The Edtech Podcast

This week's episode is all about how economies and industry are transitioning into a new world of work. We throwback to a recording from last year with Jane Oates from WorkingNation where we talk about everything from massive investment in training employees, how working cultures are not interchangeable, and why supporting each other through change is important. Plus, an update from some of our listeners on how teaching and learning is going now that we are 2 months on from living with Coronavirus.

In this week’s episode, we throwback to a recording with Dr. Peter Shukie, Academic Group Leader, Creative and Digital at University Centre Blackburn College. Peter was the 2019 National Winner of the Festival of Learning Social Impact award, and in this episode, we talk about connecting learning with purpose. Plus, how IBM and UCL are collaborating on relieving loneliness during social isolation. 

Our podcast collaboration with Bett, What Matters in Edtech, is back, this time with a focus on global education. In our first episode, we focus on Asia and the current challenges and insights from this region. Asia was the first region to see the impact of COVID-19 on the education system and school closures. We speak to a range of educators and partners in the region to talk about their approach to teaching and learning both before and during the Coronavirus crisis.

This week’s episode is with Daniel Baril, Institute for Lifelong Learning at UNESCO learning. We chat about institutions forced to become agile in the age of coronavirus plus individual or collective approaches to lifelong learning and moving to targeted education intervention. Plus, guest messages from ISTE, UFI Voctech Trust, EverFi, and OpenClassrooms, and insights on distance learning via the “application culture” of China.

This week we throw-back to a "pre-coronavirus" recording with Hector MacAulay, Managing Director at international infrastructure and manufacturing company Balfour Beatty. We chat about talent pipeline, technology and training and why getting up at the crack of dawn in your first teenage job sets you up for life. PLUS, Ian Hurd interviews a range of attendees at this year’s Bett, a listener feature on the Edtech 50 evening from the Gender Collective and a message from HundrED. ENJOY!

In this final episode of our 'The Edge: Innovation and Intelligence Imperative' series, we celebrate "Change-Makers in Higher Ed", speaking to three leaders who have worked to implement new ways of doing things in their own University communities.

In this episode, we hear about one organisation trying to embed personal learning budgets into the workplace, and draw together the best learning resources in one playlist. You’ll hear from Rajeeb Dey, Founder & CEO at Learnerbly.  PLUS we hear from some of our listeners on the effects of the Coronavirus, online learning and remote working.

First up in this week's episode, our intrepid further education podcast whizz Ian Hurd is out chatting to sector colleagues at Bridgend College, all about getting on that digital starting-line and beyond. Think cyber-security, 3d printing, and jam boards.  Our second chat is with the team at How Do I? Taryl and Tom talk to us about accessibility, instruction and learning technology in the workplace as we throw back to an interview from the tail end of last year.

In this episode we pick apart University and Industry, exploring learning economics in an age of perpetual upskilling, the unique strengths of University and Industry respectively, and to what extent established Universities are limited by how they can evolve through regulation and red tape.

This week’s episode is all about lessons from a lifelong learner. Listen in to be inspired about using technology in learning, the importance of good mentors, and flexible learning from 3am to much later in our adult lives. We also have our reporter Ian Hurd in conversation with the Head of Learning Technologies at Solihull College and University Centre. You’ll hear all about their work in virtual reality and skills development.

This episode was recorded LIVE at #Bett2020 and is all about skills. We take a top-level view of the skills agenda both here and internationally, looking into why there is a disconnect between education and skills requirements and where the UK stands on solving this issue compared to the rest of the world. We then drill into some of the vocational learning experiences which are attempting to take on the skills gap. 

What is innovation? How can it be measured and sustained? How can a culture of innovation be developed, and what examples of pedagogical and technological innovation have come to the fore in recent years? We speak to entrepreneurs, ecosystem developers, academics and educators about the role of innovation in virtual reality in T&L, career technical education in the U.S, STEAM education in Belgium, and real-world problem-solving in Bhutan. Phew! 

This week’s episode throws back to our LIVE recording at Dare to Learn 2019 in Helsinki, Finland, recorded during the same week as HEL we can!, an event on Boosting Skills & Continuous Learning in Europe. With a panel of adult education and corporate training providers, teachers, and eco-system supporters we asked questions such as 'Whose responsibility is upskilling workers?', and, 'Are learning economics fit for purpose in corporate learning?'. Listen in for more!

This week, we are talking about all things student experience. In an effort to dispel the myth of the “traditional student’ we talk to a range of guests about how Universities are adapting to diverse student needs, what support systems should not be taken for granted, and the dual role of tutor and technology in helping students to achieve.

Our first episode of 2020 is all about Empowering Teachers and Learners. You will hear from a range of school leaders, professional development specialists, and techie teachers, about the conditions to empower teachers and learners. We talk teacher time, flexibility and trust, evidence-based practice relevant to particular school context and how to best implement tech that supports T & L.