

Edufuturists
Edufuturists
We are led to believe that the education system will continually evolve to meet the needs of learners and society. This has not happened. We need a revolution!
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Feb 18, 2022 • 1h 27min
Edufuturists #167 - Web3, The Metaverse, Decentralisation, Crypto and DAOs
In this episode Dan and Ben discuss Web3. What does it mean, why is it different and what are the potential opportunities?
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Feb 3, 2022 • 1h 1min
Edufuturists #166 - Teach Them What They Don't Know with Mark McCourt
Mark is the UK's leading authority on teaching for mastery. He has trained over 2000 schools in mastery models for schooling in the UK and overseas.
A leading figure in mathematics education, Mark has led many large-scale government education initiatives, both in the UK and overseas. Mark was a Director at the National Centre for Excellence in the Teaching of Mathematics (NCETM) and has also been a school leader, an Advanced Skills Teacher, a school inspector and a teacher trainer. He founded and was Chairman of the Teacher Development Trust.
Mark has extensive experience of mathematics teaching and learning across all age and ability groups, having taught students from age 3 to PhD. Mark is the author of several books, including the best-selling Teaching for Mastery, in which he outlined his long-held belief that all pupils can learn well.

Jan 27, 2022 • 56min
Edufuturists #165 - Life, Learning and the Evolution of Edufuturists
In this episode Ben, Dan and Steve discuss their desire to learn how to survive, how a life of learning fits in with having children and the evolution of their relationship as Edufuturists.

Jan 17, 2022 • 1h 1min
Edufuturists #164 - Empathy with Ed Kirwan
So we are delighted today to be joined by Ed Kirwan, CEO and founder of Empathy Week

Jan 13, 2022 • 1h 25min
Edufuturists #163 - Talking Cod Collaboration
Tonight’s episode is a collab. We are delighted to be joined by Phil, Andy & Dave, also known as the Talking Cod lads from the podcast Talking Cod.
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Jan 6, 2022 • 1h 5min
Edufuturists #162 - High Performance Education with Jo Maher
We are delighted to be joined by Jo Maher, Principal & CEO of Loughborough College, and former senior leader at Boston College and Reaseheath College. With a background in sports psychology, Jo has worked with athletes from grassroots to Olympic standard and with professional sports teams, alongside her work in education. She has been a Youth Commissioner for the Learning and Work Institute, a Trustee of the Skills Education Group and was lead psychologist for World Skills Team UK.
Jo has regularly contributed to the Times Educational Supplement, has delivered conference speeches to the Federation of Awarding Bodies and Skills Education Group and has chaired a forum on implementing technical and vocational education reform. Her essay on apprenticeships reform was part of a House of Commons debate.

Dec 17, 2021 • 58min
Edufuturists #161 - Why Staff Training is Important with May Jue
We are delighted to be joined by May Jue, who is currently a program manager at Google for Education (she has been at Google for 6+ years now!) and leads the Trainer and GEG programs. She was born and grew up in Hsinchu, Taiwan and moved to California when she was 12. May then graduated from UC Berkeley with a business major and education minor and worked in finance for a few years before becoming a high school math teacher in San Jose, California. During her off hours, May loves to spend time with her husband Casey and 2.5year old baby girl Joyelle!
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Dec 7, 2021 • 54min
Edufuturists #160 - AI and Sustainability in Education with Lord Jim Knight
Lord Jim Knight is back to discuss some of his newest projects. Jim works in education, medtech and as a legislator, now as a Director of Suklaa Ltd. He is a founder of XRapid, enabling diagnosis of malaria and asbestos fibres using iPhones. As a UK government minister his portfolios included rural affairs, schools, digital and employment. He was a member of Gordon Brown’s Cabinet 2009-2010, before joining the Lords after the 2010 General Election. He is also a visiting Professor at the Knowledge Lab of the UCL Institute of Education. His Education Bill (Environment and Sustainable Citizenship) is currently working its way through Parliament.

Dec 2, 2021 • 55min
Edufuturists #159 - Edtech Can Make Life Better with Alice Keeler
We are delighted to be joined by Alice Keeler. Alice is the author of a number of books, including 50 Things You Can Do With Google Classroom and Teaching with Google Jamboard: 50+ Ways to Use the Digital Whiteboarding Tool. She has over 179 000 Twitter followers (@alicekeeler) but still teaches in the Math classroom in Kansas and is a mum to 5 children.
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Nov 25, 2021 • 57min
Edufuturists #158 - Digital Communities with Andrew Strachan
We are grateful today to be joined by Andrew Strachan. Andrew has spent a decade in secondary education holding roles as a Head of Department, whole school IT lead and Assistant Headteacher, in addition to working as a Technical Project Manager in a service delivery industry prior to entering the teaching profession. Andrew’s current role is Director of Digital Strategy with Emmanuel Schools Foundation.
The Emmanuel Schools Foundation is a geographically dispersed trust of 6 large secondary schools and two primaries in the north of England. Andrew is responsible for all aspects of how IT is used both in and out of the classroom, including Digital pedagogy, IT infrastructure and IT service Delivery. Andrew has previously worked closely with the Google for Education EMEA team and is currently a Microsoft Innovative Education Fellow and Master Trainer. Andrew is a member of the education think tank ‘The Edtech Advisory forum’ and holds an MEd in Leadership and Management.
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