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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.    For an exclusive Edufuturists offer for 20% off for your first year, go to vizor.cloud/edu   Jeff is a Sales exec from the North American offices working out of Atlanta and Montreal. Jeff works daily with School Districts throughout the...

Nicolas Cole is 4x Top Writer on Quora, founder of Digital Press and has over 50M+ views on Substack. We are delighted to be joined by this pioneer in social writing. Watch this episode on Spotify and on YouTube 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/...

Levi Belnap serves as Chief Strategy Officer at Merlyn Mind. As a serial-entrepreneur, Levi has led the creation of innovative new technology ventures within existing organizations and as independent venture-backed startups. Prior to joining Merlyn Mind, Levi was the VP of Business Development & Strategic Partnerships at Wyzant. At Wyzant, Levi led the creation of new business opportunities to...

In this episode Dan and Ben discuss Web3. What does it mean, why is it different and what are the potential opportunities?    Subscribe on YouTube Follow us on Twitter  Check out all past episodes and find out more  Subscribe on iTunes 

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 als...

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. You can subscribe to the Talking Cod podcast on your podcast app.

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...

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...

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, befor...

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.   Follow us on Twitter https://www.twi...

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 Found...

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 al...

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....

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...

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 a...

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 Awa...

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...

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, everyo...

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 Learn...

edufuturists.com 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 An...

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 creat...

This roundtable was part of the Edufuturists Awards 2021 online event.    Watch the video of this roundtable at https://youtu.be/0HK-K6_WFCc Host: Patrick McGrath   Guests: Bukky Yusuf, Al Kingsley, Lawrence Tijjani, Jamie Smith & Jo Saxon-Fletcher   Follow us on Twitter https://www.twitter.com/edufuturists Check out all past episodes at https://www.edufuturists.com Subscri...

Amanda is Head of Apprenticeships for Google. She leads a team that builds apprenticeships at Google, sharing good practice for maximum impact and providing fantastic opportunities for apprentices to learn on the job.  This is a keynote talk that was delivered at the Moving Forward Together in FE event on 23rd June 2021. You can watch the video of this talk at https://youtu.be/Rej-idu4LEk