My work sits at the intersection of digital design, emerging technologies, learning and teaching, and regenerative futures. This page brings together selected interviews, talks and public presentations where I discuss these themes with broader audiences, including reflections on research, design practice, pedagogy and the role of technology in shaping more responsible futures.
Interviews and Media Appearances
ABC News Interview – Bureau of Meteorology Website Redesign (ABC News, October 29, 2025)
National live interview with Joe O’Brien on ABC News examining the design and usability issues surrounding the Bureau of Meteorology’s new website. The discussion highlights problems with navigation and information architecture and the need for more inclusive testing with diverse user groups, including farmers and regional Australians who depend on the service.
World Design Cities Conference – Keynote Presentation, Shanghai (September 25, 2025)
Short clip from my keynote at the World Design Cities Conference (WDCC 2025) in Shanghai titled “Designing Cultures: Whose Culture Are We Designing through Digital Design?”. The talk examines questions of culture, authorship and inclusion in digital design, drawing on my work in immersive environments, digital storytelling, UX/UI design and digital design education.
Real InSight Podcast – Designing the Future of Design (May 6, 2025)
Conversation on the Real InSight podcast with Myke Ireland exploring digital design education, cross-cultural perspectives in design practice and the role of creativity and empathy in shaping more inclusive futures. In the discussion, I reflect on my journey in academia and discuss how design education can equip students to engage critically with emerging technologies and evolving design methods.
3RRR – Byte Into It Interview on Instagram UX and UI Design Changes (November 12, 2025)
Interview on Melbourne community radio station 3RRR’s technology program Byte Into It with hosts Vanessa Toholka and Dan Salmon, discussing the design and user experience of Instagram and how platform interfaces influence user behaviour. The conversation explores broader questions around social media design and digital systems.
Teaching and Academic Practice
Stewardship in Teaching and Leadership (February, 2026)
Reflection on the concept of stewardship and how it shapes my approach to teaching and academic leadership. Drawing on experiences managing a farm, the video explores how stewardship requires careful attention to conditions, long-term thinking and working responsibly within uncertainty – principles that equally apply to nurturing students, shaping learning environments and sustaining academic communities over time.
Culturally Responsive Practice in Higher Education (February, 2026)
Excerpt from a video series produced for the RMIT Graduate Certificate in Learning and Teaching in collaboration with the Centre for Education, Innovation and Quality (CEIQ). The episode reflects on culturally responsive practice through the perspective of a CaLD educator, exploring how diversity shapes classroom dynamics and why difference should be approached as central to learning outcomes. Filmed on my farm as part of a reflective series on pedagogy and academic leadership.
Designing for Culture: When Technology Isn’t the Problem (But Experience Is) (November 15, 2025)
Lightning talk delivered at the RMIT Learning and Teaching Community of Practice Hackathon discussing how principles from UX and digital design can inform the use of learning technologies. The presentation highlights how cultural context shapes engagement with digital platforms and why experience design should guide how technology is implemented in education.
Design Research and Cultural Context in UX (2023)
Excerpt from a lecture delivered to undergraduate Digital Media students in a cross-campus studio connecting RMIT Vietnam and RMIT Melbourne. The session explores the role of design research in understanding user behaviour across cultural contexts, encouraging students to reflect on their own assumptions and approach UX design with cultural awareness, openness and humility.
Teaching UX Design to High School Students – Suzhou, China (November, 2025)
Excerpt from a UX design workshop delivered to Year 11 and 12 students at a high school in Suzhou, China. The session introduced students with no prior design experience to basic UX concepts through a short design sprint, asking them to sketch a wireframe for an app to support homework management. The exercise highlights how quickly students can grasp core UX ideas when given a clear problem and a simple design process.
Community and Institutional Engagement
Digital Media 10-Year Anniversary – Bilingual Speech (English and Vietnamese) (2024)
Bilingual speech (English and Vietnamese) delivered for the 10-Year Anniversary of the Digital Media program at RMIT Vietnam to staff, students and industry partners. This address celebrates a decade of innovation in digital media education in Vietnam, highlighting the program’s growth, industry relevance, and impact on the region’s creative future. I was a lecturer at RMIT Vietnam for 8 years (taught Digital Media), before subsequently moving to RMIT Melbourne for 11 years (and counting). Today I oversee the Digital Media programs on both campuses as Associate Dean of Digital Design.
Closing Address – Digital Gaming Intimacies Summit (October, 2025)
Closing remarks delivered at the Digital Gaming Intimacies Summit hosted by RMIT Games program, reflecting on key themes discussed during the event. The address considers how intimacy operates within digital games and explores the evolving relationship between game design, identity and digital culture.
RMIT Alumni Conversation (August, 2025)
In this spontaneous, unscripted, one-take interview recorded at the RMIT Malaysia Information Day 2025 in Kuala Lumpur, I spoke with Mina Lim, RMIT alumna and President of the RMIT University Alumni Malaysia (RUAM) chapter.
Mina shares her experience studying a Bachelor of Arts (Public Relations). She talks about student life in Melbourne, gaining industry experience and building lasting connections through one of Southeast Asia’s most active alumni networks.