

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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Mar 28, 2023 • 1h 3min
Edufuturists #213 - Will AI really change education? with Angela Newton & Peter Gravell
Angela Newton & Peter Gravell are co-founders of Real Fast Reports, an AI app that helps teachers write reports.
#AI #ChatGPT #education
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Mar 23, 2023 • 44min
Edufuturists #212 Edufuturists Together - Why We Need The Uprising
In this episode, Ben, Dan & Steve chat about the purpose of education, why it needs to shift and what they are trying to do about it. They talk about the Uprising Event in Leeds and why they are putting it on, as well as announcing the highly commended individuals and organisations for the Edufuturists Awards 2023.
There's also a special guest announcement!
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Mar 22, 2023 • 44min
Edufuturists #212 Edufuturists Together - Why We Need The Uprising
In this episode, Ben, Dan & Steve chat about the purpose of education, why it needs to shift and what they are trying to do about it. They talk about the Uprising Event in Leeds and why they are putting it on, as well as announcing the highly commended individuals and organisations for the Edufuturists Awards 2023.
There's also a special guest announcement!
Get your tickets at uprising.edufuturists.com
Sign up for our weekly newsletter that lands every Saturday morning at 9am: newsletter.edufuturists.com
Follow us on Twitter https://www.twitter.com/edufuturists
Check out all past episodes at https://www.edufuturists.com
Subscribe on iTunes https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/edufuturists/id1347592880

Mar 22, 2023 • 44min
Edufuturists #210 - The Changing University with Dr. Ann Thanaraj & Paul Durston
In this video, we chat to 2022 University of the Year winners, Teesside University about their innovative practices and unique perspectives on teaching in HE.
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Mar 17, 2023 • 58min
Edufuturists #211 Trauma Informed Education with Paula Christie and Gordon Hunt from CDN
In this episode, Paula and Gordon from the College Development Network (CDN) in Scotland discuss research in education and particularly their work on trauma-informed practice and teacher reflection.
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Mar 1, 2023 • 1h 20min
Edufuturists #209 Beyond AI with Donald Clark
In this episode, we are joined by AI pioneer and EdTech specialist, Donald Clark from Wildfire Learning. We discuss the importance of technology in education, his work on online learning for over 20 years and his excitement about a future where we bring a real difference to all sectors of society.
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Feb 24, 2023 • 58min
Edufuturists #208 - Changing Up CVs with Piers Collins CEO of Hundo
In this episode, Dan & Steve chat with the co-founder of Hundo Piers Collins. Hundo provides a validated, verified on-chain skills wallet to replace the CV/resume for 1 billion learners worldwide. They are the first on-chain web3 company for GenZ, parents, educators and employers to discover the future of learning and work via an on-demand content stream.
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Feb 24, 2023 • 1h 12min
Edufuturists #206 Disrupting Education
In this episode, Ben & Dan discuss how education needs a serious disruption, and whether tools like ChatGPT are helping to speed that up. We talk about the definition of cheating and what the purpose of schooling is.
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Feb 17, 2023 • 1h 6min
Edufuturists #205 - Character Education with David CM Carter
In this episode, we chat with David CM Carter, widely regarded as one of the world’s leading CEO mentors, is the Founder and Executive Chairman of MyMentor, the on-demand destination channel for leader insight and crowd-sourced advice on how to get ahead. Moving from mentoring an exclusive list of just 10 clients at any one time, he has now founded Entelechy Academy to champion the development of character in education.
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Feb 14, 2023 • 1h 1min
Edufuturists #207 - Yiya with Erin Fitzgerald & Samson Wambuzi
Samson, a Yiya co-founder and 2019 Obama Africa Leader is a physics teacher with a Bachelor of Science in education from Makerere University and a veteran of Uganda's education system. He grew up in a rural area with limited resources. Yiya's mission has been shaped by his childhood experiences. He has a genius talent for educational design and a deep passion to leverage the power of experiential learning to end cycles of poverty endemic in Uganda. Samson's passion drives him to create learning experiences full of educational games that demonstrate difficult topics in a student-friendly way.
Erin, a Yiya co-founder, holds a Bachelor of Science from MIT as well as a Masters of Education from Marquette University. Her educational career began as a teacher for America fellow teaching high school math in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. She has over a decade of experience in secondary STEM education, teacher training, and curriculum development, and has worked with educators in the United States, Ethiopia, Uganda, and Sudan. Erin is interested in science and technology knowledge and ideas, as well as assisting young people in developing critical thinking and problem-solving skills.
#Yiya #Education #Innovation
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