The Edtech Podcast

Our podcast collaboration with Bett, What Matters in Edtech, is back, this time with a focus on global education. This podcast series is all about the things that matter in education, and how and when tech might help. What's in this episode? In our first episode, we focus on Asia and the current challenges and insights from this region. Asia was the first region to see the impact of COVID-19 on the education system and school closures. We speak to a range of educators and partners in the region to talk about their approach to teaching and learning both before and during the Coronavirus crisis. What tools and pedagogies are they utilising to best serve their students in the here and now, and also prepare local youth for the connected digital world in the long-term? And just how has Coronavirus expedited or frustrated these strategies in the region. You'll also hear about robust technology developed to take on one of the harshest environments out there – space - and how this is being adapted to fulfil large data research projects in this current time. You can follow the conversation using #edtechpodcast and #BettASIA People Sophie Bailey is the Founder and Presenter of The Edtech Podcast | Twitter: @podcastedtech Dr. Sumitra Nair, Vice-President, Talent Development & Digital Entrepreneurship, Malaysia Digital Economy Corporation (MDEC) | Twitter: @sumitra_nair Dr. Fridolin Ting, Teaching Fellow, Hong Kong Polytechnic University | Twitter: @HongKongPolyU Christopher Jeffery, Dean, British University Vietnam | Twitter: @BUV193 Christian Jones, Z Strategy and Planning Lead, Z by HP Centralized Workstation Solutions | Twitter: @ZbyHP David Hollands, Education Strategy Manager of Asia Pacific and Japan, HP | Twitter: @HP Show Notes and References Check out https://theedtechpodcast.com/edtechpodcast for the full show notes Tell us your story We'd love to hear your thoughts. Record a quick free voicemail via speakpipe for inclusion in the next episode. Or you can post your thoughts or follow-on links via twitter @podcastedtech or via The Edtech Podcast Facebook page or Instagram.

What's in this episode? This week's episode is with Daniel Baril, Institute for Lifelong Learning at UNESCO learning. We chat about institutions forced to become agile in the age of coronavirus plus individual or collective approaches to lifelong learning and moving to targeted education intervention. Plus, guest messages from ISTE, UFI Voctech Trust, EverFi, and OpenClassrooms, and insights on distance learning via the "application culture" of China. Thank you Ufi Voctech Trust for supporting this series and vocational skills development in the UK, through their investments and grants in vocational technology. You can check out their work here. You can follow the series conversation using #voctechpodcast and #voctech Enjoy! People Sophie Bailey is the Founder and Presenter of The Edtech Podcast | Twitter: @podcastedtech Daniel Baril, Chairman of the Board of the Institute for Lifelong Learning (UIL), UNESCO, and Director-General of the Canadian Institute for Cooperation in Adult Education (ICAE) | Twitter: @DanielBarilx Listener Contributors: Jon Chapman, Co-Founder and President for Global Partnerships, EverFi | Twitter: @EVERFI Pierre Dubuc, Co-founder and CEO, Open Classrooms | Twitter: @p_dubuc Show Notes and References Check out https://theedtechpodcast.com/edtechpodcast for the full show notes. Tell us your story We'd love to hear your thoughts. Record a quick free voicemail via speakpipe for inclusion in the next episode. Or you can post your thoughts or follow-on links via. twitter @podcastedtech or via The Edtech Podcast Facebook page or Instagram.

What's in this episode? This week we throw-back to a "pre-coronavirus" recording with Hector MacAulay, Managing Director at international infrastructure and manufacturing company Balfour Beatty. We chat about talent pipeline, technology and training and why getting up at the crack of dawn in your first teenage job sets you up for life. Following on from our chat with Hector, Ian Hurd is out and about at this year's Bett and you'll hear from a range of attendees about everything from avoiding plagiarism, developing attention and calm in the workspace, and skills development in AI with stories from the UK, via Israel and the UAE. We kick off the episode with a listener feature on the Edtech 50 evening with Nicole Ponsford, Becki Bawler, and Caroline Keep from the Gender Equality Collective then, a message from HundrED. Thank you Ufi Voctech Trust for supporting this series and vocational skills development in the UK, through their investments and grants in vocational technology. You can check out their work here. You can follow the series conversation using #voctechpodcast and #voctech Enjoy! People Sophie Bailey is the Founder and Presenter of The Edtech Podcast | Twitter: @podcastedtech Hector MacAulay, Managing Director, Balfour Beatty | Twitter: @balfourbeatty Ian Hurd, Reporter and Presenter at The Edtech Podcast | Twitter: @Ian_R_Hurd Ian Hurd's interviewees: Jason Gibson, Professional Services Consultant, Turnitin | Twitter: @Turnitin SenEgg from Osborne Technologies | Twitter: @osbornetech Itamar Levy, Partner, Business Development Manager, Speak Dr. Omar, UAE Higher Education Sector Representative Freddy Elturk, Founder & CEO, VDX BlockChain Solutions | Twitter: @vizidox Listener Contributors: Nicole Ponsford, CEO & Co-Founder, Gender Equality Collective | Twitter: @NicolePonsford Becki Bawler, Teacher, Leader & Learner| Twitter: @RCCS_MissBawler Caroline Keep, Teacher, Director of Spark Makerspace, Co-Founder of Liverpool Makefest & Educational Consultant | Twitter: @Ka81 Show Notes and References Check out https://theedtechpodcast.com/edtechpodcast for the full show notes. Tell us your story We'd love to hear your thoughts. Record a quick free voicemail via speakpipe for inclusion in the next episode. Or you can post your thoughts or follow-on links via. twitter @podcastedtech or via The Edtech Podcast Facebook page or Instagram.

What's in this episode? Hello everyone and welcome to the seventh and final episode of our "The Edge" series, supported by Salesforce.Org. This series is all about new ways of doing things in Higher Education leadership. In this episode, we celebrate "Change-Makers in Higher Ed", speaking to three leaders who have worked to implement new ways of doing things in their own University communities. At the beginning of each interview, all of our amazing guests give us a window into their failures and successes over the years, as well as approaches to making change viable, before going into their specific projects. You can follow the conversation using #EdtechEdge and #edtechpodcast Enjoy and thanks for listening to the series! People Sophie Bailey is the Founder and Presenter of The Edtech Podcast | Twitter: @podcastedtech Liz Shutt, Director of Policy, University of Lincoln, 21st Century Lab | Twitter: @LizShutt Kimberly Eke, Senior Director, Information Technology at University of Pennsylvania Graduate School of Education | Twitter: @kimeke Dr. Claire Gordon, Director, LSE Eden Centre for Education Enhancement | Twitter: @GordonCE Jane Armstrong, Senior Director for Higher Ed, Salesforce.Org | Twitter: @SalesforceOrg Show Notes and References Check out https://theedtechpodcast.com/edtechpodcast for the full show notes Tell us your story We'd love to hear your thoughts. Record a quick free voicemail via speakpipe for inclusion in the next episode. Or you can post your thoughts or follow-on links via twitter @podcastedtech or via The Edtech Podcast Facebook page or Instagram.

What's in this episode? In this episode, we hear about one organisation trying to embed personal learning budgets into the workplace, and draw together the best learning resources in one playlist. You'll hear from Rajeeb Dey, Founder & CEO at Learnerbly. PLUS we hear from some of our listeners on the effects of the Coronavirus, online learning and remote working. Thank you Ufi Voctech Trust for supporting this series and vocational skills development in the UK, through their investments and grants in vocational technology. You can check out their work here. You can follow the series conversation using #voctechpodcast and #voctech Enjoy! People Sophie Bailey is the Founder and Presenter of The Edtech Podcast | Twitter: @podcastedtech Rajeeb Dey, Founder & CEO, Learnerbly | Twitter: @rajdey Listener Contributors: Michael Osborne, #UserExperience Driven Developer & Learning Technologies #ThirtyUnder30 | Twitter: @mikeozzy Hamish Mac, Director of Digital Strategy @RHSSuffolk & Founder of Digital Resilience UK | Twitter: @MrMacFeed Tim Stirrup, Director, 3v5ltd | Twitter: @timstirrup Allie Gao, Overseas Business Development Manager, ATA Online Education, a vocational training online services provider based out of Beijing Nancy Diebkilé, Customer Success Manager, @wooclap | Twitter: @nancy_wooclap Martin Hamilton, Writer, Futurist and Innovation Advisor, Website: MartinH.Net | Twitter: @martin_hamilton Neil Mosley, Digital Learning Designer, Cardiff University | Twitter: @neilmosley5 Nic Ponsford, CEO & Co-Founder @GenderCollect | Twitter: @nicoleponsford Graham Brown-Martin, Learning Reimagined | Twitter: @GrahamBM Tom Hooper, Founder & CEO, Third Space Learning | Twitter: @thirdspacetweet Veejay Lingiah, CEO, Flashacademy | Twitter: @FlashAcademy_HQ Dr. Edward Tse, VP Strategy & Content and Co-Owner, Nuiteq | Twitter: @DoctorET Mark Anderson, Digital Strategist, Consultant, Educator | Twitter: @ICTEvangelist Show Notes and References Check out https://theedtechpodcast.com/edtechpodcast for the full show notes. Tell us your story We'd love to hear your thoughts. Record a quick free voicemail via speakpipe for inclusion in the next episode. Or you can post your thoughts or follow-on links via twitter @podcastedtech or via The Edtech Podcast Facebook page or Instagram.

What's in this episode? Welcome to the next episode of our #voctechpodcast series! First up in this week's episode, our intrepid further education podcast whizz Ian Hurd is out chatting to sector colleagues at Bridgend College, all about getting on that digital starting-line and beyond. Think cyber-security, 3d printing, and jam boards. Our second chat is with the team at How Do I? Taryl and Tom talk to us about accessibility, instruction and learning technology in the workplace as we throw back to an interview from the tail end of last year. Thank you Ufi Voctech Trust for supporting this series and vocational skills development in the UK, through their investments and grants in vocational technology. You can check out their work here. You can follow the series conversation using #voctechpodcast and #voctech Happy listening! People Sophie Bailey is the Founder and Presenter of The Edtech Podcast | Twitter: @podcastedtech Taryl Law, Co-Founder and CEO, How Do I? | Twitter: @TarylLaw Tom Casson, Co-Founder and CPO, How Do I? | Twitter: @TomCassonTweets Ian Hurd, Reporter and Presenter, The Edtech Podcast | Twitter: @Ian_R_Hurd Claire George, 'Innovation Superhero' & Sector Champion for IT & Enterprise for Wales, Bridgend College | Twitter: @mrsgrocks1 Carl Bickle, Robotics Engineering Lecturer, Bridgend College | Twitter: @BridgendCollege Show Notes and References Check out https://theedtechpodcast.com/edtechpodcast for the full show notes. Tell us your story We'd love to hear your thoughts. Record a quick free voicemail via speakpipe for inclusion in the next episode. Or you can post your thoughts or follow-on links via twitter @podcastedtech or via The Edtech Podcast Facebook page or Instagram.

What's in this episode? Hello everyone and welcome to the sixth episode of our "The Edge" series, supported by Salesforce.Org. This series is all about new ways of doing things in Higher Education leadership. In this episode we pick apart University and Industry, exploring learning economics in an age of perpetual upskilling, the unique strengths of University and Industry respectively, and to what extent established Universities are limited on how they can evolve through regulation and red tape. You can follow the conversation using #EdtechEdge and #edtechpodcast Happy listening! People Sophie Bailey is the Founder and Presenter of The Edtech Podcast | Twitter: @podcastedtech Graham Brown-Martin, Founder, Learning Without Frontiers (LWF) | Twitter: @GrahamBM Marielle van der Meer, Executive Director of Partnerships and Global Networks at LIS: The London Interdisciplinary School | Twitter: @MYvdM Rachel Romer Carlson, CEO, Guild Education | Twitter: @RachelRCarlson Anthony Tattersall, Senior Director of Enterprise, EMEA at Coursera | Twitter: @AnthonyNT Henrik Friman, CEO of IHM Business School in Sweden Show Notes and References Check out https://theedtechpodcast.com/edtechpodcast for the full show notes Tell us your story We'd love to hear your thoughts. Record a quick free voicemail via speakpipe for inclusion in the next episode. Or you can post your thoughts or follow-on links via twitter @podcastedtech or via The Edtech Podcast Facebook page or Instagram.

What's in this episode? Welcome to the newest episode of our #voctechpodcast series! This week's episode is all about lessons from a lifelong learner. You'll hear from the exuberant Cath Brown, the Open University Students Association President and a prolific learner both online and offline. Listen in to be inspired about using technology in learning, the importance of good mentors, and flexible learning from 3 am to much later in our adult lives. Our reporter, Ian Hurd also features and is in conversation with Emma Ball, Head of Learning Technologies and Tom Davies, Learning Technologist at Solihull College and University Centre. In this chat, you'll hear all about their work in virtual reality and skills development. Thank you to Ufi Voctech Trust for supporting this series and vocational skills development in the UK, through their investments and grants in vocational technology. You can check out their work here. You can follow the series conversation using #voctechpodcast and #voctech ENJOY, SUBSCRIBE & REVIEW!! People Sophie Bailey is the Founder and Presenter of The Edtech Podcast | Twitter: @podcastedtech Cath Brown, President, OU Students Association & Lifelong Learner | Twitter: @NotoriousCath Ian Hurd, Reporter and Presenter at The Edtech Podcast Emma Ball, Head of Learning Technologies and Tom Davies, Learning Technologist, Solihull College and University Centre | Twitter: @SolihullCollege Show Notes and References Check out https://theedtechpodcast.com/edtechpodcast for the full show notes. Tell us your story We'd love to hear your thoughts. Record a quick free voicemail via speakpipe for inclusion in the next episode. Or you can post your thoughts or follow-on links via twitter @podcastedtech or via The Edtech Podcast Facebook page or Instagram.

Welcome to the sixth and final episode of our What Matters in Edtech series, supported by Bett. This series is all about the things that matter in education, and how and when tech might help. Thank you to Pearson for sponsoring this week's episode. What's in this episode? This episode was recorded LIVE at #Bett2020 and is all about skills. We take a top-level view of the skills agenda both here and internationally, looking into why there is a disconnect between education and skills requirements and where the UK stands on solving this issue compared to the rest of the world. We then drill into some of the vocational learning experiences which are attempting to take on the skills gap. You can follow the conversation using #edtechpodcast and #Bett2020 People Sophie Bailey is the Founder and Presenter of The Edtech Podcast | Twitter: @podcastedtech Cindy Rampersaud, Senior Vice President, BTEC and Apprenticeships, Pearson UK | Twitter: @RampersaudCindy Ben Blackledge, Deputy Chief Executive Officer, WorldSkills UK | Twitter: @BenBlackledge1 Sarah Taunton, Acting Head of Pathways and Enrichment, Ark | Twitter: @SERTaunton Helen Hall, UK Recruitment & Partnerships Director, Oxford Brookes University (University Alliance member) | Twitter: @HelenLHall Show Notes and References Check out https://theedtechpodcast.com/edtechpodcast for the full show notes Tell us your story We'd love to hear your thoughts. Record a quick free voicemail via speakpipe for inclusion in the next episode. Or you can post your thoughts or follow-on links via twitter @podcastedtech or via The Edtech Podcast Facebook page or Instagram.

Welcome to the fifth episode of our What Matters in Edtech series, supported by Bett. This series is all about the things that matter in education, and how and when tech might help. Thank you to pi-top for sponsoring this week's episode. What's in this episode? This episode is all about Innovation. What is innovation? How can it be measured and sustained? How can a culture of innovation be developed, and what examples of pedagogical and technological innovation have come to the fore in recent years? We speak to entrepreneurs, ecosystem developers, academics and educators about the role of innovation and hear about how innovation is evolving in virtual reality in Singapore, career technical education in the US, STEAM education in Belgium, and real-world problem-solving in Bhutan. Plus, why educators are inherent innovators and more about the edtech innovation testbed here in the U.K. Phew! You can follow the conversation using #edtechpodcast and #Bett2020 People Sophie Bailey is the Founder and Presenter of The Edtech Podcast | Twitter: @podcastedtech Nancy Wilkinson, Senior Programme Manager - Education, Nesta | Twitter: @NancyWilko Dr Peter David Looker, formerly Head, Teaching, Learning and Pedagogy Division, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, now Chief Learning Officer, Eon Reality | Twitter: @peterloo51 Niko Lindholm, Program Director, Eduspaze (formerly XEdu) | Twitter: @nikolindholm Jesse Lozano, Co-founder and CEO, pi-top | Twitter: @GetPiTop Thomas Thoss, M.Ed., Enterprise Networks Instructor, Orange Technical College - Mid Florida Campus | Twitter: @ocpsotc Garland Green, IT Director at International School of Brussels (ISB) | Twitter: @ggreenaz Karma Lhakyi, Director, Fablab Bhutan Tsewang Lhundup, Research & Development Engineer, Fablab Bhutan Show Notes and References Check out https://theedtechpodcast.com/edtechpodcast for the full show notes Tell us your story We'd love to hear your thoughts. Record a quick free voicemail via speakpipe for inclusion in the next episode. Or you can post your thoughts or follow-on links via twitter @podcastedtech or via The Edtech Podcast Facebook page or Instagram.