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Human-created professional learning for the future of education.

See how The Next PD helps schools and educators explore AI, digital pedagogies and future-focused education through short videos and practical resources.

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What is The Next PD?

Education is changing quickly, but education communities rarely have the time to make sense of every emerging idea.

The Next PD makes future-focused learning accessible through engaging, human-created videos of no more than three minutes.

The library explores AI, digital learning and the forces reshaping education, work and society.

A short video becomes something people can use: a ready-to-run session, an individual reflection, a practical tool or a useful conversation with others.

Created by humans - not AI - each video features Liam Bassett or Matthew Esterman and is paired with printable worksheets and suggested interactive activities.

It exists to help people engage with the future in a way that feels practical, achievable and worth acting on.Create an account
  • Short, human-created videos

    Every video is no more than three minutes, making emerging ideas easier to explore in the time available.

  • Sessions shaped to context

    Choose the time and focus, then use connected questions, worksheets and facilitated activities.

  • Interactive platform tools

    Explore a range of interactive tools that school leaders can use to make professional learning more impactful and engaging for staff. Use them to spark discussion, surface different perspectives and help teams turn ideas into practical next steps.

  • Live and recorded webinars

    Join Q&A, see real examples and revisit the newest conversations whenever they are useful.

  • Community polls

    Respond to a current question, see the wider community’s view and return when the next poll opens.

Built by educators who work with change.

Matt Esterman and Liam Bassett bring experience across teaching, leadership, digital strategy, curriculum, assessment, futures thinking and organisational learning. The resources are grounded in the decisions educators, families and organisations are making now.

Matt Esterman

Matt Esterman

Founder, The Next Word
  • 20+ years in K–12 schools — History Teacher, IT Integrator, School Leader
  • Author — The Next Word: AI and Teachers (2024) with Dr Nick Jackson
  • Australian Schools Plus Teaching Fellow 2023
  • Adobe Creative Educator 2025
  • Working with schools across Australia, Macquarie University, Western Sydney University and the University of Oxford
  • in LinkedIn
Liam Bassett

Liam Bassett

Director of Pedagogy and Practice, The Next Word
  • 15+ years in education and K–12 schools — English Teacher, Digital Learning Leader, Executive Leader
  • Education futurist — pedagogy, curriculum, assessment, wellbeing and AI
  • Led award-winning whole-school digital strategy, AI, curriculum and learning innovation
  • Master of Education in Leadership and Learning
  • Supporting schools, tertiary providers and organisations across Australia with future-focused learning design
  • in LinkedIn

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Interactive platform tools

Explore a range of interactive tools that school leaders can use to make professional learning more impactful and engaging for staff. Use them to spark discussion, surface different perspectives and help teams turn ideas into practical next steps.

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The Next PD is a professional learning platform for future-focused education, AI and digital pedagogies. It combines short videos with human-created worksheets and facilitated activities.

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