Edufuturists

In this episode Dan, Ben and Steve discuss the publication of their new Trends booklet which outlines the areas of education that are shifting for the better.

#aiineducation #FutureofEducation

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Sheryl Cababa is the Chief Design Officer at the Insights, Design + Development Studio, Substantial, and a multi-disciplinary design strategist with more than two decades of experience. She is focused on reinventing the approaches of learning and collaboration in today’s educational environment to help equity-centred research affirm and advance relationships between institutions, educators, and students. Sheryl has worked extensively in human-centred design within the social impact space. She specialises in developing tools and methods for designers to expand their mindsets beyond user-centred design, anticipate unintended consequences, and engage in systems thinking. Her recent work with the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation includes leading student voice research to inform the K-12 Balance The Equation Grand Challenge. Sheryl works with their teams to provide equity-centred technical assistance to their grantees, designing the Use Case Guide for demand-side thinking programs, and conducting extensive design research with both U.S. Programs and Global Health teams. Her book, Closing the Loop: Systems Thinking for Designers, was released in early 2023. 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

Brian’s first word was money and he’s always been fascinated with the world of investing. He developed Rapunzl as a financial literacy, EdTech tool to revolutionize how we teach students about investing and to provide equitable access to high-quality, project-based learning tools for students across the country. The world of returns is perched in an ivory tower, inaccessible to most investors. In response, Rapunzl helps everyone climb to financial success with free, simulated investing competitions as well as an integrated curriculum. Rapunzl was a 2022 Yass Prize Finalist, recognized as one of 8 transformational education groups across the country. Website: www.rapunzlinvestments.com #FinancialEducation #Crypto #Education 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

In this episode, Ben & Steve chat to Ariel Camus from Microverse who are democratising access to coding training by offering fully-funded courses and salary sharing for their students and graduates. They promise to help learners become international software developers, from anywhere. There are some fascinating discussions about how destinations data is important to rate the success of any learning institution, as well as creating equitable access to learning across the world. Check them out at: https://www.microverse.org/ Sign up for the Uprising 2023: uprising.edufuturists.com Subscribe to our newsletter: 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

Angela Newton & Peter Gravell are co-founders of Real Fast Reports, an AI app that helps teachers write reports. #AI #ChatGPT #education 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

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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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

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. Sign up for our newsletter at 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#HigherEducation #Curriculum #edtech

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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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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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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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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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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Yaacov Hecht, is an Israeli educator and worldwide pioneer of democratic education. In 1987, he founded the first school in the world called a democratic school. Following that, he helped founding around 30 democratic schools in Israel.  

#cityschool #Education   

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In this episode, we are joined by Dr Andy Cope and Will Hussey from The Art of Brilliance. They talk about how understanding positive psychology is crucial for students and teachers in the current climate and beyond. Schools where children are happy, well and curious is the dream!  

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In this episode, we are joined by CEO of the Institute of Imagination. Martin helped launch iTunes Europe from a start-up and ran iTunes’ Pan European business before heading up Disney’s EMEA regional arm managing several major brands and music talent, as well as becoming an award-winning chef for kicks!  

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Gavin McCormack is a trained Montessori teacher, children’s author, teacher trainer, philanthropist and school principal. While working in the teaching profession for over twenty years, he has used his experience and training to understand what it means to truly educate with true intention. Initially trained as a mainstream primary school teacher, Gavin re-trained as a Montessori teacher where he found the understanding and experience that has inspired him to build several schools and teacher training centres in the Himalayan regions of Nepal. Gavin has trained teachers, parents and educational leaders across the world. His passion for educational reform, with a strong emphasis on Montessori within the home, has driven him to attempt to put these thoughts into words. He believes that for a child to reach their full potential, the school and home environment must work in harmony.  

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https://upschool.co/  

TEDx Talk - How Education Can Save The World   

Advisor, Coach and Friend to Leaders and Business Owners, Stefan has spent over 20 years honing his coaching craft alongside leading change, sales and leadership development initiatives for some of the largest names in the world.  

With senior leadership experience, an award winning coffee house, his own art gallery as well as being an award winning musician he grew up in Wolverhampton with wonderfully working class parents, developing a mission to help GOOD people lead GREAT things.  

He also home educates Willoughby (10) and Vera (4) on the beautiful Isle of Wight.  

One of his favourite quotes is from optimus prime - “autobots, transform and roll out”  

Website: www.stefanpowell.co.uk   
Coaching profile including a useful reflection tool: https://bit.ly/3VblTwH  
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stefanpowell  
Twitter: @stefanpowell  

This episode is brought to you by Wacom - A New Mix of Teaching, Learning & Tech    

With the world constantly changing, educators are rethinking and redesigning how teachers teach and students engage to learn and thrive. The right mix of technology, tools and teachers leads to more creativity, deeper comprehension, meaningful feedback and empowered students who innovate and excel.    

Equip your classroom with technology developed to make teaching and learning easier. 

Wacom products work with the top learning apps, and across operating systems, including Chromebook.    

To find out more at https://www.wacom.com/en-gb/education   

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Maneesh Juneja is a Digital Health Futurist who explores the convergence of emerging technologies to see how they can make the world a healthier and happier place. He looks at these technologies in the context of socio-cultural, political and economic trends, helping organisations around the world to think differently about the future.

This episode is brought to you by Wacom - A New Mix of Teaching, Learning & Tech  

With the world constantly changing, educators are rethinking and redesigning how teachers teach and students engage to learn and thrive. The right mix of technology, tools and teachers leads to more creativity, deeper comprehension, meaningful feedback and empowered students who innovate and excel.  

Equip your classroom with technology developed to make teaching and learning easier. Wacom products work with the top learning apps, and across operating systems, including Chromebook.  

To find out more at https://www.wacom.com/en-gb/education 

#education #futureofeducation #futureofhealth

Iarina is an architect based in Bucharest. She studied Architecture at Ion Mincu and has had her own practice for two years.  She is a volunteer for the My School Can Be Cool program. Last year she did it at the middle school where she was a student, because she wanted to help the local community.   

My School Can Be Cool is all about participatory design and learning through games and play, giving kids the power to change their learning environment.  This year she has entered the program in Bucharest. 

https://hundred.org/en/innovations/my-school-can-be-cool  

This episode is brought to you by Wacom - A New Mix of Teaching, Learning & Tech  With the world constantly changing, educators are rethinking and redesigning how teachers teach and students engage to learn and thrive. 

The right mix of technology, tools and teachers leads to more creativity, deeper comprehension, meaningful feedback and empowered students who innovate and excel.  Equip your classroom with technology developed to make teaching and learning easier. 

Wacom products work with the top learning apps, and across operating systems, including Chromebook.  

To find out more at https://www.wacom.com/en-gb/education  

#education #futureofeducation #architecture

In this special episode we bring you the keynote delivered by Sugata Mitra at the 2022 Edufuturists Awards. 

Sugata Mitra is a world leading educational innovator.  

Professor Emeritus, NIIT University, Neemrana, Rajasthan, India  (Retd. 2019) 

Professor of Educational Technology, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK  (Former 2012) 

Visiting Professor, MIT Media Lab, MIT, Cambridge, MA, USA  

Winner of the Dewang Mehta Prize for Innovation in IT, 2003  

Winner of the first ever USD 1 million TED Prize, 2013  

#Education #TED #Exams

This episode is brought to you by Wacom - A New Mix of Teaching, Learning & Tech  

With the world constantly changing, educators are rethinking and redesigning how teachers teach and students engage to learn and thrive. The right mix of technology, tools and teachers leads to more creativity, deeper comprehension, meaningful feedback and empowered students who innovate and excel.  

Equip your classroom with technology developed to make teaching and learning easier. Wacom products work with the top learning apps, and across operating systems, including Chromebook.  

To find out more at https://www.wacom.com/en-gb/education

Adam Roney is founder and CEO of Calls9, a company that delivers world-class web3 product design and development.  

This episode is brought to you by Wacom - A New Mix of Teaching, Learning & Tech  With the world constantly changing, educators are rethinking and redesigning how teachers teach and students engage to learn and thrive. The right mix of technology, tools and teachers leads to more creativity, deeper comprehension, meaningful feedback and empowered students who innovate and excel.  Equip your classroom with technology developed to make teaching and learning easier. Wacom products work with the top learning apps, and across operating systems, including Chromebook.  

To find out more at https://www.wacom.com/en-gb/education 

#Web3 #Blockchain #Education

Shaun Jones is Founder of Prototipe.design and is a Board Member of Empathy Week. He is passionate about creativity and is a LEGO Serious Play facilitator.  

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#education #creativity #courage #innovation

Dan and Ben discuss how an effective strategy can continually improve leadership in life, learning and work.

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Garrett is Co-founder and CEO of Sora Schools.  

Sora Schools is the project-based, virtual middle & high school. Their innovative curriculum takes online school from sitting-behind-your-desk school and turns it into an engaging experience for each student’s unique needs.  

#innovation #education #virtualschool 

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In this episode Ben, Dan and Steve are fresh back from the summer holiday and questioning the purpose of education.  

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#education #lifelonglearning #exams

Gerd Leonhard is a German futurist, speaker and author who specializes in the debate between humanity and technology.

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#education #futurist #web3

Frances Valintine CNZM is a passionate educator and technologist who is focused on challenging the traditional education structure and its ability to fully prepare the generations of tomorrow for the changing world. For over 20 years she has been dedicated to shifting education and business practice to develop the capabilities and mindsets needed to respond to the future of work and industry and ensure a thriving Aotearoa New Zealand.  In 2013 she founded The Mind Lab, a unique offering designed to empower students and educators to develop applied digital knowledge and capability.  The Mind Lab has enabled an entire generation of teachers and educators to upskill and develop their confidence in emerging digital technologies, and to rethink the model of learning and education and support school-aged children to foster these critical skills. The immediate impact The Mind Lab has earned the organisation the title of Best Start-Up in Asia Pacific as judged by Steve Wozniak and Sir Richard Branson in 2014.  A Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit for her lifetime contribution to education and technology (2018), Frances has received numerous awards recognising her passion and commitment to supporting the young and more mature to seek opportunities and reach their potential.  In 2020 Frances received the Outstanding Contribution to Technology and Business at the CIO Awards. Her past accolades also include:  2017:  the NZ Flying Kiwi Award, inducted into the New Zealand Hi-Tech Hall of Fame and named one of the top 3 NZ Innovators of the Year at the NZer of the Year awards.  2016: named one of the top 50 EdTech Educators in the World by EdTech International; awarded a Sir Peter Blake Leader Award.  2015: awarded the Westpac New Zealand Woman of Influence (Innovation) and the Next New Zealand Woman of the Year (Education)   Follow us on Twitter https://www.twitter.com/edufuturists Check out all past episodes at https://www.edufuturists.com

On this episode we are joined by the 2022 winner of the Edufuturists Outstanding Achievement Award sponsored by C-Learning.   

Sugata Mitra is a world leading educational innovator.  

Professor Emeritus, NIIT University, Neemrana, Rajasthan, India  

(Retd. 2019) Professor of Educational Technology, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK  

(Former 2012) Visiting Professor, MIT Media Lab, MIT, Cambridge, MA, USA  

Winner of the Dewang Mehta Prize for Innovation in IT, 2003  

Winner of the first ever USD 1 million TED Prize, 2013  

#Education #TED #Exams

Nick is co-founder of Invisible College and author of The Jungle Gym – a newsletter that helps its readers build a more fulfilling career by integrating work and life.  

Rockwell also works for Invisible College, he is the creator of Starship Guild and is a web3 entrepreneur.   

Invisible College is a learning Dao founded to onboard builders & creators into Web3.  

Holding at least one Decentralien NFT, will give you an all-access pass to the courses, programming, and community at Invisible College.

Melissa McBride is the CEO of Sophia High School, and Co-founder of Sophia Technologies. With over 18 years of teaching and educational leadership experience in top schools in Canada, London (UK) and in the Middle East, she is a forward thinking leader with a passion for creating innovative schools designed to meet the needs of the learners of the 22nd century.  

Artific is the founder of Oasis Metagames. He builds worlds and immersive VR experiences in Somnium Space.  

Ultra Lord is a web3 builder, who creates and provides avatars and wearables to users of the Somnium metaverse.  

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Nicholas Ferroni is a revered high school teacher who mentors his extremely diverse students with deep personal commitment and care. Nick teaches History and Cultural Studies in his hometown, and helped found his school’s GSA (Gay-Straight Alliance” and The Feminist Club.  Named as one of the '100 Making A Difference' and having developed the 'Teach the Truth' campaign, Nicholas was named 'Upstander of the Year' by HRC and a 'Champion for Change' by United Nations Women. He is an outspoken voice in education and uses his multiple platforms for good. 

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Find out about his work at https://www.getyourteachon.com/nicholasferroni  

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The Tech Rabbi aka Michael Cohen is an American educator who is a self-confessed Web3 fanatic.  He cares about NFTs • Blockchain • DAOs • Crypto • Metaverse and writes blogs, books and articles about these in education. 

He is also the host of The Non-Fungible Teaching Show (https://twitter.com/NFTeachingShow) on Twitter Spaces and is a sought-after consultant and speaker. 

Find all his work at https://linktr.ee/thetechrabbi

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We are joined by Mae Yip and Sam Hornsby, the creators of ERIC - https://www.meet-eric.com/ 

ERIC is an award-winning career exploration platform designed for 16-25 year olds interested in the creative industries.  

Sam & Mae were both inherently creative thinkers and the career resources and tools they had access to never resonated with them. It was always too corporate focused. They created ERIC to shake things up and allow the new generation of creatives to access career guidance, at the touch of a button.  

Their aims are:   

✅  every young person in the UK can access and explore a career the creative industries  

✅  every career advisor, leader, teacher and parent has a tool to use when it comes to careers in the creative industries  

✅  every creative business can connect, inspire and attract the next generation of talent  

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#edtech #creativeindustries #careers

Patrick (Paddy) McGrath is Head of Education Strategy (EMEA) for the amazing Texthelp Group.  

Texthelp (www.texthelp.com) is the leading provider of assistive software to both Education, Corporate markets worldwide.   

In this episode, we look at Universal Learning Design amongst other important elements of the classrooms of today and tomorrow.  

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#edtech #education #learning

Gavin Cooney is a co-founder and CEO of Learnosity – an SaaS company that provides cloud-based assessment infrastructure to the learning industry  

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#Web3 #Bitcoin #Blockchain #Decentralisation 

Bob is the founder and CEO of Salad Technologies. After starting his career as a pilot and aeronautical performance engineer at Qantas Airways, Bob co-founded the digital production company responsible for The Green Way Up, a twelve-part television series commissioned by National Geographic and distributed through Netflix. The program followed Bob and his fellow engineers as they journeyed across the Australian continent in a vehicle powered by a waste-to-fuel system of their own design. Bob went on to leverage several years' experience product managing mobile applications as the co-founder of a connected car startup that developed networked software for consumer automobiles. He later relocated to the United States to take a position as Head of Product at a consumer drone manufacturer, where his passion for aviation coalesced with his expertise in building networked applications.  

Bob lives to explore radical new technologies and develop products that benefit everyday people. He is also an avid traveler, having visited North Korea twice and completed several solo bicycle tours in Russia, South Korea, and Myanmar.

In this episode we have two powerhouses of education who have written an epic book ‘About Our Schools’. Join us for our chat with Sir Tim Brighouse & Professor Mick Waters.   

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We are joined by Dean and Jeff from VIZOR. VIZOR integrates with the Google Admin Console to keep track of your Chromebook inventory and repairs.   

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Jeff is a Sales exec from the North American offices working out of Atlanta and Montreal. Jeff works daily with School Districts throughout the US, which is the majority of Vizor customers. Dean leads marketing for VIZOR and will represent VIZOR’s features. Any questions on how Schools use VIZOR and the benefits can be directed at Jeff who can provide some anecdotes, any functional product questions to Dean.  

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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.

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.

So we are delighted today to be joined by Ed Kirwan, CEO and founder of Empathy Week

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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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.

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.

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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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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We are grateful today to be joined by Dr James Mannion. James worked as a Science teacher for 12 years, and spent 8 years in school leadership roles. He has a Masters degree in Person-Centred Education from the University of Sussex, and a PhD in Learning to Learn from the University of Cambridge. James is a Bespoke Programmes Leader at the University College London Institute of Education. He is also the Director of Rethinking Education.

We are grateful today to be joined by Rich Watts from The Army. We will be looking at a whole range of topics today and why the army is investing in education, especially in its future.  

Rich is a qualified teacher with over 10 years’ experience in the classroom, he has an MA in Education from the University of Winchester. He has worked in several roles in schools, including Head of Faculty. Rich left the classroom in 2018 to head up the British Army Supporting Education (BASE) Programme. Since taking charge they have won Best Educational Programme at the 2020 Corporate Engagement Awards. And more recently won the Best Free Resource at the 2021 Teach Secondary Awards for their new LGBTQ+ Voices resource.  

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We are joined by Angela Arnold, who leads a team of Account Execs, Account Managers, and Librarians who build customised reading experiences for schools. Prior to joining OverDrive, she delivered sales and marketing solutions for mid-market, emerging, and enterprise businesses. Angela brings knowledge of inbound lead generation, sales enablement, and product development in a variety of B2B and B2C contexts. She holds a Master of Science and Information degree from the University of Michigan’s School of Information.  

Based in Cleveland, Ohio, OverDrive Education offers the industry's largest catalog of ebooks, audiobooks and streaming videos to a growing network of 65,000 libraries and schools in 84 countries worldwide and is on a mission to create a world enlightened by reading. Their Sora reading app provides students with 24/7 access to ebooks and audiobooks from their school's digital collection as well as the local public library's digital collection. Sora was named TIME Magazine Best Invention of 2019

We are joined by the masterful Al Kingsley, Group CEO of Netsupport and long time friend of the podcast. This is Al’s fourth (yes fourth!) time on the podcast - episode 32, 121 and right back when we were In The Studio with - on episode 9! You would’ve thought Al would’ve had enough of us by now!  

Al started his career with Barclays Bank then Unilever, working within finance and management accounting before focusing on the early adoption of new IT technologies in the early 90s. He is Chair of 3 governing bodies and is the author of lots of articles as well as My Secret EdTech Diary which came out earlier this year!

In this episode we are joined by not one, but three guests, two of whom are from a land down under! Firstly, we are joined by bestselling author and cultural guru, long-time friend of the podcast, David Price OBE (this must be his fifth appearance or something by now!)  

We are also joined by Summer Howarth, who joined us on episode #94 about designing great learning, and then at our 2020 Awards event. Summer has worked in every corner of the education scene, from school to university and government. She has been named on The Educator Annual Hotlist three times, has held positions on a number of boards, advises to the Global Educator Taskforce to the UN on Sustainable Development Goals and The Hundred Global Innovations selection panel and holds a Paul Harris Fellowship for her services to Education. Summer is a sought after advisor, strategist & facilitator.  

Last but not least, we are joined for the first time by Chris Harte and Chris is someone we have tried to get on the podcast for some time - we are so glad we get to do this now. Chris is founder and director at Unstuck Learning Design and focuses on design thinking at an organisational and individual level, digital technology and learning spaces (both physical and virtual), learner centred pedagogy and learning models and strategies to enhance higher order thinking, learner efficacy and engagement.

In this episode we are joined by Sam Gichuru. Sam is the CEO and founder of Kidato. Kidato is an online school based in Nairobi that offers live online academic and after school classes for kids ages 4 to 18. They currently have over 1885+ students who take part in  interactive classes like Coding, Chess, Art, Music, Sport and Languages. An amazing achievement considering it was only launched one year ago.   

Sam is a serial entrepreneur. He is also founder & CEO of Nailab: Kenya’s leading business incubator, accelerator & seed fund. He is also co-founder of Kuhustle.com, a Freelance gig work platform for Africa, with 50,000+ users.

We are delighted today to be joined by Dave Scholes and Andi Lewis from Mindsight Connect. 

Mindsight Connect started over 20 years ago, when Dave met Ian on his first day at university. Through Uni and the years after, the connection remained strong. Mates for the distance! In September 2011, Ian took his own life. Dave believes, from personal experience, with time and the right help, everyone can learn more about managing their own journey, what expert advice is available and what genuinely supporting others looks like. Mindsight is a legacy for healthy change and Dave puts his heart and Adidas-clad soles into making those tough conversations easier, in and beyond the 9 to 5. As chief culture creator, Dave is THE conversation starter.

Andi is motivated by heart and Mindsight knew they needed her onboard from day one. She is energised by enthusiasm, creativity and collaboration. Bringing a colourful, fresh approach to her coaching, change transformations and leadership offerings, her empathy and ability to ignite self-belief and confidence, enabling individuals and businesses to grow and thrive. With over 23 years of operational, change, learning and development experience, Andi builds trust and fabulous partnerships. Truly listening and immersing herself in your culture to create the right solutions for you and your people. Executive Coach and Mentor, NLP Practitioner, Inky Thinker and Creative Artist, Relationship and Strengths intelligence facilitator.

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We are delighted today to be joined by Professor Guy Claxton, Cognitive Scientist by training and writer of over 30 books on psychology and education, most recently a fascinating discussion on The Future of Teaching and the Myths that hold it back which John Hattie called ‘A timely tour de force’ and has a Foreword from Dylan William.  

Many of you will have heard of Professor Claxton’s Learning Power Approach and will know that although he has officially retired, he is still Honorary Professor of Education at University of Bristol, Visiting Professor,at King's College London and Emeritus Professor, University of Winchester. 

He has a 'double first' in Natural Sciences from Cambridge and a DPhil in Experimental Psychology from Oxford. He is a Fellow of the British Psychological Society, the Academy of Social Sciences, and the Royal Society of Arts. You can find out more about him and his work at guyclaxton.net  

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Jerry Ray is Chief Operations Officer of SecureAge Technology, he has more than 15 years of experience in process engineering, consulting and global finance in the U.S. and Asia Pacific Region. He received his technical education in Operations Research Engineering from Cornell University, and later supplemented that with Degrees in International Economics and Comparative Policy Analysis at the University of Florida and the University of California, San Diego.

He began his career as a Production Research Engineer at the Konica Corporation, then served as a Technical Solutions Advisor for a large Japanese Disney affiliate, and as a Process and Optimization Consultant in Amsterdam for a joint venture between the Japan Management Association Consultancy and the Ford Motor Company.

In the U.S., Jerry provided international business risk analysis while at SAIC and independently crafted Asian market entry strategies as a consultant to several U.S. IT security and related technology firms.

We are joined by Conrad Taylor & Adam Dwight. Conrad is the Business Learning & Technologies Manager at City of Wolverhampton College, where he ensures the college is using the latest technology and the digital up-skilling of all staff and students. He has over 20 years’ experience in further education and his passion lies in fostering collaborative practice, personal development and creative thinking.  

Adam has been a lecturer in FE for the last 25 years. In more recent years, he has become a lecturer in Teacher Education and a Learning Innovator supporting staff in the use of technology and embedding 21st century learning skills. Next month he will have his Viva for his PhD in Sports Equality.

This roundtable was part of the Edufuturists Awards 2021 online event.   

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Guests: Bukky Yusuf, Al Kingsley, Lawrence Tijjani, Jamie Smith & Jo Saxon-Fletcher  

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This is the keynote talk "Make it Great" by Joshua Dahn at the Edufuturists Awards 2021. 

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A full length indepth interview is available with Josh on episode #142 

Joshua Dahn is the Executive Director and founder of Astra Nova School in Los Angeles, California. He is a co-founder of Synthesis, a company that brings students together from around the world to learn through complex games.   

“Six years ago, Elon Musk asked me to start an experimental school with him at SpaceX. The goal was to develop students who are enthralled by complexity and solving for the unknown.”  

Joshua co-founded Ad Astra School, the predecessor to Astra Nova, with Elon Musk in 2014. Joshua met Elon while teaching his children at Mirman School for highly gifted children in Los Angeles. Ad Astra School was located on the campus of SpaceX for Elon’s children and some Space X employee’s children.   

The curriculum at Ad Astra was not that of a typical school. Students learned about artificial intelligence and how to deliver "essentially a TED talk".  To encourage entrepreneurship Ad Astra also had its own unit of currency called the "Astra," which the children were able to trade with each other. Joshua explains that "One of the things they do is three times a year there’s a marketplace called the Bazaar and at the Bazaar the kids have their own companies essentially."   

Joshua will be delivering the keynote talk at the Edufuturists Awards 2021 on 2nd July. At the online event, where educators from around the UK are celebrated for their innovative approach to education, Joshua will explain the vision behind Astra Nova and how the future of education must adapt to meet the needs of our changing world.   

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We are joined by Sebastian the CEO of Enter. 

Enter is a decentralised NFT marketplace connecting content creators, musicians, artists and investors. The Enter platform is powered by the deflationary cryptocurrency token NFTART.  

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Joshua Dahn is the Executive Director and founder of Astra Nova School in Los Angeles, California. He is a co-founder of Synthesis, a company that brings students together from around the world to learn through complex games.

“Six years ago, Elon Musk asked me to start an experimental school with him at SpaceX. The goal was to develop students who are enthralled by complexity and solving for the unknown.”

Joshua co-founded Ad Astra School, the predecessor to Astra Nova, with Elon Musk in 2014. Joshua met Elon while teaching his children at Mirman School for highly gifted children in Los Angeles. Ad Astra School was located on the campus of SpaceX for Elon’s children and some Space X employee’s children. 

The curriculum at Ad Astra was not that of a typical school. Students learned about artificial intelligence and how to deliver "essentially a TED talk".  To encourage entrepreneurship Ad Astra also had its own unit of currency called the "Astra," which the children were able to trade with each other. Joshua explains that "One of the things they do is three times a year there’s a marketplace called the Bazaar and at the Bazaar the kids have their own companies essentially." 

Joshua will be delivering the keynote talk at the Edufuturists Awards 2021 on 2nd July. At the online event, where educators from around the UK are celebrated for their innovative approach to education, Joshua will explain the vision behind Astra Nova and how the future of education must adapt to meet the needs of our changing world. 

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Lawrence Tijjani is a Google Certified Trainer, Educator and Innovator globally. He is an expert practitioner in FE IT Strategy and leading Educator for mentoring programmes across under-represented groups for Google Workspace for Education UK. Lawrence also runs Just a Guy foundation which focuses on empowering young people to reach their full potential.   

Lawrence's FREE Online Careers Fair is running 5-7th July 2021. Sign up for more information at: justaguy.co.uk/careersfair  

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This special episode is roundtable 2 from the Moving Forward Together event on 10th June 2021. In this fantastic discussion Edufuturists, Lawrence Tijjani, Kelly Mildenhall, Jonny Regan, Jess Marsh and Kate Cheal discussed digital skills, creativity in curriculum design, engagement and delivery in a post-COVID world.

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In this special episode we are sharing the keynote talk from the Moving Forward Together event on 10th June 2021. This talk given by Georgina Dean covers creativity, innovation, and inquiry based critical thinking, through digitally integrated experiential learning.

Georgina is an ISTE Certified Educator, a Google for Education Certified Trainer & Innovator (#VIA20), an Adobe Education Leader & Creativity Crew Founding Member.

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We are delighted to be joined today by Oli de Botton, Chief Executive of The Careers & Enterprise Company. Prior to joining he was Headteacher and co-founder of School 21 in Stratford, East London.   

School 21 is a nationally recognised school that has pioneered new ways of working with employers - including introducing extended work projects for all Year 10s and 12s. The school puts enterprise and work readiness at the heart of its curriculum and combines outstanding leadership with innovative ways of teaching and interacting with students.   

Oli was one of the first cohort of Teach First teachers in 2003. He has been Head of Sixth form and Assistant Headteacher in previous roles and has worked in education policy and strategy as a government education advisor.

In this episode we are delighted to bring you Rob Houben's keynote talk from the Edufuturists Awards 2020. Rob is the manager of Agora. As the manager, Rob is like the headteacher or principal.

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We are delighted to be joined by Sammy White, a former colleague of Steve's at Leeds City College. Sammy is an FE maths lecturer now consulting with colleges across the country on developing their use of educational technology and advising on their strategies for teaching and learning. Sammy was the first female Google for Education Certified Coach in Europe. She is also a Google innovator and trainer.  

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We are delighted to be joined today by Jeremy Keeshin, the CEO and Co-founder of CodeHS, the leading coding education platform for schools used by millions of students. Jeremy is an expert in computer science education and education technology, and he has visited hundreds of schools all over the world. Prior to starting CodeHS, he taught computer science at Stanford. Keeshin is an avid comedy fan, juggler, and traveler. He lives in Chicago. 

In his latest book, Read Write Code, Jeremy demystifies the world of computers, starting at the beginning to explain the basic building blocks of today’s tech: programming, the internet, data, apps, the cloud, cybersecurity, algorithms, artificial intelligence, and more

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We are delighted to be joined by Ken Hubbell, an award winning producer of training solutions with degrees in Industrial Design, Animation and Instructional Design. His software development background includes natural language processing, AI, game design, interactive video and virtual reality. He has designed and developed programs for a variety of organisations, including the FAA, NASA, the UN, Caterpillar and General Motors. Ken presently leads Instructional Design Strategy & Innovation as the SVP for Learning & Development at Wells Fargo Bank and is a Board Advisor for Soffos.ai - described as hyper-personalised AI-powered workplace training via conversational micro-learning  

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Our guests today are Jo Fletcher-Saxon and Stef Wilkinson. Jo Fletcher-Saxon, who you might remember from Episode 82, who is Assistant Principal: Higher and Adult Education at Ashton Sixth Form College. Stef Wilkinson is Quality Advisor at Landex, which I am sure she will get into today, having previously worked at Barnsley College and Myerscough College in various roles, not least being responsible for teaching & learning.

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Priya Lakhani OBE is the Founder CEO of CENTURY, the award-winning AI education technology company. In 2008, Priya left her career as a barrister to launch a successful FMCG business, providing millions of meals and 35,000 vaccinations to the underprivileged.

Priya was awarded Business entrepreneur of the Year in 2009 and OBE in 2014. She has been a member of the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills’ Entrepreneurs’ Forum and sits on the UK government’s AI Council. Priya is a thought leader in education and AI and regularly appears on BBC News to comment on current affairs. 

Her new book 'Inadequate' has been described as “Essential reading for parents, teachers and policy-makers.” Jo Johnson, former Minister for Universities, Science, Research and Innovation

Andrew Hammond has worked in schools for twenty years, as a Headteacher, Deputy Head, Director of Studies, Housemaster, Head of English and class teacher, in both the independent and maintained sectors. He is currently Senior Director of Learning & Community at Discovery Education. , leading on Professional Development for teachers and leaders. Andrew is Lead Author and Series Editor for the Pathway Programme.  A prolific author, Andrew has written over thirty titles for various educational publishers, including Oxford University Press, Cambridge University Press, Hodder Education, Harcourt, Sage, Galore Park, John Catt Ltd and Rising Stars.  He is a regular contributor to educational magazines, newspapers and blogs. His latest work is the Invisible Curriculum Series published by John Catt Ltd.

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Les McBeth is an educator on a mission to empower students to solve the world's big problems. With 15 years of experience at the intersection of design and education, Les has worked in design and public policy in Switzerland and NYC and as a teacher in Toronto. As Director of Special Projects at Future Design School, Les designs programs and products that help educators and school leaders break down classroom walls and develop future-ready skills. Les has worked with 10,000+ educators around the world. She has been the Design Coach for the Google Certified Innovator program worldwide since 2016.

A few weeks ago people using the online forum Reddit managed to drive up the stock price of an American company called Gamestop, which lost a lot of Wall Street investors billions of dollars. This worldwide news was on our screens for days and had a lot of commentators hailing a revolution for the stock market. 

With our guest Jamie Smith, we are going to delve into what happened, what it all means and how the education system can help prepare our learners for understanding the stock market. 

We are joined by a great friend of Edufuturists Jamie Smith. Jamie is Executive Chairman at the educational technology company C-Learning and author of “Making Money From Stocks and Shares”. 

We are delighted to be joined today by Martin Illingworth. Martin is Senior Lecturer in English Education at Sheffield Hallam University and Associate with Independent Thinking. Martin is a consultant for The National Association for the Teaching of English and a regular speaker for Independent thinking. His first book ‘Think before you Teach’ urges teachers to reflect deeply on their motivation and reasons for being a teacher. His latest book ‘Forget School’ argues that if schools don’t respond to the real world of change, challenges and possibilities that face young people, they will become.

We are delighted to be joined today by Professor Rachel lofthouse. Rachel is a Professor of Teacher Education and Director of CollectivED at Leeds Beckett University. Rachel has 30 years experience  as a teacher, teacher educator, writer and researcher, and is working weekly with students, teachers and school leaders as well as being involved in a range of European projects. She is passionate about professional learning that crosses boundaries, brings educators from different sectors together and respects the individual motivations and authentic concerns that drive change.  

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In this special episode about the exam fiasco of the last 10 months we are joined by Lord Jim Knight, Laura McInerney, David Price OBE and Dr. Debra Kidd.

After 10 months of dithering and delay in England on many political issues, one important decision that teachers up and down the country won't have missed is that surrounding exams. A Levels, vocational qualifications, GCSE's and SATS. They've all been affected by lockdowns, the government and mutant algorithms. Education Secretary Gavin Williamson is adamant that exams are the best and "fairest" way that students can show what they have learned. Is this true? Winston Churchill once said that "democracy is the worst form of Government except for all those other forms that have been tried from time to time". Are we in danger of lazily appplying this logic to exams, in that exams aren't perfect but it's the best we have? Many of us want to avoid just teaching to an exam, however year 11 engagement in online learning dropped last year when exams were scrapped. Implying that many students think they are just being taught to pass an exam. Leadership tables based on exam results dominate our education system and pressure to achieve certain grades causes many teachers to leave the profession every year. All this when many companies are now saying that exam results are not what they primarily consider when hiring employees. So our question today is: Has a year of exam fiascos revealed that when it comes to end point assessment, the tail is wagging the dog? And if so, are there better solutions?

We are delighted to be joined today by Paul Dix. Paul is an Award-winning Behaviour Specialist who has helped schools all over the world transform their behaviour policies. He is author of the book “When the adults change, everything changes” and leads the very popular Ban the booths campaign. Paul starts a new venture this coming weekend when his new radio station for teachers, Teacher Hug Radio, launches at TeacherHugRadio.co.uk. 

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We are delighted to be joined today by Bob Harrison who has had extensive experience in schools and colleges as a teacher, lecturer, senior manager, principal and governor. Bob was recently shortlisted for the TES FE “Lifetime Achievement award” for services to Further, Vocational and Adult Education. You can join his following on twitter @bobharrisonedu

We are delighted to be joined today by our good friend, Al Kingsley, Managing Director of NetSupport Group. Al joins us to talk about educational leadership and learning during lockdowns and into the future.   

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Kenyatta Forbes is the former Edu Content Manager for Google for Education where she managed content across the Google Teacher Center, Chromebook App Hub, Google Certified Exams Level 1/2, and Google’s Edu Equity Initiatives.  She now works as Great Lakes Senior District Manager - Adoptions for Nearpod and Flocabulary.

Kenyatta spent two years working with Mozilla Foundation as a Community Manager stewarding the internet as a tool for innovation and learning globally. She previously worked as an Educator for the Chicago Public School district for over 10 years, including teaching technology and special education. Kenyatta holds an M.A. from National Louis University in Education and an M.F.A in Film/Video/Animation from the University of Illinois-Chicago.  You can follow her on Twitter at @kenyatta_forbes.

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We are joined in this episode by Bukky Yusuf and Mark Anderson. Bukky is a senior leader, science teacher and coach. She is also a Network Leader and coach for WomenEd & BAMEEd. She is a judge for The EdTech50 Schools, BETT Awards and serving as an Education Board Member for Innovate My School.  She is a co-chair of the EdTech Leadership Group to support the Government’s EdTech strategy.   Mark Anderson taught ICT and Computing for more than twenty years. He is a multi-award-winning blogger, best-selling author who now runs his own consultancy and training business, ICT Evangelist. His business sees him working alongside teachers, schools, colleges, universities and leadership groups exploring effective use of technology, deployment and digital strategy. He also works with and supports a wide variety of educational technology companies around the world.  Together Mark and Bukky host Teach Meet UK EduStories. A live show on YouTube and social media.

We are delighted to be joined by Ben Owens and Adam Haigler from Open Way Learning - the co-authors of Open Up Education and pioneers in innovative education from the USA. Ben Owens worked as a mechanical engineer for a multinational corporation for 20 years before becoming a STEM teacher for 11 years in rural Appalachia. While at Tri-County Early College, he helped transform the school into one that has gained international recognition for its unique approach to community-facing Project Based Learning. In 2018, Ben left the classroom and co-founded the nonprofit, Open Way Learning, which helps schools create the cultural conditions where authentic, learner-centered innovation will thrive. Adam Haigler worked with Ben at Tri-County Early College as a Science teacher before joining him to start Open Way. He also works with Education Evolving, a nonprofit, nonpartisan organisation focused on improving American public education and as a Digital Marketing Consultant for Launch Marketing.

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We are delighted to be joined by David Jones has over 30 years experience in FE/HE, most recently 16 outstanding years as CEO at Coleg Cambria. He stepped down in January to pursue a range of consultancy and non-exec roles. David was a key presenter at our New, Next or Never Normal roundtable in June to launch a report he compiled of the same name, which we will discuss today. We asked about how to figure out the changing world of further and higher education. David was appointed as a Deputy Lieutenant of Clwyd in March 2010 and was awarded an OBE in the 2015 New Year’s Honours List in recognition of his services to education. David also won the TES UK FE Leader of the Year Award in 2017.

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We are delighted to be joined by Liz Pemberton, known on social media and education circles as The Black Nursery Manager. She is super active in the EYFS setting. Liz has worked in Early Years for over 16 years but has had experience in secondary teaching (Health & Social Care, Childcare & Drama) and university lecturing. She is passionate about many things and will inspire us tonight to rethink our attitudes to race.

In this episode we are delighted to be joined by Debra Kidd. Debra has worked across primary, secondary, FE and HE settings and is the author of four books on education. She works internationally now, in and out of classrooms with children and teachers, exploring how to make learning matter.

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We have a really exciting episode today and we have the CEO of Texthelp Martin McKay. Martin founded Texthelp in 1996 to help people with communication difficulties. What started as a company focused on people with profound Speech and Dexterity Disabilities has become a world leading Education Technology company creating smart, inclusive software that helps people read, write, express their thoughts and share information more accurately & fluently – across all stages of life.  His personal goal is to help 100 million people achieve their literacy goals. Martin has spent work life developing education technology. Current areas of R&D include learning analytics and the automated assessment of writing and oral reading fluency.  In the past, he has served on the Assistive Technology Industry Association Board as well as the NIMAS board for the USA Office of Special Education Programs. In 2017, he received the Presidential Award in recognition of lifetime contribution to dyslexia and literacy from the International Dyslexia Association. He is currently serving in an advisory capacity on the Universal Design for Learning council.

In this episode we are joined live by Professor Mick Waters. Mick worked at a national level with the Qualifications and Curriculum Authority where he was Director of Curriculum.

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Many of our guests and listeners have told us they want to hear the voices of the students to let us know how they think the future of education might look. So we listened! We are glad to be joined by students (and staff) from Cheam Common Junior Academy in Surrey, part of the LEO Academy Trusts.  As an EdTech Demonstrator School, Cheam Common is now supporting the delivery of the Department for Education’s new national programme, providing peer-led advice and training to help schools and colleges use technology to support remote teaching and improve their digital capability.   The students joining us today are some of the digital leaders at Cheam and we are looking forward to hearing their ideas. If you want to check out the school, have a look at http://www.cheamcommon.org.uk/

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Many of our guests and listeners have told us they want to hear the voices of the students to let us know how they think the future of education might look. So we listened! We are glad to be joined by students (and staff) from Matthew Moss High School in Rochdale.

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In this episode we are joined by Gavin & John from Alpha Plus - an education service business that specialises in standards, assessment and certification.

We first met Gavin at the Surpass Conference in Newcastle last year where we presented about the need for a look at digital assessment in schools & colleges. Alpha Plus are leading the way in helping to make this possible. You can find out all about them at https://www.alphaplus.co.uk/ 

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In this episode we are joined by Eric Curts. If you are big user of Google for Education, then Eric needs no introduction. Eric is a tech integrationist and Google for Education Certified Trainer and Innovator. His famous blog ControlAltAchieve.com helps educators all over the world in their journey of using technology in the classroom. Eric has just released his new book, named after his blog Control Alt Achieve, which aims to help teachers and students be innovative in the classroom using the Google for Education tools. You can follow him on twitter @ericcurts

Our guest today is Genelle Aldred. Genelle is a communications professional and has worked in media for over ten years. Genelle has most recently worked as a freelance newsreader for ITN. She has also worked for the BBC, ITV and ITN Productions, after gaining a Master degree in Broadcast Journalism. You can follow Genelle at @GenelleAldred

Our guest today is Andrew Strachan. Andrew was our first ever guest alway back on episode 1. Since then Andrew’s role has changed and we will be chatting to him about the work he is doing in the North East of England. You can follow Andrew on Twitter @MrStrachan_IT

Our guest today is Caroline Keep. She is Director of Spark Makerspace at Penketh High School in Warrington where she also teaches Physics. She has extensive experience before going into teaching in engineering, environmental science and social media.  In 2014 she co-founded the first #Makefest , Liverpool Makefest at Liverpool’s Central Library Festival to promote the uses of technology for education and showcase innovative and developing practices. She has published ground-breaking educational research on maker education for over 8 years.  Caroline was the 2018 TES Awards Teacher of the year,  a member of EdTech50 and recognised as part of BIMA100 in 2019. She is a GenderCharter Champion at GEC and Create Education Ambassador for 3D printing. She tweets @Ka81.

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Rachelle Dene Poth is an edtech consultant, presenter, author, attorney, blogger and teacher. She currently teaches Spanish and a course on emerging tech that covers AR/VR, artificial intelligence, coding, gaming, digital citizenship, video animation and more.  She is the president of the ISTE Teacher Education Network and serves on the leadership team for the ISTE Mobile Learning Network. At ISTE19, she received the Making IT Happen Award and a Presidential Gold Award for volunteer service to education. She’s a Buncee Ambassador, Edmodo Certified Trainer, Nearpod PioNear, Microsoft Innovative Educator Expert and Google Certified Educator.   Rachelle is the author of In Other Words: Quotes That Push Our Thinking, The Future Is Now: Looking Back to Move Ahead and Unconventional: Ways to THRIVE in EDU and Chart A New Course: A Guide to Teaching Essential Skills for Tomorrow's World. She’s a contributing author to several books including Education Write Now, Volume 3; several volumes of the Edumatch book Snapshot in Education . Rachelle is a regular blogger for Getting Smart, Defined Learning, District Administration, NEO LMS and STEM Org with Newsweek. She also has a podcast ThriveinEDU.

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Vikki is the National Head of EdTech and Digital Skills at the Education and Training Foundation (ETF). She joined the ETF in 2018 from Epping Forrest College where she was Head of Digital Literacy, Voice & Innovation. Vikki is French and has been living in England since 1987. She initially worked as a freelance illustrator and taught graphic design and illustration at South Thames College.

In 1993 Vikki acquired her first Apple Mac, Wacom tablet, colour printer, Adobe suite and scanner, as she could foresee the impact such technology would have on the creative industries and education. From then on, she pursued her interest in the exploration and embedding of digital literacy and capability into her life and course delivery. In 2008, as a keen technology early adopter, Vikki decided to refocus her career on change management and digital capability where she has worked since and was awarded a personal EdTech50 award in March 2018.

Vikki has been at the forefront of designing the ETF's EdTech Strategy and developing and delivering the ETF’s digital teaching support including the development of the Digital Teaching Professional Framework, the competency framework for teaching and training practitioners across all parts of the Further Education (FE) sector, the EdTech50 2020 award winning Enhance Digital Teaching Platform. You can follow Vikki on twitter @vikkiliogier

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Alex has worked in education for a decade. After starting out as an English teacher in a London comprehensive, he completed his MA at the Institute of Education before joining Teach For All, a growing global network of organizations working to ensure that the next generation fulfil their potential. 

His book ‘Natural Born Learners’ is a user's guide to transforming learning in the twenty-first century. The comedian Ruby Wax described it as ‘a manual on how to successfully grow a kid’s brain' and the General Secretary of the Association of School and College Leaders  Geoff Barton described it as 'One of the most optimistic, thought-provoking, and ambitious educational books of recent years'. 

Alex is the creator of the recent BBC Radio 4 documentary series ‘The Learning Revolution’. In this series he investigates the future of learning and teaching, artificial intelligence and lifelong learning. You can follow Alex on Twitter @AlexfBeard

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Summer has been working in education for over 16 years. She’s been a teacher, education leader, policy maker, advocate and facilitator of learning for students and professionals across every system and sector in Australia and works to ensure teachers have every support they need to succeed and thrive. 

Summer has expert knowledge in learning experience design, design thinking, middle years schooling and environmental education, Summer has taught in schools across Australia & the USA, taught Master of Teaching units at Sydney University and delivered global projects with teams including Education Changemakers, The Global Education Taskforce on SDGs reporting to the United Nations, IDEO’s Teacher Guild and AITSL. 

Summer has also delivered professional learning for audiences across Australia and the globe including Middle Years of Schooling Association, American Middle Level Education, ISTE, Northern Territory Government, Victorian Government, Zoos Victoria and TEDx. You can follow her on twitter @EduSum 

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In this episode we are joined by David Price OBE. We were last joined by David on Episode 42. It was so full of amazing dialogue, especially discussing David’s book, Open: How We Will Live, Work and Learn in the Future, an Amazon bestseller. 

As we are sure all will agree who have read this or listened to him speak, David is a brilliant thinker and author specialising in how organisations learn, innovate and make themselves fit for the future. He is a highly sought-after public speaker, entertaining and educating audiences around the world, in business, education and the public sector. In 2009, he was awarded the OBE for services to education. 

He consults and advises corporations, governments and education leaders on preparing for future shifts in work, leisure and the digitally connected world. He is passionate about helping people fulfil their true potential and we will be discussing his newest book, set for release later this year, called We’ll Figure It Out: Mass Ingenuity and The Power of Us. He tweets @DavidPriceOBE 

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We are joined by Professor Stephen Heppell. Stephen's portfolio of effective large scale projects over three decades, have established him internationally as a leader in the fields of learning, new media and technology

A school teacher for more than a decade, and a professor since 1989, Stephen has worked, and is working, with learner led projects, with governments around the world, with international agencies, Fortune 500 companies, with schools and communities, with his PhD students and with many influential trusts and organizations. Stephen has been awarded the Royal Television Society's Judges Award for Lifelong Services to Educational Broadcasting, the prestigious BETT Award for Outstanding Achievement in ICT Education and the UK's NAACE Award for Lifetime Achievement in educational technology. 

Microsoft have described him as "Europe's leading online education expert" and Bournemouth University stated that "Professor Stephen Heppell is a world expert on contemporary learning, specialising in online education and learning spaces". As I like to say, we could talk all night about Stephen’s credentials, so we’ve included more in the description below in Youtube. You can follow Professor Stephen on Twitter @stephenheppell

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Eilidh is currently Education Support Officer for Digital Learning in the South East of Scotland. Working across 5 local authorities, Eilidh utilises both G Suite for Education and Office 365 tools within her work.  Eilidh is a Google Certified Trainer, and has supported hundreds of practitioners across the UK on their journeys with G Suite for Education.  She is also a Google Certified Innovator, having attended the Sweden 2019 innovator academy in November with the noteworthy Steven Hope.  Eilidh and Steven recently supported the Google for Education stand at BETT 2020 focusing on Accessibility.   

Eilidh started off her career as a primary teacher in Aberdeen in 2013.  Her school piloted Chromebooks, which sparked Eilidh’s interest in digital technologies and, in particular, G Suite for Education.  Through trial and error, Eilidh discovered ways in which technologies could be used to support learners at different stages.  As a teacher, Eilidh attended training on Texthelp’s Read & Write toolbar, Fluency Tutor and Equatio.  This opened her eyes to the world of assistive technologies and the importance of utilising technology appropriately to meet all learners’ needs.  

Eilidh progressed to the role of Education Support Officer for Learning Technologies in Aberdeen in 2018, further developing her knowledge of digital technologies across both primary and secondary settings.  Eilidh supported schools across Aberdeen to utilise technologies before making the move to Edinburgh in 2019 to take up her current role. You can follow her on twitter @MissEMckay

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In today’s episode we are joined by Michael Quigley, a passionate member of the BNI networking group. Michael Quigley holds BA (Hons) 1st class degree in Drama & English from Chester University and an MA in English Language & Literature from Manchester University, as well as a, PGCE from Edge Hill.  He is a former primary school teacher with experience of coaching and leading. This is coupled with his passion for fitness and wellbeing. He is a member of BNI Zeus, a business networking group in the north west of England, where he is a keen networker and supporter.  Michael is the founder and director at Kataholos, a Lancashire based company that grows people through leadership development, training courses and products. His first book, Kataholos: Guidelines for a wholisticwholistic happy life was released in November 2018. He tweets @_kataholos

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Kavin is a Cambridge-educated, Dad of 2 kids, passionate about developing "soft skills" in the next generation. He quit his job leading the UK division of an Education publishing company to found www.KidCoach.app: a conversational tool that empowers parents to help their kids think more creatively and analytically, while developing social and emotional skills - all at home.

This focus on soft skills is really important to Kavin and why he set up kidcoach, having been inspired like many of us by Sir Ken Robinson’s TED talk. The premise is simple cards with a skill focus - a question with guidance for parents/coaches and some prompts if stuck. 

You can connect with him on Facebook or LinkedIn. You can find out all about Kavin’s work at kidcoach.app. He tweets @KavinWadhar 

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Abdul Chohan is the Director of ThinkSimple Ltd. The organisation works with school leaders and Ministries of Education to develop operational efficiencies and innovative learning approaches in education using mobile technology. 

Abdul is a former teacher of 20 years and is the Co-founder of a primary free school in Bolton, UK. He is also a former Principal and CEO of a multi academy trust based in the UK. He is known for his pioneering work on mobile based learning at Essa Academy, Bolton, UK. Since then he has worked with a number of international educational organisations as well as devising learning strategies based on mobile technology platforms. 

His programmes focus on the idea of ‘Changing Beliefs’ through ‘Simplicity and Reliability’ and have extended beyond the traditional school environment to impact families and the wider communities that the schools serve. More recently he has published a paper on ‘digitising effective feedback’ published in the Chartered College journal. Follow him on Twitter @abdulchohan

On this episode we are delighted to be joined by the E-Sports Teacher James Fraser-Murison.

James studied at Roehampton uni and currently in his 16th year teaching. James has worked in four large sixth colleges having taught English and media a level and BTEC.

James has been a teaching and learning coach, deputy head and now a director of learning at Queen Mary’s college Hampshire teaching on level 2 and 3 courses. He is a Google level 2 trained (, keen proponent of ILT to help achieve results, father to one amazing son called Noah and self-proclaimed esports teacher!

Lesser known facts about James are he has a 200m swimming badge, cycling proficiency test passed first time and once drove into a stationary skip at under 7 mph. He can also play the first three bars only of Smoke on the Water on a guitar. James can be found on twitter at @Fraseresports