I’m in conversation with the wonderful Sandy Speicher, Managing Director at Ideo Education Practice talking about design thinking in education. I also chat to Nick Robinson, Co-Founder and CEO, ELTJam about learner experience design. Finally, I give a sneak peak into what’s coming up on The Edtech Podcast next, including a brand new series in November and January.
I’m in conversation with the CEO of Kahoot, Erik Harrell. We talk British education in Thailand, sailing around the Nordic Fjords & commercialising Kahoot! Plus, David Levin announces he is leaving McGrawHill Education.
This week, We’re yabbering on about Australia and Edtech. Crikey! I speak to Summer Howarth, Learning Director, Education Changemakers, John Angley, Senior Trade & Investment Commissioner at AusTrade & Riley Batchelor, CEO, Edugrowth and start up founder, Isuru Wanasinghe, of Life is Yellow.
In this episode we talk about how Betsy left her secure role at Forbes (at the height of the economic recession). Betsy then embarked on some educational volunteering, dust-bunny collection and finally set up Edsurge in a bid to better understand why the future technologies of learning were not making it into the everyday schools of California. We also talk yoga, egos and high-stakes student academic and entrepreneurial expectation in the Silicon Valley, as well as what Hamilton the musical has got to do with Personalised Learning.
Welcome everyone to this sixth episode from the ASU GSV Summit series on The Edtech Podcast. This week we’re getting into the ed innovation landscape, with extensive research conducted by Navitas Ventures with their Edtech Census. I’ve also been listening to podcasts about the Shift Commission and their insight into the Future of Work and how our current mortgage and insurance structures are currently too tied up with past models of long-term employment, rather than self-directed gig economy stuff. Which I can relate to!
How do Singapore, Finland, Poland & Denmark differ in their approach to STEM & 21st Century Skills? A review of practices in each country, informed by teachers and Ministry reforms and new curriculum approaches
Welcome everyone to this fifth episode from the ASU GSV Summit series on The Edtech Podcast. This week we’re getting into the many-headed beast of educational reform.
Educational reform can mean many things to many people, but essentially focuses on changing public education for the better.
Welcome everyone to this fourth episode from the ASU GSV Summit series on The Edtech Podcast. This week we hear about China and Edtech featuring a whole raft of entrepreneurs and teacherpreneurs talking about the internationalisation of Edtech and the part China is playing in investment, innovation and change at a state and consumer level. Includes contributions from GSV Cap, VIPKid, Liulishuo, 17zuoye.com, TAL Education Group, JMDEdu, and Edstars
Check out this nice little feature over at Innovate My School as part of their ‘This is Your Year’ series. Source: Innovate My School – 5 podcast episodes for tackling the school year ahead
This week we hear about efficacy and impact touching upon evidence-based education, why you shouldn’t attempt to be a researcher, and why accreditation isn’t the answer in the complicated world of education!