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#46 with Prof. Stephen Heppell on Optimum Learning Environments
Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadProf. Stephen Heppell is speaking at Bett 2017. You can register here. Don’t forget to subscribe to The Edtech Podcast on iTunes or Stitcher. What’s in this episode? Content: This week’s podcast is with the remarkable Stephen Heppell, teacher, professor, learning and learning technology specialist and sailor extraordinaire. In this […]
#45 – Dom Norrish, Group Tech Director, United Learning – on scepticism, value & procurement
Podcast: Play in new window | Download Don’t forget to subscribe to The Edtech Podcast on iTunes or Stitcher. What’s in this episode? Content: This week’s podcast is with Dominic Norrish, the Group Technology Director of United Learning Multi Academy Trust of 60 Schools in the UK. We hear from Dominic on the importance […]

Edtech trends at Websummit
In October I was one of 2000 media types at Websummit 2016. Websummit is billed as “Europe’s Largest Technology Marketplace”, with 53,056 people from 166 countries in attendance. Speakers included Sean Rad (great name), Co-Founder & CEO, Tinder, Roberto Azevêdh, Director-General, World Trade Organization and Gary Vaynerchuk, Founder & CEO, VaynerMedia, but I took the trip out to Websummit to uncover what was happening in education.
#44 – Websummit Edtech Trends 3 – Early Years, Learner Engagement and East vs. West Learning Aspirations
Podcast: Play in new window | Download Thank you to this week’s sponsors: Inspire your little ones to be coders and creators with a story worth sharing this Christmas. Meet Detective Dot – a nine-year old coder and agent for the The Children’s Intelligence Agency. A story for kids aged 8+, readers receive a top-secret, […]
#43 – Websummit edtech trends – coding, careers, gaming, language learning
Podcast: Play in new window | Download Thank you to this week’s sponsors: Inspire your little ones to be coders and creators with a story worth sharing this Christmas. Meet Detective Dot – a nine-year old coder and agent for the The Children’s Intelligence Agency. A story for kids aged 8+, readers receive a top-secret, […]
#42 – Websummit edtech trends – refugees, chatbots, value, ‘phygital’ and ed
Podcast: Play in new window | Download Thank you to this week’s sponsors: Inspire your little ones to be coders and creators with a story worth sharing this Christmas. Meet Detective Dot – a nine-year old coder and agent for the The Children’s Intelligence Agency. A story for kids aged 8+, readers receive a top-secret, […]
#41 Maarit Rossi – on Finland and Maths
Podcast: Play in new window | Download Vote on the 2017 schedule: glsr.it/VoteForEpisodes Don’t forget to subscribe to The Edtech Podcast on iTunes or Stitcher. What’s in this episode? Intro: Nordic Edtech Conference: http://nordicedtech.squarespace.com/ Content: Interview with: Maarit Rossi, Global Teacher Prize Nominee & Founder, Paths to Maths Covering: The new Finnish curriculum and what […]
#40 Michelle Thomas, Exec Head, New Wave Federation
Podcast: Play in new window | Download Michelle Thomas is speaking at the TES Leaders Summit at Bett 2017 and organising TeachMeet Resolution both in January 2017, London. What’s in this episode? Intro 0-2.30: Nordic Edtech Conference: http://nordicedtech.squarespace.com/ Forward schedule – give your vote on which topics should be included or sign up to sponsor: theedtechpodcast@gmail.com […]
#39 TAKEOVER with Rob Eastment, Firefly Learning – on what schools really want from data
Podcast: Play in new window | Download Download the YOUGOV School Leaders Benchmark Report discussed in this episode What’s in this episode? Interview with former Assistant Headteacher, Rob Eastment, Client Services Manager, Firefly Learning on new YouGov survey findings on senior leaders, schools and data: what do they really want and currently experience? Subjects covered: Parents […]
#38 with Global Teacher Prize Nominee Kazuya Takahashi – on creating independent learners in Japan
Podcast: Play in new window | Download What’s in this episode? Takahashi was recently nominated for the prestigious Varkey Foundation Global Teacher Prize, often referred as the Nobel Prize in education, for his work in the classroom and contributions to society. Takahashi, the first candidate from Japan, is among 50 nominees selected from 8,000 candidates […]