Jonathan Nalder

Educator, Storyteller, and Edunaut in Queensland, Australia

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“DARE TO LEARN MIGHTY THINGS, TOGETHER”

Jonathan connects big picture, futures thinking with practical, human-focused results. He is a globally awarded learning and innovation expert with two decades + of experience across schools, educational organisations, start ups, creative projects, and online forums.

CREATIVITY . INNOVATION . STORY . FUTURES

He works globally as a speaker, ambassador and training coordinator, and is tapped in to the latest on-the-ground practice such as AI and VR. He does this via unique methodologies including Process Drama, Design Thinking, HI Human Intelligences and Lego, all the while aspiring to be an ‘Edunaut’™ inspired by how much Human's have achieved in Space Exploration.

FORMAL EDUCATION

  • Masters of Learning Innovation, QUT
  • Bachelor of Education, Christian Heritage College
  • Bachelor of Arts, Christian Heritage College
  • Commercial Pilots Licence (non current)

AWARDS & ACHIEVEMENTS

  • Crew 270, Mars Desert Research Station Utah (NASA funded), 2022
  • Global Education Award AKS 2022
  • Big Innovation Awards Winner with STEM Punks 2021
  • Arizona State University ShapingEdu Mayor, USA, Australia, 2018
  • HundrEd Academy Advisor, Finland and global community, 2019
  • Advance Queensland Digital Community Champion, 2018-20
  • New Media Consortium Henderson Prize, Portland USA, 2015
  • Learning Without Frontiers Innovation Award, London UK, 2010
  • Apple Distinguished Educator, 2009-22

PROFESIONAL ROLES

  • Chief Futures Officer, Senior Teacher, STEM Punks, 2020 +
  • Founder/ Facilitator FutureWe.org & FirstOnMars.net, 2016-2020
  • ICT Training Coach, St Peters College, Brisbane, 2017 - 2020
  • Learning Designer, Brisbane City Council, 2018
  • Senior Education Consultant, TAFE Queensland, 2014-2016
  • University Tutor in Digital Education Technologies, QUT 2016
  • One Laptop per Child project liaison 2010-13
  • Principal Project Officer, QLD Education Department, 2010-2014
  • Teacher, Drama, History, Learning Difficulties, K12 Schools, 2001-2010

COMMUNITY AMBASSADOR / ADVISOR

  • Mars Society Ambassador, 2022 +
  • HundrEd.org Ambassador and GLocal event organiser 2019-21
  • iWorld Australia STEAM Ambassador 2019 bit.ly/steam-learning
  • CoSpaces Edu AR/VR Ambassador, 2018 +
  • Advance Queensland Digital Community Champion, 2018 +

AUTHOR, CONTENT CREATOR

  • Museum of Australian Democracy VR project, 2022
  • STEMPunks.com classes & STEMPunks.tv shows 2020 +
  • Make XR - Extended Reality (AR, VR, 360, 3D) mini eBook, 2018
  • First School on Mars Playbook - eBook, 2018
  • State Library of Queensland ‘Conscription in WW1’ eBook, 2015