Latest Episodes
#92 – What does future tech for education look like?
This week we set up the series by looking at the “four foci of edtech” > mixed reality, bio-synching, data science (AI) & human-machine relations
#91 – Award-Winning Heidi Fraser-Krauss, Director of Information Services, University of York
This week I’m in conversation with Heidi Fraser-Krauss, Director of Information Services at the University of York and recent winner of CIO of the Year at Computing’s Women in IT Excellence Awards. This is is our second of three recordings from Ovum’s Future Edtech event focused on innovation in the higher education sector. Episode #91 covers everything from changes in management techniques, to working in the cloud, to resource recommendations to keep motivated working in education and tech.
TEASER TRAILER – Pearson Future Tech for Education Series
Something exciting is coming! Make sure you are subscribed at iTunes, Stitcher, TuneIn…
> The Pearson Future Tech for Education Podcast Series on The Edtech Podcast
Listen in to the teaser trailer to hear who is involved and what we have coming up…
#90 – Olivier Crouzet Director of Pedagogy at Ecole 42 on Peer-to-Peer Learning
This week I’m speaking to Olivier Crouzet, Director of Pedagogy at Ecole 42. For anyone who doesn’t know Ecole 42, 42 is a private, nonprofit and tuition-free computer programming school created and funded by French billionaire Xavier Niel. “The school does not have any professors, does not issue any diploma or degree, and is open 24/7. The training is inspired by new modern ways to teach which include peer-to-peer pedagogy and project-based learning.”
#89 – Design Thinking in Ed with Sandy Speicher, Ideo Education
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.
#88 – Erik Harrell, CEO, at Kahoot!
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.
#87 – Australia & EdTech
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.
#86 – Betsy Corcoran, Editor, Edsurge
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.
#85 – The Ed Innovation Landscape
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!
#84 – on Educational Reform
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.
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Friday 31st August 2018 - GUEST POST: Can edtech really reduce teacher workload?
Monday 13th August 2018 - How Teachers and Technology Got Me to College
Thursday 19th April 2018 - Press release: Launch of The Edtech Podcast Festival
Tuesday 10th April 2018 - The Challenges and Opportunities in Digitising Education
Thursday 15th March 2018
