Edufuturists

On this show, we have Chris Melia, who is a Senior Learning Technologist at the University of Central Lancashire (known as UCLan), and digital learning lead for the University’s Faculty of Health and Wellbeing.

On this episode we are joined by Paul McKean. Paul is the Head of Further Education and Skills at Jisc (a UK organisation that provides digital solutions for education and research).

On this episode of the Edufuturists podcast we are joined by Dr. Pete Phillips. Pete is Research Fellow in Digital Theology at Durham University & Head of Digital Theology at Premier Media in London.

On this episode we are joined by Deborah Kellsey Millar. Deborah has thirty years' experience working in further and higher education. Passionate about using technology for educational excellence, she is the Group Executive Director for Digital Learning...

On this episode we are joined by Dan Sydes. Dan is currently Principal at North East Futures UTC, a 14-19 year old School that opened in Newcastle, in the UK, in September 2018 specialising in the IT and Health Science industries, two of the fastest...

Khaled is Head of e-learning & libraries at the Hull College Group. His main focus is on blended learning and innovation using widening participation delivery models that enhance the digital skills of both staff and students. He is a passionate believer in edtech and learner voice and is a proud Microsoft innovative educator expert and holds a BSc Degree in Computer Science. He tweets at @khaledal...

We are joined by Marta McAlister. Marta is a former teacher turned Googler who drives the voice of educators in product and program development. Marta has worked on education teams at Google for over 8 years and is currently focused on building productivity and collaboration tools for higher education.

We are joined by another good friend of the show, Louise Jones and also Ulla Koivula. Louise has recently joined Ulla and the team at Thinglink. ThingLink is an edtech platform that makes it easy to augment images, videos, and virtual tours with additional information and links.

If you cast your memory back to episode 41 we talked to Jon Neale about his visit to the Agora school in Roermond, Netherlands and their innovative style of education. On this episode we are delighted to be joined by Rob Houben, the manager of Agora. As the manager, Rob is like the headteacher or principal.

On this episode of the Edufuturists podcast we are chatting with friend of the podcast, Mark Allen. Mark has helped over two hundred schools become future-ready by moving them to the cloud. He works with schools on the three essential strands of Technology, Pedagogy and Engagement, to help them increase productivity both at the individual and the team level. His work has helped enhance learning fo...

Joining us on this episode of the Edufuturists podcast is Samantha Cohen. Samantha leads the Amercian University School of Education's doctoral studies in Washington DC. She is responsible for launching the inaugural, practitioner based program in education leadership and policy. Samantha started her career as a first grade teacher in Atlanta, working with students and families to build partnershi...

Our guest today is Erica Tuke is an Engineering Design teacher and Instructional Coach at Highland Park High School, in Chicago. Since Erica started teaching eight years ago, she has been exploring project-based learning, EdTech, and ways to make student curiosity the center of her lesson designs. After falling in love with the design thinking process a few years ago, Erica has fully adopted this...

Kellie is a teacher and Digital Learning Leader at Broughton Primary School. Kellie is passionate about enhancing teaching and learning by embedding digital technology in the classroom. She has recently returned to the classroom after a secondment as Regional Digital Leader for North Wales.

Joining us again on the podcast today is Jamie Smith, who is joint with Paddy McGrath as our most capped guest. Jamie is a good friend of the Edufuturists and spoke at our Summit in July this year. Jamie is Executive Chairman at C-Learning as well as a serial investor and entrepreneur.

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Joining us on the podcast today is Drew Povey. At the age of 32 Drew became one of the youngest ever headteachers in the UK, when he became the head at Harrop Fold School in Salford. In 2017, Harrop Fold School became the focus of the Channel 4 TV show ‘Educating Manchester’, which documented the day to day life of the school.

Joining us on the podcast is Professor Damian Hughes. Damian is a world-renowned keynote speaker who combines his practical and academic background within sport, organisation and change psychology to work as a trusted adviser to the business, education and sporting elite, specialising in the creation of high performing cultures. He has delivered training to and advised the whose who of business, e...

Joining us today is Patrick McGrath. Paddy is a great friend of the Edufuturists podcast, and has now appeared on more episodes than any other guest. As well as joining us on the show Paddy also led a workshop at the Edufuturists summit this summer and presented one of our awards on behalf of texthelp, the organisation he works for.

We are joined on the podcast today by Zaitoon Bukhari, who works not far away from me at Witton Park Academy in Blackburn. Zaitoon went to the University of Huddersfield and specialised in Human Biology before going on and completing her teacher training at Bradford College.

Martin Boehm is a marketing professor at IE Business School in Madrid. For the last decade, he has been researching and consulting in the area of customer management. What really interests Professor Boehm from a marketing standpoint is the management of customer relationships in order to increase a firm’s long-term profitability.

Lindsay is a passionate education visionary with vast experience assisting others in adapting to, and thriving in, technology-rich classroom environments. After graduating from the University of Stellenbosch with a BA in Geography and Environmental Studies, Anthropology and Xhosa, she completed her Post Graduate Certificate in Education through the University of South Africa.

Steve, Ben and Dan discuss Google Slides as an educational tool. This is a practical guide to the tool, with some of the classic features and new updates.

Our guest is Steve Bambury joining us all the way from Dubai! Steve has worked in education for 18 years, ultimately taking on the role of Head of Digital Learning and Innovation across the JESS Dubai school group. Steve now works as an independent technology consultant, supporting schools and other organisations to integrate technology effectively.

Ben is a former Mathematics teacher who has worked with schools, districts and organisations on implementing change through educational technology since 2012 when he took his own school through a Google for Education implementation. Ben now leads the Google relationship for AppsEvents, a Google for Education Professional Development Partner. This involves working directly with the Google for Educa...