The Edtech Podcast

In this episode, the power of wild, creative thinking with Jaime and Martin from Cosmic Kids Yoga (over 1m subscribers). We chat about;  How to channel your energy as an educator when teaching remotely How to evaluate and prioritise new tech tools Bootstrapping successfully and staying lean and true to your values Listening to your customers for new product development Launching specific SEL curri...

In this episode, we look at what happened to edtech in China, covering regulations introduced earlier this year that are changing the way that online tutoring is conducted across China, and looking at what that means for the sector, learners and educators more generally. Plus, new jobs, funding, and startup support.   Guests:  Emily Tate , Senior Reporter, Early Childhood and K-12 Education, EdSur...

Hello listeners! Hello everyone and welcome back to The Edtech Podcast. Our mission is to improve the dialogue between ed and tech for better innovation and impact and it's great to be back. What's in this episode? In this episode, I'm joined by guests to talk about all things audio and learning. We look back at the varied history of audio and learning, plus new applications of audio for learning....

Hello again listeners! Hello everyone and welcome back to The Edtech Podcast. Our mission is to improve the dialogue between ed and tech for better innovation and impact and it's great to be back. What's in this episode? This week we've got Thomas Moule, author of Cracking Social Mobility: how AI and other innovations can help to level the playing field , in conversation with TeacherTapp Co-Founde...

Still on Summer Break (!), but another in-person recording to celebrate f2f!  This time, I'm in conversation with Lindsey Hall Chief Executive Real Ideas Organisation at the VIP opening of the Devonport Markethall in Plymouth. Lindsey is a NESTA Cultural Leadership fellow, an INSEAD graduate, a fellow of the Royal Society of Arts, Trustee of Kernow Education Arts Partnership and Plymouth Culture,...

Still on Summer Break (!), but couldn't resist getting back out there to interview in person.  This time, Pavel Cenkl, Director of Learning, Schumacher College is chatting to me about how experiential "Head, Hand, and Heart" learning is adapting to the digital age. Spoiler: international alumni is important!  This episode is for anyone grappling with how to push #edtech forward into a more communi...

A quick audio message to say thank you as we reach our fifth birthday as The Edtech Podcast!  Plus, news on our summer break, new series planning for our return in the Autumn 2021, and, how you can get involved! 

This episode is the last of Season Two of our podcast series 'The Edge: Accelerating Higher Education', supported by Salesforce.org . The Edge takes a fresh look at higher education and digital transformation and this episode is all about recruitment and admissions.  What's in this episode? In this episode, Sophie Bailey is in conversation with Dr. Gerd Kortemeyer, Director of Educational Developm...

Welcome to the latest episode of the What Matters in Edtech Series, our podcast collaboration with Bett . This podcast series is all about the things that matter in education, and how and when tech might help.  This episode was brought to you in association with TES , Bett's global Well-being partner. Thank you to Bett for supporting this series and also to FormAssembly for supporting this episode...

What's in this episode? You know all those campaigns to divest  out of fossil fuel investments and the huge positive impact this has for new ecosystems around climate change? Well, imagine if educational charities took the same approach by pro-actively investing  their funds in more mission-aligned ways with the requisite step-change in funding and signalling this would unlock for educational oppo...

Welcome to the latest episode of the GLOBAL edition of our What Matters in Edtech Series, our podcast collaboration with Bett . This podcast series is all about the things that matter in education, and how and when tech might help.  Thank you to Bett for supporting this series and to FormAssembly for supporting this episode. What's in this episode? This episode is all about leadership and is a tim...

What's in this episode? We talk about the complex nature of reaching, recruiting and retaining students in the age of COVID-19 and beyond.   You'll hear about; Ambitions to reduce the complexity of the admissions process Extension of virtual open days and events to broaden student intake/and widen participation Multi-channel approaches to the now complex matrix of student intake and comms across d...

Welcome to the latest episode of the GLOBAL edition of our What Matters in Edtech Series, our podcast collaboration with Bett . This podcast series is all about the things that matter in education, and how and when tech might help.  Thank you to Bett for supporting this series and to FormAssembly for supporting this episode. What's in this episode? This episode returns to the topic of future tech...

What's in this episode? We are talking to the inspirational Dr Alex Young about the power of immersive tools to enhance learning and improve performance, especially in socially distanced settings. Virti was nominated as one of TIME's inventions of 2020, so listen in to find out why. Also,  Why snowstorms can be responsible for amazing innovations Why the future of immersive technology may be all a...

What's in this episode? In this episode, we ask the question, what is the role of social impact investing in workforce development? The Edtech Podcast is in conversation with an investor and an analyst tracking the future of workforce development markets. It's a fascinating listen, covering; the gig economy the problem of regional disparity and, the role of technology, including AI in helping us f...

Welcome to the latest episode of the GLOBAL edition of our What Matters in Edtech Series, our podcast collaboration with Bett . This podcast series is all about the things that matter in education, and how and when tech might help.  Thank you to Bett for supporting this series and to FormAssembly for supporting this episode. What's in this episode? This week we are looking at SEND and Neurodiversi...

What's in this episode? The episode is part of Season Two of our podcast series 'The Edge: Accelerating Higher Education', supported by Salesforce.org. The Edge takes a fresh look at higher education and digital transformation.   This episode seeks to address the impact of radical digital transformation which has taken place in 2020 and where this leaves Higher Education going forward. You will he...

What's in this episode? VocTech Now was part of Ufi's response to support the vocational learning sector in the UK during the Covid-19 pandemic. It addressed the immediate barriers being faced by supporting vocational learning providers to rapidly transition to remote teaching and training and deliver accessible learning at a time of significant change. This was done with small grants of between £...

What's in this episode? This episode was hosted live as part of Ufi VocTech Trust's  'Week of VocTech'. Ufi Voctech Trust champions the power of technology to improve skills for work. They do this through various grantees and investments, and more recently through funding specifically to ensure the continuity of vocational learning in response to COVID. This episode looks at some of the projects U...

What's in this episode? This episode of the VocTech Podcast was hosted live as part of Ufi VocTech Trust's 'Week of VocTech'. We are chatting with our guests to discuss the near and long-term future for vocational technology and further education. How can the crisis be a pivot point for lifelong learning? What practical examples are there for how industry and F.E are using technology now to set th...

What's in this episode? We look at the future of work experiment that is 2020 in this investor special, and interrogate some of the forecasts for the future of work now that many of them have come true.  Our guests this week are both investors coming at the conversation from two very different angles. One funds and supports ambitious ideas for using technology to improve the lives of low wage work...

Welcome to the latest episode of the GLOBAL edition of our What Matters in Edtech Series, our podcast collaboration with Bett . This podcast series is all about the things that matter in education, and how and when tech might help.  Thank you to Bett for supporting this series and to Pearson for supporting this episode. What's in this episode?   In this episode looking at skills, we are in convers...

What's in this episode? In this episode, we seek to explore how the student experience is being created and supported in 2020 at our Higher Education institutions. In conversation with leaders and students from across EMEA and the U.S, we ask; How is the University experience stacking up vs. student expectations?  How are Universities adapting to support careers readiness in 2020? How are students...

What's in this episode? In this episode we throwback to a past recording chatting about the power of role-play and simulation technology in hostile environment training and international development. This episode was recorded at the start of 2020 in pre-COVID times so you will also hear an update from one of our guests, Mike Todd, reflecting on what has changed since our recording. Enjoy! People M...

Welcome to the latest episode of the GLOBAL edition of our What Matters in Edtech Series, our podcast collaboration with Bett . This podcast series is all about the things that matter in education, and how and when tech might help.  A big shout out to Bett for supporting this series, to Aruba for supporting this episode. What's in this episode? Innovation can sometimes feel esoteric. Yet, without...