Jonathan Nalder
Educator, Storyteller, and Edunaut in Queensland, Australia
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