#93 – Nicole Engelbert Director of Research & Analysis, Ovum on Higher Ed Trends

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This week we’re in the last of our three HigherEd focused episodes recorded at Ovum’s Future Edtech event. I’m in conversation with Nicole Engelbert, Director of Research & Analysis, at Ovum Technology. Nicole used to work as a director of admissions, so is well placed to understand the HigherEd perspective, as well as the latest industry research on innovation within the HE sector.  We talk about what’s up and what’s down and the pace of change in HE. 

A big shout out to Qatar Foundational International, and Class Central for sponsoring this week’s episode. A quick message from them below. And don’t forget if you’re enjoying the podcast you can drop us a review on iTunes where you can also rate the show. 

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What’s in this episode?

• Message from this week’s episode sponsors Qatar Foundation International and Class Central 
• Sophie Bailey introduction
• 1:1 interview with
• Nicole Engelbert Director of Research & Analysis, Ovum
• Sophie Bailey Outro

Don’t forget to also check out the reference links below, for more follow up videos, podcasts and reading on this topic!

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Thank you to this week’s sponsors:

Qatar Foundation International (QFI), LLC, is a U.S.-based member of Qatar Foundation (QF). QFI operates as both a grant-making organization, and a convener of thought leaders on issues related to global and international education, open education and education technologies as they intersect with the three core QFI programmatic areas: Arabic language and Arab culture, STE{A}M (STEM plus the Arts), and Youth Engagement. 

Go to: http://www.qfi.org/

A quick message from our friends at Class Central. Its been more than half a decade since free online courses from Stanford kicked off the modern-MOOC or massive online open courses movement. Since then more than 700 universities around the world have launched MOOCS, and more than 60 million people have taken at least one course. Class Central has been keeping track of the MOOC space right from the beginning. Over 10 million learners have used Class Central to find and review online courses. As the #1 search engine for online courses, Class Central provides a comprehensive listing of more than 8000 MOOCs. Class Central’s MOOC Report blog contains the most comprehensive coverage of the industry, including a recent listing of the top 50 MOOCs of all time. To find out what’s up, down, new or just slightly left field in the world of online courses, head to www.class-central.com/report/

Messages from The Edtech Podcast:

• $ – MONEY -£
• SAGE have a $1 million pot to invest specifically in early-stage EdTech companies – contact Nick to find out more
• YOUNG START UP VENTURES have an edtech pitch track & funding. More here. Runs Dec 6th.
• TEACHERS! Rocketfund have match-funding for 10 schools for education and edtech projects. More here
• EVENTS
• 5 free tickets to NY Edtech Week, Dec 18-20, for lucky subscribers. Tag @NYEdtechWeek @Podcastedtech on twitter for chance to win!
• REIMAGINE EDUCATION CONFERENCE & AWARDS, 4-5 December 2017, Philadelphia. More here
• More global edtech events on our website here
• OTHER BITS
• BETT Award finalists for 2018 announced here
• Applications to host a guest episode of The Edtech Podcast are now open. Find out more here
• Check out our friends at Innovate My School and their 2017/18 trends guide here
• Do you love The Edtech Podcast? Share the love by checking out our Patreon Campaign and joining our list of awesome Patrons!
• Don’t forget to subscribe to The Edtech Podcast on iTunes or Stitcher 

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Thanks to Duncan Frith for his feedback this week!

“Very much enjoyed the last series of EDtech Podcast Sophie. I found each episode so useful, reflecting precisely the education trends and user expectations I am finding in my own work. Congratulations! Here’s to the next series.”

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