#176 – HigherEd & Tech in 2019 and Beyond
Subscribe on iTunes, Spotify, Stitcher, TuneIn
Welcome to the fourth episode of The Edge: Innovation and Intelligence Imperative, a series from The Edtech Podcast, supported by Salesforce.Org. You can find the last episode of the series here. This series is all about the leaders in higher education doing things a bit differently and this week’s episode all about HigherEd & Tech in 2019 and beyond.
What’s in this episode?
In our final #EdTechEdge episode of 2019, we ask Vice-chancellors and Presidents of Universities what their top concerns were in 2019, what they see coming online in 2025 and beyond, and the role of technology in solving some of higher education’s challenges. You’ll hear about Brexit and international academic relations, University and perceived value, funding and mental health and wellbeing, and the online and physical campus. All of this week’s guests look at societies big problems and think about how University combined with technology and human ingenuity is well-placed to help.
You can follow the conversation using #EdtechEdge and #edtechpodcast
ENJOY!
People
- Sophie Bailey is the Founder and Presenter of The Edtech Podcast | Twitter: @podcastedtech
- Jean-Noël Ezingeard, Vice-Chancellor, University of Roehampton, London | Twitter: @VC_Roehampton
- Rachel Gowers MBA, Director, Digital Institute London | Twitter: @StaffsUniDILdn
- Josep A. Planell, President, Universitat Oberta de Catalunya | Twitter: @UOCuniversitat
- Sigbritt Karlsson, President, KTH Royal Institute of Technology in Sweden | Twitter: @SigbrittK
Quotes from this episode
References from this week’s episode
- Jean-Noel Ezingeard – twitter
- University of Roehampton – website, homepage
- University of Roehampton appoints Professor Jean-Noël Ezingeard as new Vice-Chancellor, Nov 2018 – article from University of Roehampton website
- European Union – explanation
- Post-18 review of education and funding: independent panel report, Gov UK – further reading
- Maintenance Grants – further details
- STEM – explanation
- Roe Support – twitter
- Library Anywhere at University of Roehampton – twitter
- Top 200 Tools for Learning 2019 – example of online tools
- Artificial Intelligence – explanation
- Artificial Intelligence: How Algorithms Make Systems Smart, Wired article, 2014 – further reading
- Demographic – explanation
- YouTube – website, homepage
- Rachel Gowers – linkedin
- Rachel Gowers – Twitter
- Digital Institute London – website homepage
- Staffordshire University – website, homepage
- Olympic Park – website, homepage
- Games Design degree – explanation
- Esports Degree – Staffordshire University website, further details
- Here East – website, homepage
- Plexal – website, homepage
- Three ways employers can prepare for the future of work – further reading, article by Virgin 2019
- Victoria and Albert Museum – website, homepage
- Genetics – explanation, wiki
- Artificial Technology – explanation, wiki
- Robotics – explanation, wiki
- Nano technology – explanation
- Smart systems – explanation, wiki
- Sharing economy – explanation, Investopedia
- Bridging the Skills Gap – article, Training publication
- Upskilling: Why It Might Be The Most Important Word In The Legal Lexicon – article Forbes, Sept 2019
- Socio-economic model– explanation
- Virtual Learning Environment – explanation, Jisc
- Machine Learning – explanation
- Hackathons – further reading, Hackathon Guide
- Interdisciplinary – explanation
- Agile – explanation
- Customer Experience – further reading
- Chat Bots – explanation
- WeWork – website, homepage
- Google office – further reading
- Facebook office – further reading
- Hot desking – explanation
- UOC university – twitter
- Josef A Planell, UOC profile – UOC website
- Josef A Planell – further reading
- What is pedagogy? TES further reading
- Social impact – explanation
- 2030 United Nations agenda – further reading
- Human Rights Declaration – further reading
- Sustainable energy – explanation
- Sigbritt Karlsson – KTN website, profile
- Sigbritt Karlsson – twitter
- Sigbritt Karlsson – linkedin
- KTH Royal Institute of Technology – website, homepage
- MOOCS – further reading
- IPCC reports – website, homepage
- MIT – website, homepage
- President of MIT, Susan Hockfield – further reading
- The Age of Living Machines: How Biology Will Build the Next Technology Revolution, Susan Hockfield – book details
Thank you to Salesforce.org for supporting this episode.
The Edge: Innovation and Intelligence Imperative, is a new series from the makers of The Edtech Podcast, supported by Salesforce, exploring the intersection of higher education and digital transformation. You can follow the conversation using #EdTechEdge and #edtechpodcast.
Salesforce.org is the dedicated team at Salesforce that delivers technology to nonprofits, educational institutions, and philanthropic organisations so they can connect with others and do more good. Salesforce.org empowers higher education with its Education Cloud: a set of integrated solutions built on the world’s #1 CRM, developed for the specific needs of the industry and in close collaboration with the community it represents.
Tell us where you are listening in from
We’d love to hear about innovative technology or approaches you are developing or using in adult education. Leave your stories in the comments below. Alternately, record a quick free voicemail via speakpipe for inclusion in the next episode. Finally, you can post your thoughts or follow-on links via twitter @podcastedtech or via The Edtech Podcast Facebook page.
