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JFI Radio brings an exciting new podcast 'Scale of Equity' with Nick Davis, VP Global Sales atTimes Higher Education. Nick has worked at THE for almost a decade and during that time amassed a wealth of knowledge in the global higher education sector. Unable to pin him down in Dubai, Józefa Fawcett arranged to meet him virtually once back in the UK to discuss amongst other things 'the scale of equi...

Fancy eavesdropping on a conversation over the coffee break between three professionals at the MENA-HELF conference?  Well with this podcast you can. Gheyath Abbas, Director, Institutional Effectiveness Office, American University in the Emirates, and Dr Alia Mitchell (Connie), Vice Dean, College of Humanities and Sciences, Director Prince Sultan University, KSA, and Józefa Fawcett, Future Capabil...

Professor Ghassan Aouad, Chancellor, Abu Dhabi University, has been a supporter of the MENA Higher Education Leadership Forum for many years and so it was with great pleasure, Józefa Fawcett was able to catch him in between his speaking and role on various panels to talk about the work being done at Abu Dhabi University (ADU) with a focus on engagement with stakeholders and students to continually...

Dr. Ashwin Fernandes, Executive Director - Africa, Middle East & South Asia from Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) talks to Józefa Fawcett at the 6th MENA-HELF event in Dubai about the latest trends in HE and how Universities need to adapt and prepare themselves for the learners of the future. QS has been sharing world rankings for over 20 years and in this podcast Dr Ashwin explores the evolution of...

Dr Mahinour Ezzat, Manager, Instruction Higher College of Technology (HCT), Dubai, talks to Józefa Fawcett during the break about how valuable attending the MENA-HELF event is especially as she is responsible for pushing the boundaries of excellence and quality. HCT are active members of Advance HE a British charity promoting excellence in higher education. It advocates evidence-based teaching met...

In the episode recorded at the MENA-HELF event, Józefa Fawcett interviewed Dr Katherine Hack, Principal Adviser, Learning and Teaching AdvanceHE, UK who ran a pre-conference workshop about belonging in HE, and how to support and build competence, confidence, and resilience. Amongst other things she examined what is being done with students exploring pedaogical practice and inclusive learning space...

Dr Fanta Aw, Executive Director and CEO, Association of International Educators, US talks to Józefa Fawcett at the MENA-HELF event, about how academia needs to adapt. During the podcast there are many thorny questions addressed, such as whether educators are ready to adapt the way they deliver different learning modalities, how they deliver intercultural and cross border awareness through learning...

The prestigious Zairi International Awards for Excellence in Higher Education recently concluded its 3rd cycle at the MENA-HELF event in Dubai. This year's awards saw applications from leading institutions across the globe, all showcasing their impactful community contributions and sustainable initiatives.   Established in honour of the late Professor Mohamed Zairi (1956-2021), a renowned British...

Minerva Project is an education innovator based in San Francisco. It launched Minerva University, considered to be the most innovative university in the world, and is helping other universities create new innovative programmes. Founded in 2012 by Ben Nelson, Minerva’s mission is nurturing critical wisdom and to partner with leading institutions and organisations to design learning innovation strat...

An informal introduction to the excitement and sounds of the CLICKS 6th MENA-HELF event in Dubai on 16 April 2024. Listen as Józefa Fawcett of JFI Radio chats informally to delegates, student helpers, events team, and exhibitors. Enjoyed this episode? Contact JFI Radio to discuss your specific podcasting needs  https://jfi.as.me/jfiradio Enquiries: listen@jfiradio.com Produced and hosted by Józefa...

JFI Radio went to Dubai in April 2024 hopefully heading to the sunshine! Little did we know that we would be caught up in a tornado and torrential rain - the worst for 75 years. This first mini podcast from the 6th MENA Higher Education Leadership Forum event is actually from the end and is a taster of what is to come from the other specially recorded bespoke podcasts talking about a new generatio...

This final episode suggests that we could learn a lot about the future of work from Star Trek Enjoyed this episode? Contact JFI Radio to discuss your specific podcasting needs  https://jfi.as.me/jfiradio Enquiries: listen@jfiradio.com Produced and hosted by Józefa Fawcett Future Capability Architect ~ JFI jozefa.me

An introduction to the world of Open Education and OER, what it is and why we need it Enjoyed this episode? Contact JFI Radio to discuss your specific podcasting needs  https://jfi.as.me/jfiradio Enquiries: listen@jfiradio.com Produced and hosted by Józefa Fawcett Future Capability Architect ~ JFI jozefa.me

It seems that communication is always to blame for poor performance and lack of genius ideas to improve things in this world and at work, so how do we communicate better? Enjoyed this episode? Contact JFI Radio to discuss your specific podcasting needs  https://jfi.as.me/jfiradio Enquiries: listen@jfiradio.com Produced and hosted by Józefa Fawcett Future Capability Architect ~ JFI jozefa.me

Episode 3 can be used by trainers and academics when exploring trust in the workplace Enjoyed this episode? Contact JFI Radio to discuss your specific podcasting needs  https://jfi.as.me/jfiradio Enquiries: listen@jfiradio.com Produced and hosted by Józefa Fawcett Future Capability Architect ~ JFI jozefa.me

In this episode 2 we talk about trust in business. It can be a fragile thing, take ages to earn and can be lost in a moment. Enjoyed this episode? Contact JFI Radio to discuss your specific podcasting needs  https://jfi.as.me/jfiradio Enquiries: listen@jfiradio.com Produced and hosted by Józefa Fawcett Future Capability Architect ~ JFI jozefa.me

Radio and Entertainment Starting the celebrations for World Radio Day with an episode with some reflective musings and music Enjoyed this episode? Contact JFI Radio to discuss your specific podcasting needs  https://jfi.as.me/jfiradio Enquiries: listen@jfiradio.com Produced and hosted by Józefa Fawcett Future Capability Architect ~ JFI jozefa.me

Costa Rica ~ November 2023 JFI Radio spent a week in the sunshine and monsoon rains in Costa Rica during the ICDE 29th World Conference 2023 in San José, Costa Rica hosted by UNED Costa Rica ~ the main focus was on AI in Education and the future of open, flexible and distance education. In this episode Józefa Fawcett interviews Professor Jin Sung Kim,Korea Council for Online Education. Enjoyed thi...

Antonio Martinez-Aboleda from The Knowledge Equity Network (KEN) highlights some key points about how to encourage radical collaboration in higher education. He talks about why KEN is needed, who are in the KEN network, the KEN declaration, and how through the network of universities that have signed up, it is encouraging concerted action by building upon the work done by UNESCO and ICDE and throu...

In this podcast Adnan Qayyum, Associate Professor, Education Innovation Athabasca University, Canada talks AI, and how we can't let the vision of education be defined by the tech pros, especially when technological solutionism is positioned to change how we work in education. Moodle wants to disrupt things to create amazing education and Adnan explains that this is rarely about the teaching, and m...

The Award-Winning Fab Lab Kä Träre belongs to the Distance State University of Costa Rica and is the only university in the country that has a model of distance learning whose main objective is to democratise higher education. In this podcast you'll learn how the Fab Lab develops projects in which Arduino and Raspberry Pi Kits are delivered to students as support tools in their courses. Case uses...

Let's talk about an empathic approach to welcoming new humans into the workplace, ditch boring induction conveyor belt training sessions (face-to-face and online), and bring the human element back into the onboarding process Enjoyed this episode? Contact JFI Radio to discuss your specific podcasting needs  https://jfi.as.me/jfiradio Enquiries: listen@jfiradio.com Produced and hosted by Józefa Fawc...

With Andres Lopez, NAAL/VOFO Enjoyed this episode? Contact JFI Radio to discuss your specific podcasting needs  https://jfi.as.me/jfiradio Enquiries: listen@jfiradio.com Produced and hosted by Józefa Fawcett Future Capability Architect ~ JFI jozefa.me

ICDE Leadership Summit 2023 Enjoyed this episode? Contact JFI Radio to discuss your specific podcasting needs  https://jfi.as.me/jfiradio Enquiries: listen@jfiradio.com Produced and hosted by Józefa Fawcett Future Capability Architect ~ JFI jozefa.me

Enjoyed this episode? Contact JFI Radio to discuss your specific podcasting needs  https://jfi.as.me/jfiradio Enquiries: listen@jfiradio.com Produced and hosted by Józefa Fawcett Future Capability Architect ~ JFI jozefa.me