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I talk with Kieran Nolan about his work combining Bitcoin, teaching, and open-source technology.
Kieran’s official role is STEM Wizard, teaching at a primary school in Melbourne, Australia.
He has been able to bring tech and learning together into the classroom, including helping kids to run Bitcoin nodes, building projects on Nostr, setting up Minecraft servers with other schools, and more.
We discuss teaching and learning, and how kids can be better equiped for our rapidly changing world as well as the challenges with bureaucracy and standards-based education in government schools.
Kieran is involved in a huge range of other Bitcoin and education projects including the Mornington Peninsula Bitcoin Group, The School of Bitcoin, the Digital Playhouse Foundation, and more so make sure to check out his details in the show notes.
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Links:
Kieran Nolan's Website - https://kdnolan.com/
The School of Bitcoin - https://theschoolofbitcoin.com/
The Digital Playhouse - https://www.digitalplayhouse.org.au/
Morning Peninsula Bitcoin Group - https://peninsulabitcoin.com/
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