Jonathan Nalder

Educator, Storyteller, and Edunaut in Queensland, Australia

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Jonathan connects big picture, futures thinking with practical, human-focused results. He is a globally awarded learning & 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 & training coordinator, & 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 & 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 & 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, 2020-2024
  • 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 & GLocal event organiser 2019-21
  • iWorld Australia STEAM Ambassador 2019 bit.ly/steam-learning
  • CoSpaces Edu AR/VR Ambassador, 2018 +
  • Advance Qld Digital Community Champion, 2018 +

AUTHOR, CONTENT CREATOR

  • AI Chatbot Mars Desert Research Station, Rosebud.ai, 2024
  • Museum of Australian Democracy VR project, 2022
  • STEMPunks.com classes & STEMPunks.tv shows 2020 +
  • Make XR - Extended Reality (AR, VR, 360, 3D) eBook, 2018
  • First School on Mars Playbook - eBook, 2018
  • State Library of Qld ‘Conscription in WW1’ eBook, 2015