The Edtech Podcast

This episode was recorded at HundrED Summit in Helsinki. We talk about how to sustain and scale change in education. The role of autonomy, entrepreneurialism, teachers and students in change making AND why we should never forget the greats in pedagogical thinking. Thank you to Cool Initiatives who sponsored this episode. 

What's in this episode? This week find out how you can win a job lot of nano seconds in a special listener giveaway, PLUS we throw back to TechCrunch, editor, Mike Butcher reviewing the Next Billion edtech prize nominees, and chat to Vikas Pota about new venture Tmrw Digital. Also, as a listener find out how you can pick up your complimentary ticket to GESF/Next Billion 2019. 

The first in a round of edtech podcast shorts.   What's in this episode? This week we explore the Edtech 50 Schools initiative and how you can enter. Don't worry, if you're listening to this after the deadline (End Jan 2019) you'll still hear about great case studies of innovative and impactful schools.  Enter your (UK) school here: https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/QTX5KVV

This week we have the final episode of the Ufi Upskilling mini-series on The Edtech Podcast. This series takes a bite-size look at technologies in work-place training which are changing the ways we learn and thrive. This week, we look at artificial intelligence in adult education. What else? This week's main feature is a LIVE podcast discussion on how AI can help in education, including the need to maintain a balance between a reliance on computers and human interaction.

The second episode of the Ufi upskilling mini-series on The Edtech Podcast. This series will take a bite-size look at technologies in work-place training which are changing the ways we learn and thrive. This week, we look at “tipping qualification and assessments on their head”.  What else? This week's episode main feature is a LIVE podcast discussion on raising the student voice, including what we can do to bring student's into decision making whilst improving their communication skills. 

This week on the podcast we look at the critical issue of saving teachers time. Where can tech help? And where do new tech solutions add to workload? Teacher toolkit in conversation with a deputy head, the director of NAHT Podcast and TeacherTapp. Plus, a quick cutaway to an edtech podcast listener and throwback to past Cool Initiatives competition winners Flash Academy. 

This week I'm delighted to announce the ufi upskilling mini-series on The Edtech Podcast. This series will take a bite-size look at technologies in work-place training which are changing the ways we learn and thrive. This week, we look at how VR is assisting safe and complex training in the nuclear energy sector. What else? This week's episode main feature is a fascinating discussion recorded at our podcast festival on learning outside of University.

SCHOOLS WEEK LIVE recorded from our podcast festival with Catherine Murray, Digital Editor, & Jess Staufenberg, Senior Reporter, at Schools Week commenting on everything from school transparency to national computing success. PLUS hear about how you can place computer science undergraduates from Imperial College London into your schools AND why Bob Harrison is unimpressed with the DFE's 5 point plan on where tech might help in education.

Alex Beard, Former English Teacher and Author of the book Natural Born Learners (not Leaders Sophie!!), is in conversation with David Booth, former-founder, product manager and early stage technology investor with a background in venture capital and law. This episode ranges from Silicon Valley, South Korea, and Singapore, to Finland, Southwark and Socrates to explore the book former edtech podcast guest Geoff Barton describes as "audacious, sassy and unafraid of the big questions”.

This episode couldn't be more timely, whilst CERN throw out an associate for being silly about women in Physics, and whilst a woman in Physics wins the Physics Nobel Prize, Dr Jess Wade takes to the stage to tell us all about the history of polymaths and why we should all be more polymathematical. So throw off the STEM/ARTS armoury and embrace one another!  Also - find out who won our pitch competition and an edtech podcast mug from Vista Print. :) 

This week’s episode features my conversation with Geoff Barton, the General Secretary of the Association of School and College Leaders. We talk about what the top priorities are for education leaders, in which situations technology can be a useful leadership tool, and why podcasts are flipping brilliant. This interview was recorded at the Global Education and Skills Forum six months ago and is sponsored by Cool Initiatives, RocketFund and features part one of our mini-series with Canvas by Instructure.

First up, as part of our new mini-series feature with Canvas by Instructure, I share a conversation with Professor Iain Martin, Vice Chancellor of Anglia Ruskin University. Our next guest in this week’s episode is Cameron Mirza, Head of Transformation, at The University of Bahrain. This episode features an interview recorded at GESF. This episode is sponsored by Blockcerts and features part one of our mini-series with Canvas by Instructure.

This week we are in conversation with Sharon Leu, Policy Advisor for the Office for Educational Technology in the USA whose particular focus is increasing access, decreasing cost, and improving outcomes for all students and adult learners in postsecondary education. This episode was recorded at SXSWEDU.

Listen in to hear about the announcement from the UK Department for Education Edtech Team on 5 areas they are focusing on where they see technology can offer real value. All the details in this episode intro. Also, two inspiring interviews from Global Teacher Prize nominees on improving access and interest to robotics, mathematics and STEAM skills - from Hawaii to Australia and beyond - recorded at GESF. This episode is sponsored by Blockcerts. 

What does a review of 130 reports on edtech internationally tell us about best practice and evidence based learning in emergencies and displaced settings? What are the common misconceptions about connectivity as a barrier to edtech, and when are these well-founded? How can technology help scale access to teaching and learning and how do we ensure learners still benefit from mentors and f2f teaching. And when it comes down to it, what comes first on a phone - a learning game or a photo of your loved ones?