Credits and Acknowledgments: Karen Ho: visual design and cover art, @karencyho on Instagram or check out ⁠⁠karencyho.com⁠⁠Jacob Craig: audio production.Tyler Mahoney: episode recording.FASS Media Room: episode recording studio/main recording venue (located on Gadigal Country of the Eora Nation).  We thank the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences and the technical team for their invaluable support. Always was, always will be

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  6. 2025. 09. 07.

    E6: 'Acknowledgement of Country'—preface episode: Speaking on Eggshells

    In this out-of-turn episode ahead of the new season of Busting Buzzwords, Clara and Ben reflect on ways of speaking about and giving an Acknowledgement of Country in Australia in ways that are both respectful and truthful to them as educators at The University of Sydney. Rather than relying on pre-formulated phrases, the hosts, who are both migrants to Australia, explore how to find their own words, acknowledge Country with honesty that is meaningful to oneself and to the truth of Country we all live, walk, and work on, and recognise the living significance of Indigenous sovereignty. This conversation cites Shelley Reys's TEDxSydney "Deliver an Acknowledgement of Country that really means something". It is available on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zxo18_7BDt4 From the video description: "Shelley Reys AO is a Djiribul woman of far north Queensland, Australia, and a respected Indigenous specialist, strategist and service provider. Shelley has been a leader in the reconciliation space for 30 years and as CEO of Arrilla Indigenous Consulting, has been helping the Australian workforce to work in the Indigenous space with greater skill and confidence. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community." You can also find us and leave comments and likes on Instagram: @busting.buzzwords Production Credits and Acknowledgments:  Hosts: ⁠Clara Sitbon⁠ and ⁠Ben Nickl⁠ Have a buzzword you’d like us to talk about? You can email us at ⁠busting.buzzwords@gmail.com⁠ Production Credits and Acknowledgments: Karen Ho: visual design and cover art, @karencyho on Instagram or check out ⁠karencyho.com⁠Jacob Craig: audio production.Tyler Mahoney: episode recording.FASS Media Room: episode recording studio/main recording venue (located on Gadigal Country of the Eora Nation).  We thank the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences and the technical team for their invaluable support. Always was, always will be

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  7. 2024. 10. 04.

    E5: Busting ‘Asynchronous’ with Jacob Craig

    This episode features the word ‘ASYNCHRONOUS’. Last but most certainly not least, we close out season 1 of ‘Busting Buzzwords’ with episode 5 and our guest Jacob Craig. Jacob blends audio engineering expertise with a passion for experimental music. His Master’s in Creative Sound laid the foundation for a diverse career spanning from the Banff Centre in Canada to a major film scoring studio in Southeast Asia. Jacob founded an experimental record label and has held key audio engineering roles internationally. Now at Sydney University, he applies his technical skills to advance video and audio research and production. You can also find us and leave comments and likes on Instagram: @busting.buzzwords Production Credits and Acknowledgments:  Hosts: Clara Sitbon and Ben Nickl Have a buzzword you’d like us to talk about? You can email us at busting.buzzwords@gmail.com Production Credits and Acknowledgments: Karen Ho: visual design and cover art, @karencyho on Instagram or check out karencyho.com Jacob Craig: audio production. Tyler Mahoney: episode recording. Joshua Dowton: Welcome to Country recording. FASS Media Room: episode recording studio/main recording venue (located on Gadigal Country of the Eora Nation).   We thank the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences and the technical team for their invaluable support. We thank Michael West as a member and representative of the Metropolitan Local Aboriginal Land Council for recording a Welcome to Country segment for the podcast's pilot season. We thank the Metropolitan Local Aboriginal Land Council for the opportunity to collaborate on this project and hope to continue in future. Please note that Michael West/the Metropolitan Local Aboriginal Land Council holds the sole copyright to the Welcome to Country segments. No reproduction, edits, or re-use of any kind of these segments is permitted without express and written confirmation from Michael West and the Metropolitan Local Aboriginal Land Council. Always was, always will be

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  8. 2024. 09. 25.

    E4: 'Yaama' with Tracey Anne Cameron

    This special episode features the word ‘YAAMA’. Rather than our usual aim to bust a buzzword, here in episode 4 we talk to Tracey Cameron about the term Yaama, which can mean many different things as Tracey so kindly and generously explains in the recording. Tracey is a Lecturer in the Discipline of Indigenous Studies in the School of Education and Social Work at The University of Sydney. She’s an Aboriginal person and one of Australia’s leading language activists who is part of the project to re-awaken the Gamilaraay language that she also teaches at the university. If you’d like to read or hear or see more from and about Tracey, you can check out her academic profile here: https://www.sydney.edu.au/arts/about/our-people/academic-staff/tracey-cameron.html or follow these links: https://honisoit.com/2017/03/yaama-tracey-ngaya/ https://soundcloud.com/usydslc/reviving-the-gamilaraay-language-tracey-cameron-priscilla-strasek https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/awaye/features/word-up/word-up/8415166 https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/episode-1-introducing-deep-listening-tracey-cameron/id1690304005?i=1000615097730 You can also find us and leave comments and likes on Instagram: @busting.buzzwords Production Credits and Acknowledgments:   Hosts: Clara Sitbon and Ben Nickl Have a buzzword you’d like us to talk about? You can email us at busting.buzzwords@gmail.com Production Credits and Acknowledgments:        Karen Ho: visual design and cover art, @karencyho on Instagram or check out karencyho.com Jacob Craig: audio production. Tyler Mahoney: episode recording. Joshua Dowton: Welcome to Country recording. FASS Media Room: episode recording studio/main recording venue (located on Gadigal Country of the Eora Nation).   We thank the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences and the technical team for their invaluable support. We thank Michael West as a member and representative of the Metropolitan Local Aboriginal Land Council for recording a Welcome to Country segment for the podcast's pilot season. We thank the Metropolitan Local Aboriginal Land Council for the opportunity to collaborate on this project and hope to continue in future. Please note that Michael West/the Metropolitan Local Aboriginal Land Council holds the sole copyright to the Welcome to Country segments. No reproduction, edits, or re-use of any kind of these segments is permitted without express and written confirmation from Michael West and the Metropolitan Local Aboriginal Land Council. Always was, always will be

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  9. 2024. 09. 11.

    E3: Busting 'Impact' with Ksenia Sawczak and Katherine Kenny

    This episode features the word ‘IMPACT’. Episode 3 brings us the most amazing duo that is Ksenia Sawczak and Katherine Kenny. Ksenia is the Head of Research and Development in the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences at The University of Sydney, and Katie is the Deputy Director of the Sydney Centre for Healthy Societies and a Senior Research Fellow in the Disciplines of Sociology & Criminology. You can find some of Ksenia’s articles that she wrote for The Conversation Australia here: https://theconversation.com/profiles/ksenia-sawczak-1247345/articles. She is an expert in higher education policy and research management and is steeped in thought leadership management in the higher education sector. Here is Katie’s academic research profile: https://www.sydney.edu.au/arts/about/our-people/academic-staff/katherine-kenny.html. Next to being an ARC DECRA Senior Research Fellow, and SOAR Prize recipient in the School of Social and Political Sciences at The University of Sydney, she is also the Editor in Chief of Health Sociology Review (2023-2026). When we talked to both of them, we were lucky enough to find out more about Ksenia’s take on translating research impact for the public, which Katie’s project Picturing Cancer Survivorship demonstrates: https://www.picturingcancersurvivorship.org/ *Editors’ note: Ksenia would like to add an update. Since we recorded this episode, research impact has come back to the fore through the ARC’s commencement of a policy review of the National Competitive Grants Program (NCGP). As part of this, the ARC has been seeking feedback on revised objectives for the NCGP,  with a proposal for the inclusion of research impact. As such, some of the things she mentioned in the recording about impact going on the government backburner are no longer true. You can also find us and leave comments and likes on Instagram: @busting.buzzwords Production Credits and Acknowledgments: Hosts: Clara Sitbon and Ben Nickl Have a buzzword you’d like us to talk about? You can email us at busting.buzzwords@gmail.com Production Credits and Acknowledgments: Karen Ho: visual design and cover art, @karencyho on Instagram or check out karencyho.com Jacob Craig: audio production. Tyler Mahoney: episode recording. Joshua Dowton: Welcome to Country recording. FASS Media Room: episode recording studio/main recording venue (located on Gadigal Country of the Eora Nation).   We thank the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences and the technical team for their invaluable support.   We thank Michael West as a member and representative of the Metropolitan Local Aboriginal Land Council for recording a Welcome to Country segment for the podcast's pilot season. We thank the Metropolitan Local Aboriginal Land Council for the opportunity to collaborate on this project and hope to continue in future. Please note that Michael West/the Metropolitan Local Aboriginal Land Council holds the sole copyright to the Welcome to Country segments. No reproduction, edits, or re-use of any kind of these segments is permitted without express and written confirmation from Michael West and the Metropolitan Local Aboriginal Land Council. Always was, always will be

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  10. 2024. 08. 28.

    E2: Busting ‘Lecture’ with Bruce Isaacs

    This episode features the word ‘LECTURE’. In episode 2, we talk to Bruce Isaacs. Bruce is Associate Professor in Film Studies at The University of Sydney. He is interested in a wide range of film studies-related topics: histories of film (with a focus on Hollywood, though abiding interests in various ‘New Waves’ and movements), film aesthetics and style, critical approaches to film production, film and popular culture (including the relationship between film and other pop culture art forms such as television, literature and music). Currently, Bruce is intrigued by various developments in High Concept Hollywood and its evolution of new aesthetic practices, including digital and 3D cinema. When we talked to him, he occupied the Role of Associate Dean of Education in the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, in which he concerned himself with pedagogical issues in higher education settings and specifically those relevant to the student experience at The University of Sydney. Bruce is a passionate educator, and you might find that when listening to ‘Film Versus Film’ podcast he co-hosts: https://filmversusfilm.podbean.com/. Here is his academic profile: https://www.sydney.edu.au/arts/about/our-people/academic-staff/bruce-isaacs.html. You can also find us and leave comments and likes on Instagram: @busting.buzzwords Production Credits and Acknowledgments:  Hosts: Clara Sitbon and Ben Nickl Have a buzzword you’d like us to talk about? You can email us at busting.buzzwords@gmail.com Karen Ho: visual design and cover art, @karencyho on Instagram or check out karencyho.com. Jacob Craig: audio production. Tyler Mahoney: episode recording. Joshua Dowton: Welcome to Country recording. FASS Media Room: episode recording studio/main recording venue (located on Gadigal Country of the Eora Nation).   We thank the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences and the technical team for their invaluable support.   We thank Michael West as a member and representative of the Metropolitan Local Aboriginal Land Council for recording a Welcome to Country segment for the podcast's pilot season. We thank the Metropolitan Local Aboriginal Land Council for the opportunity to collaborate on this project and hope to continue in future. Please note that Michael West/the Metropolitan Local Aboriginal Land Council holds the sole copyright to the Welcome to Country segments. No reproduction, edits, or re-use of any kind of these segments is permitted without express and written confirmation from Michael West and the Metropolitan Local Aboriginal Land Council. Always was, always will be

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  11. 2024. 08. 12.

    E1: Busting ‘Output’ with Matt Shores

    This episode features the word ‘OUTPUT’. In this inaugural episode of Busting Buzzwords we meet Matt Shores. Matt is a Senior Lecturer in the Discipline of Japanese Studies at The University of Sydney. He has a Ph.D. in Japanese literature and specialises in Edo-period (1600-1868) literary arts and entertainment. His research and interests span eras before this to the present day. Matt apprenticed with rakugo (comic storytelling) masters Katsura Bunshi V (1930-2005) and Hayashiya Somemaru IV (b. 1949) and has trained in other traditional performing arts, such as bunraku, kabuki, kyōgen, nō, shamisen, etc., to supplement his understanding of premodern Japan and be better situated to illustrate that it was anything but quiet or confined to the page. He has worked with numerous scholars and licensed practitioners, examining and translating works, performing in and staging productions, and enjoys involving students in educational and outreach projects. In our conversation, Matt refers to his personal website which you can find here: https://mwshores.com. His academic profile page is here: https://www.sydney.edu.au/arts/about/our-people/academic-staff/matthew-shores.html. You can also find us and leave comments and likes on Instagram: @busting.buzzwords Production Credits and Acknowledgments: Hosts: Clara Sitbon and Ben Nickl Have a buzzword you’d like us to talk about? You can email us at busting.buzzwords@gmail.com Karen Ho: visual design and cover art, @karencyho on Instagram or check out karencyho.com.   Jacob Craig: audio production. Tyler Mahoney: episode recording. Joshua Dowton: Welcome to Country recording. FASS Media Room: episode recording studio/main recording venue (located on Gadigal Country of the Eora Nation). We thank the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences and the technical team for their invaluable support.  We thank Michael West as a member and representative of the Metropolitan Local Aboriginal Land Council for recording a Welcome to Country segment for the podcast's pilot season. We thank the Metropolitan Local Aboriginal Land Council for the opportunity to collaborate on this project and hope to continue in future. Please note that Michael West/the Metropolitan Local Aboriginal Land Council holds the sole copyright to the Welcome to Country segments. No reproduction, edits, or re-use of any kind of these segments is permitted without express and written confirmation from Michael West and the Metropolitan Local Aboriginal Land Council. Always was, always will be

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Welcome to 'Busting Buzzwords', the ‘inside’ education podcast that explores the stories behind the buzzwords that you may hear hovering around places like The University of Sydney, one of Australia’s largest and oldest institutions of higher education! We're Clara Sitbon and Ben Nickl, two USYD academics and your hosts for these education buzzword conversations, and we try to give you less of the buzz-talk and more of the people behind it. Tune in and listen along with us as we chat with different people who are as diverse and unique as the meanings that the words we discuss have for them!

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