Practical Wisdom Workshops

Are we becoming overexposed to virtual reality – at work, in education, and at home – including via online classes and meetings, social media, and Artificial Intelligence?

Are we becoming virtually meaningless? Is our social media becoming anti social, and is our Artificial Intelligence replacing our natural human intelligence?

Associate Professor Stephen McKenzie is Torrens University’s founding Head of Psychology and was previously a Senior Lecturer in the School of Psychological Sciences, University of Melbourne. Stephen is a leading international expert in online education and in wellbeing and mental health. He has developed many wellbeing and mental health courses including a micro certificate in clinical mindfulness and a Master’s level Wellbeing in Practice subject. He has written many books in this area including Mindfulness for Life, (with Craig Hassed); Mindfulness at Work; Heartfulness: Beyond mindfulness – finding your real life; Reality Psychology – A New Perspective on Wellbeing, Mindfulness, Resilience and Connection; Mindfulness at Play: Parenting healthy, happy children with old wisdom and new science; and (In Press) Real Love: The Missing Link between Virtual Life and Real Life. Stephen has been a member of the School of Philosophy since 1998 and a tutor for it since about 2003.

Mr Andrew Percy studied acting at The National Theatre Drama School and has enjoyed plying his craft in the mediums of television and film formats since then.

Andrew once presented a weekly radio program on Pulse FM with Dr Stephen McKenzie and has also performed various characters created by Dr McKenzie which have been brought to life in previous Philosophy School presentations.