#205 – Back to School, Back to College with The Edtech Demonstrator Programme
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Welcome to the latest episode of our The Voctech Podcast: learning continued series, supported by the Ufi Voctech Trust and Ufi Ventures. You can follow the conversation using #voctechpodcast and #voctech.
What’s in this episode?
This episode is the next in our mini-series on the EdTech Demonstrator Programme in England, this time with a focus on back to school and college. You’ll hear how top schools and colleges are using technology to continue teaching and learning during 2020 and to embed continuity and wellbeing in teaching practice. There is also a focus on using the student community and peer to peer learning.
Also in this episode, Fergus Bruce of Sublime talks us through this week’s guest blog and Caroline Wright of BESA with some events news. Finally, Charlie James of Edtech Demonstrator college, Basingstoke College of Technology, chats going from learner to learning technologist and blasted resits.
Enjoy!
People
Sophie Bailey is the Founder and Presenter of The Edtech Podcast | Twitter: @podcastedtech
Sophie is the founder of the iTunes new and noteworthy, The Edtech Podcast. The mission of The Edtech Podcast is to improve the dialogue between ‘ed’ and ‘tech’ for better innovation, through storytelling. The podcast is downloaded 2000+ times a week, from over 145 countries with the UK, US & Aus in the top 3. Sophie is a mentor and advisor within the edtech community. If she’s not interviewing a University Lecturer, School Leader, Ex-Angry Bird, NGO, or Investor about education innovation, she’s chasing her son around the park or binge-reading Homo Deus.
- David Maguire, Headteacher, Coupals Primary Academy, Suffolk | Twitter: @CoupalsAcademy
- Scott Hayden, Digital Innovation Specialist/ Lecturer of Creative Media Production, Basingstoke College of Technology | Twitter: @scottdhayden
- Paul Edge, Deputy Head Teacher, Ribblesdale High School | Twitter: @Paul_A_Edge
- Faye Saadieh, Policy and Communications Advisor: EdTech Demonstrator Schools and Colleges, STEM, Digital & EdTech Unit | Twitter: @edtechdemo
- Listener Contributors:
- Fergus Bruce, Director of Customer Experience: Education, Sublime | Twitter: @fergusambruce
- Caroline Wright, Director General, BESA | Twitter: @CJPWright
- Bonus Audio:
- Charlie James, Learning Technologist, Basingstoke College of Technology (BCoT) | Twitter: @CharlieJamess9
- Callum Rochester, Student, BCoT | Twitter: @FolksyCash04
Quotes from this episode
References from this week’s episode
- Ufi Voctech Trust – website
- Ufi Week of Voctech 2-6 Nov 2020 – Save the Date – FeNews article
- Ufi Week of VocTech – Event page on LinkedIn
- Ufi Voctech – Twitter
- Ufi Voctech Trust – LinkedIn
- Fergus Bruce – Twitter
- Sublime – website
- Caroline Wright – Twitter
- BESA – Twitter
- London Tech Week, 1-11 September – Twitter
- EdTech Demonstrator Programme – website
- Department of Education – Twitter
- Edtech Demonstrator – Twitter
- London Grid for Learning Trust – LinkedIn
- London Grid for Learning Trust – Twitter
- The Sheffield Hallam University – Twitter
- Department for Education – Twitter
- David Maguire – LinkedIn
- Coupals Primary Academy – website
- Coupals Primary Academy – Twitter
- Scott Hayden – Twitter
- Basingstoke College of Technology – Twitter
- Paul Edge – Twitter
- Ribblesdale High School – Twitter
- Faye Saadieh
- Google Meets – website link
- Zoom – Twitter
- Michelle Donelan MP – Twitter
- Showbie – Twitter
- Microsoft Teams – Twitter
- Preparing for a successful September return – East of England Ed Tech Demonstrator Think Tank event link
- Edtech Demonstrator Upcoming Events – website link
- Baby Teeth – IMDB link
- Strava App – Twitter
- Run The Jewels Album, RTJ4 – Spotify link
- I May Destroy You, by Michaela Coel – BBC iplayer link
- Charlie James – LinkedIn
- Charlie James – Twitter
- BCoT Digital – website
- Callum Rochester – LinkedIn
- Callum Rochester – Twitter
Thank you to the Ufi Voctech Trust
The Voctech Podcast Series is produced by The Edtech Podcast and supported by Ufi Voctech Trust
Our aim is to help improve vocational skills in the UK’s workforce by funding digital solutions for vocational learning. We only fund activity that is ‘scalable’ through technology, ie projects that use digital methods to widen access to vocational learning. While digital learning solutions are potentially open to all, we are especially keen to assist digital projects which involve post-school age vocational learners that have failed to be engaged by the education system. Contact: kate.atha@ufi.co.uk, Head of Communications, Ufi Voctech Trust.
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.
