Press release: The Edtech Podcast joins SXSWedu® Conference & Festival as media partner
SXSWedu® Conference & Festival and The Edtech Podcast today announce their media partnership to promote the best in education innovation to a global community.
The Edtech Podcast will attend the seventh annual SXSWedu® Conference & Festival in Austin, March 6-9, 2017 to document the passionate and diverse community of education stakeholders brought together across its four days of programming, viewable at schedule.sxswedu.com.
Sophie Bailey, Founder, The Edtech Podcast says,
‘I am delighted to be attending SXSWedu with The Edtech Podcast to share the diversity of perspectives on offer to our international listener base of nearly 100 countries. I’ve had the pleasure of meeting the executive team of SXSWedu and their recognition of learning inside and outside of the classroom is truly exciting. As a podcaster, I am naturally thrilled that Tim Ferris is a keynote, and I look forward to sharing some of the more creative nuances of US education during the week.’
Ron Reed, Executive Producer and Director., SXSWedu® stated,
“SXSWedu is passionate about celebrating the impactful work of innovative minds inventing the future of teaching and learning. To partner with The Edtech Podcast is both a pleasure and powerful for reaching new audiences. For there to be true change in education everyone needs to rally behind the important issues and those change makers who are trying to make a difference.”
On the 19th February, The Edtech Podcast will feature an episode in conversation with Ron Reed, Executive Producer and Director, SXSWedu® uncovering the story of how SXSWedu launched as a component of the South by Southwest® (SXSW®) family of conferences and festivals for creative professionals. In addition, the partnership will see podcast discussions with SXSWedu speakers, attendees and exhibitors shaping education.
Notes for Editors
SXSWedu® Conference & Festival The SXSWedu® Conference & Festival fosters and celebrates innovations in learning by hosting a diverse and energetic community of stakeholders across a variety of backgrounds in education. The annual four-day event affords registrants open access to engaging sessions, immersive workshops, interactive learning experiences, film screenings, early-stage startups, business opportunities and networking. Through collaboration, creativity and social action, SXSWedu empowers its global community to Connect. Discover. Impact. SXSWedu is a component of the South by Southwest® family of conferences and festivals. Join the passionate and innovative community at SXSWedu, March 6-9, 2017 in Austin, Texas. For more information, please visit http://sxswedu.com
The Edtech Podcast Featured on iTunes new and noteworthy, The Edtech Podcast seeks to improve the dialogue between ‘ed’ & ‘tech’ through storytelling, for better innovation. Currently it is downloaded 1000+ times each week from 96 countries by education leaders and practitioners, investors, startups, bluechips, media and government. Previous guests have included the Department for International Trade UK, OECD, UNHCR, MIT, Global Teacher Prize Winner, GSV Partners, Pearson, ICT Evangelist, UCL Knowledge Lab, Linked IN and ClassTechTips. Sponsors have included Microsoft, Kano Computing, Primo Toys, ClearlySo, and FireflyLearning. You can follow The Edtech Podcast on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram or join the weekly newsletter. The Edtech Podcast is free to download, and available to subscribe via iTunes, Libsyn, PocketCast, Stitcher and many other podcast platforms. Email: theedtechpodcast@gmail.com
Listeners of The Edtech Podcast can redeem a $50 discount at the http://sxswedu.com registration check-out with the code: reg-edu-etp_c5173c53f9