Don't trust your teachers | Richard Buckland | Isolation Talks | ABC Australia

"I don’t want my students to be overly confident with what they know. I don’t even want them to be confident with what I know. I want them to be always questioning, so I lie to them. I tell them I’m going to, and I do it. Shamelessly and gleefully, I lie lie lie." Richard Buckland

How can we learn to deal with the unexpected? And how can we teach the skills that the unexpected depends on – creativity, collaboration and never giving up?

Cybersecurity expert Richard Buckland has learnt to lie to his students, and only provide them with half the story. Are the rewards of these surprising methods the thinking skills we need in a catastrophe?

Subscribe ✅ and tap the notification bell 🔔 to be delivered Australian stories every day

_______________________________________

Richard Buckland is a Professor of Cybersecurity at UNSW Engineering. Buckland has taught over 10,000 students and is passionate about imparting the skill of critical thinking to his students. Buckland is also the Director SECedu a cybersecurity education partnership between the Commonwealth Bank and UNSW.

_______________________________________

What can we learn while we are apart? Short talks from isolation.

In a year that has tested our resolve, and has seen our lives change profoundly, UNSW researchers reflect on the lessons we can learn from our socially distanced world.

If we take heed of these lessons, can we improve our lives for the better and hold onto the things we value most? These lessons can be the silver lining to all this disruption – and can help us thrive, not merely survive in challenging times.

In this series, hear from nine UNSW researchers as they explore what we can learn during this time of isolation and change.

A UNSW Centre for Ideas and Grand Challenges program collaboration.

#UNSW #ShortTalksFromIsolation

___________________________________________

___________________________________________

This is an official Australian Broadcasting Corporation YouTube channel. Contributions may be removed if they violate ABC's Online Conditions of Use (Section 3).