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The AI Paradox: Why the World’s Poorest Classrooms Are Adopting What the West Fears
Episode Overview In this insightful episode of The EdTech Podcast, host Philippa Wraithmell explores one of education’s most controversial debates: mobile phones and AI in learning. She is joined by Stephen Hodges (Efekta), Adam Huh Dam (Stick ’Em), and Payal Patel (Digital Bridge), who bring global perspectives from AI tutoring, STEAM education, and digital wellbeing […]
SAUDI LEARN – Can AI Detect Your Emotions? Inside Saudi Arabia’s Most Ambitious Learning & Innovation Program
Episode Overview In this special episode of The EdTech Podcast, host Philippa Wraithmell travels to Riyadh for SAUDI LEARN, speaking with rising innovators from Accenture Academy—including cloud engineers, AI developers, and cybersecurity specialists behind groundbreaking prototypes. Guests such as Hussain Almatrouk, Mohammed Alammar, Saad AlSaleh, and Fay Almutairi share how they’re shaping Saudi Arabia’s accelerating […]
OpenAI: The Great Equaliser? AI and the Future of Fair Learning
Episode Overview In this powerful episode of The EdTech Podcast, host Philippa Wraithmell speaks with Jayna Devani, International Education Lead at OpenAI, to explore one of the biggest questions facing modern education: Can AI create a more equitable, personalised, human-centred learning system for every student, not just the privileged few? Jayna shares how ChatGPT became […]
Author of Gifted? — The Shift to Enrichment, Challenge and Equity
Episode Overview In this episode of The EdTech Podcast, host Philippa Wraithmell speaks with Morgan Whitfield—educator, senior leader, and author of Gifted? The Shift to Enrichment, Challenge and Equity. Through powerful classroom stories and personal insight, Morgan challenges long-held assumptions about “ability,” explores how labels limit learner potential, and shows how adaptive teaching and equity-driven […]
Nicole Ponsford – EdTech, Equity & 26,000 Voices
Episode Overview In this episode of The EdTech Podcast, host Philippa Wraithmell speaks with Dr. Nicole (Nick) Ponsford, educator, EdTech founder, researcher, and creator of the world’s first intersectional diversity and inclusion platform for education. Drawing from 26,000+ voices across 30 countries, Nicole explains how lived-experience data, belonging, and psychologically safe systems can transform school […]
Universities Without Walls: Future Skills & Future Work
Episode Overview In this episode of The EdTech Podcast, host Philippa Wraithmell explores the future of higher education with two trailblazing leaders: Together, they unpack how universities are moving away from rigid, traditional structures and toward challenge-based, mission-driven, hands-on, and emotionally intelligent learning models. They explore how technology, global communities, and redesigned pedagogy are preparing […]
One Hour to Mastery: The Science Behind Lasting Knowledge
Episode Overview In this episode of The EdTech Podcast, host Philippa Wraithmell sits down with Simon, Co-Founder and Director of Learning at Download Learning, to explore the neuroscience behind rapid, long-term learning. Simon introduces time-sequenced learning, an instructional method rooted in cognitive science that can “tattoo information into the brain” by firing synapses in precise […]
Virtual, But Real: Rethinking School with Minerva Virtual Academy
Episode Overview In this episode of The EdTech Podcast, host Philippa Wraithmell sits down with Hugh Viney, Founder & CEO of Minerva Virtual Academy, one of the UK’s fastest-growing, DfE-accredited online schools. What began during lockdown with four students who finally felt safe and able to learn has expanded into a thriving global community with […]
Fearless Innovation: Lessons from India’s Classrooms with Abdul Chohan
Episode Overview In this episode of The EdTech Podcast, host Philippa Wraithmell speaks with Abdul Chohan — VP of Learning at Showbie, former chemistry teacher, school principal, CEO, and international education advisor. Drawing on more than a decade of working with schools across India, Abdul shares powerful stories of resilience, creativity, and fearless experimentation. He […]
EdTech in India: Balancing Innovation and Humanity — with Sidney Sutton
Episode Overview In this episode of The EdTech Podcast, host Philippa Wraithmell speaks with Sidney Sutton, Digital Learning Lead at Oberoi International School in Mumbai. Sidney reflects on a decade of educational change in India, discussing how strong values, strong infrastructure, and intentional innovation shape meaningful technology integration. Together, they explore AI, digital citizenship, AR/VR, […]