
Educate to Self-Regulate
Welcome to educate to self regulate a podcast for educational leaders, teachers and students, where in less than 20 minutes, Dr Shyam Barr (Assistant Professor of Learning Sciences) and Rory McCaughey (Primary School Educator) unpack educational research to support you and your students to become better learners.
Episodes
32 episodes
32. Smart Study Strategies and Self Regulation (Dr Shyam Barr with Rebecca Birch)
In this episode of Educate to Self-Regulate, I (Dr Shyam Barr) chat self-regulated learning with Rebecca Birch, a teacher, researcher and Academic in Residence at Queenwood school in NSW, Australia. Rebecca is passionate about the power of expl...
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Season 4
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Episode 3
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21:13

31. Connection: Creating the Setting for Self-Regulated Learning
In this episode of Educate to Self-Regulate, Matt Pittman - educator, author of The Connection Curriculum, and Head of School at Catholic Regional College, Caroline Springs - joined me to unpack why genuine connection between students, staff, a...
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Season 4
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Episode 2
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18:59

30. Focusing Forward: Setting Intentions and Prioritising Growth in 2025
In this episode of "Educate to Self-Regulate", Shy and Rory share their "one word of the year" to guide their focus in 2025. They also reflect on personal highlights from previous episodes that have deeply impacted both their lives and the audi...
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Season 4
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Episode 1
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20:10

29. School Run Programs to Foster Self-Regulated Learning
In this episode of 'Educate to Self-Regulate', Shy and Rory discuss a novel apprach to developing self-regualted learning skills in schools around Australia. While not common practice, some trailblazing schools, committed to fostering SRL skill...
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Season 3
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Episode 11
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19:55

28. Structuring effective professional learning about SRL.
In this episode of 'Educate to Self-Regulate', Shy and Rory discuss what is required for effective professional learning about SRL. Specifically, they discuss a recent research paper to consider what elements are important when trying to suppor...
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Season 3
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Episode 10
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24:46

27. Explict teaching of SRL strategies
In this episode of 'Educate to Self-Regulate', Shy and Rory discuss explicit teaching of SRL strategies, which is the focus of Chapter 4 in Shy's book, Educate to Self-Regulate. It's been a while since they have caught up to record an episode, ...
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Season 3
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Episode 9
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21:40

26. Nurturing Self-Regulated Learners in Early Years: Insights from Greshma Momaya
In this episode of Educate to Self-Regulate, Shy welcomes Greshma Momaya, principal of Prarthana.In World School in India. With 17 years of experience and a deep passion for self-regulated learning, Greshma shares her journey from a reluctant s...
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Season 3
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Episode 8
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25:25

25. Practical Strategies for Self-Regulated Learning in Primary Education: Mat Green from The Art of Teaching Podcast
In this episode of ‘Educate to Self-Regulate’, Shyam interviews Mathew Green. You may know Mat as the host of the popular ‘The Art of Teaching Podcast’, but he also works as an assistant principal in New South Wales. In the early days of ET...
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Season 3
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Episode 7
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22:06

24. AERO's Supporting Self-Regulated Learning (2024)
In this episode of 'Educate to Self-Regulate', Shy and Rory unpack some key implications of Australian Education Research Organisation (AERO)'s latest practice guide on Supporting Self-Regulated Learning (SRL) 🧠📚The article is a fantast...
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Season 3
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Episode 6
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20:51

23. Strategies for Effective Time Management & Productivity
In this episode of 'Educate to Self-Regulate', hosts Shyam and Rory delve into the challenges and strategies of effective time management.Rory shares his current battle with overstepping time blocks, leading to a discussion on the impor...
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Season 3
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Episode 5
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21:11

22. Beyond Cognition - The Multifaceted Nature of the Science of Learning
In this episode of 'Educate to Self Regulate', Shyam and Rory share their musings on the current debate on the Science of Learning (SoL). In this fireside chat, the duo explore the multifaceted nature of the SoL, discussing not only cognitive s...
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Season 3
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Episode 4
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19:30

21. Self Questioning - A strategy for self-regulated learning
In this episode of ‘Educate to Self Regulate’, Rory returns to join Shyam in discussing self-questioning – a metacognitive strategy for self-regulated learning (SRL). The pair get granular to establish what self-questioning is and provide multi...
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Season 3
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Episode 3
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21:08

20. Triple Impact Feedback with Dipesh Vadher
In this episode of "Educate to Self-Regulate," we dive deep into the world of self-regulated learning with the delightful addition of Dipesh Vader, substituting Rory's Irish charm with his own British flair. This marks the second episode of our...
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Season 3
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Episode 2
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19:47

19. Operationalising Self- Regulated Learning in schools - The SEE Framework
Welcome to Season 3 of Educate to Self-Regulate!Dr Shyam Barr and Rory McCaughey are back and excited to share more insights and ideas about self-regulated learning (SRL) for teachers and learners around the world.In episode 19, Shy...
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Season 3
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Episode 1
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20:01

18: Navigating Cognitive Load for Better Learning
Welcome to Episode 18 of the Educate to Self Regulate Podcast!Discover how cognitive load affects self-regulated learning and learn practical strategies to overcome it.In episode 18: Navigating Cognitive Load for Better Learning...
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Season 2
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Episode 7
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20:29

17. Memory Mastery: The Importance of Retrieval Practice in Education
In Episode 17 of Educate to Self-Regulate, hosts Rory and Shyam delve into the incredible effectiveness of retrieval practice for learning and identify how retrieval practice can be used by students as a self-regulated learning strategy, as wel...
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Season 2
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Episode 6
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20:09

16. Targeting Task Value to increase interest and motivation
In episode 16 of Educate to Self-Regulate, hosts Dr Shyam Barr and Rory McCaughey explore the idea of task value and how it influences student interest and motivation for learning. 🎧 Listen to this episode to discover:✔️ The different t...
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Season 2
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Episode 5
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18:48

15. Installing a Reading Practice: A Self-Regulated Approach
In episode 15 of Educate to Self-Regulate, hosts Dr Shyam Barr and Rory McCaughey dive into effective self-regulated learning strategies for reading, both for students and as professionals.🎧 Listen to this episode to discover:✔️Prac...
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Season 2
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Episode 4
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19:46

14. Focus: How to Self-Regulate Your Attention for Improved Productivity
‼️ ATTENTION ALERT ‼️ Join us as we delve into the fascinating topic of ATTENTION and the impact it has on productivity.In this episode...💡 Discover practical strategies to self-regulate your attention and stay focused amidst di...
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Season 2
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Episode 3
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20:21

13. Public Speaking: How to Self-Regulate Your Way to Success
After a short hiatus, Season 2 of the Educate to Self-Regulate podcast returns with a bang. In this episode, Dr. Shyam Barr and Rory McCaughey deep dive into Shy's preparation for his TEDX speaking event at the end of 2022. You can expect to le...
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Season 2
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Episode 2
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20:35

12. Cognition and Metacognition: Unpacking the Subcategories of Self-Regulated Learning
SEASON 2 has officially landed!Welcome to Season 2 and Episode 12 of the Educate to Self-Regulate podcast.In this episode, co-hosts Dr. Shyam Barr and Rory McCaughey, explore the meaning of cognition and metacognition and rev...
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Season 2
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Episode 1
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20:16

11. Season 1 WRAP UP! Reflecting on season 1 & looking ahead to 2023
In Episode 11 of the Educate to Self-Regulate podcast, hosts Dr. Shyam Barr and Rory McCaughey reflect on the events of the past year and the key takeaways from the first season of the show. They discuss the importance of self-regulation/self-r...
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Season 1
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Episode 11
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20:09

10. Rewiring The Way We Interpret Failure: Attributional Retraining
In episode 10 of the podcast, hosts Dr. Shyam Barr and Rory McCaughey continue discussing failure (from Ep. 9) and specifically look at a fundamental process for explaining failure.Could failure actually make us better learners long ter...
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Season 1
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Episode 10
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19:03

9. Reframing Failure: The Key to Student Success
In episode 9 of the podcast, hosts Dr. Shyam Barr and Rory McCaughey discuss failure and whether it is a word that should be used in relation to learning.Shy makes a shocking admission regarding his time as an undergraduate at university...
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Season 1
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Episode 9
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20:30

8. How to help your students self-regulate during challenging times: "Facing The Challenge" with Rory McCaughey
In Episode 8 of the podcast, host Dr Shyam Barr interviews co-host Rory McCaughey to learn more about a recent unit he has been teaching at school. 'Facing the Challenge' was designed by Rory and his team to help students develop a greater awar...
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Season 1
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Episode 8
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20:04
