John Hattie: Too much discussion in the wrong places
Professor of Education John Hattie returned to his old stomping ground on Monday night to challenge educators’ thinking around what really works in education.
www.auckland.ac.nzI don’t have live tool access right now to pull the very latest updates. Here’s what’s generally known about John Hattie and where to look for new developments.
Direct answer
- There isn’t a single “latest news” headline universally recognized for John Hattie beyond ongoing discussions around his Visible Learning work and its updates; latest coverage tends to come from education outlets and academic interviews/podcasts.
Context and where to check
- Primary sources: University of Melbourne announcements, Visible Learning Foundation, and Hattie’s own publications often summarize recent updates to his meta-analytic work and ideas about classroom practice.
- Recent media coverage tends to focus on debates about effect sizes, the interpretation of evidence in Visible Learning, and his views on AI in education. Examples include education news outlets and academic podcasts that profile his career and reflections on recent education policy and practice.
What you can do to get the absolute latest
- Check: University of Melbourne Faculty of Education news pages for new lectures or talks by Hattie.
- Search: Recent interviews or podcast episodes featuring Hattie (e.g., Talking Teaching or education-focused podcasts) for fresh insights.
- Explore: Updates or “sequel” work to Visible Learning (new meta-analyses or published papers) via academic databases or publisher sites.
If you’d like, I can tailor a quick search query set you can paste into a news tool to fetch the latest items, or help summarize any specific article you find. Also tell me if you want a brief digest of his Visible Learning updates and their implications for classrooms.