

Edufuturists
Edufuturists
We are led to believe that the education system will continually evolve to meet the needs of learners and society. This has not happened. We need a revolution!
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Feb 5, 2024 • 58min
Edufuturists #228 Championing Others with Lawrence Tijjani
Lawrence Tijjani, director of multiple businesses and a serial entrepreneur, discusses the importance of championing others. Topics include his documentary 'From Pain to Purpose', the meaning of EDI, speaking people's names in rooms they aren't in, fatherhood, and the quick fire 3 questions. Don't miss the conversation about prioritizing personal time and envisioning the future of education.

Jan 29, 2024 • 49min
Edufuturists #227 Together The First Big Review
In this podcast, the hosts discuss community, authenticity, coaching, and the future of education. They reflect on their podcast journey, explore Schrodinger's Cat, emphasize community support, embrace diversity, and discuss the Innovate EDU conference. The importance of authenticity, storytelling for change, and future community support are highlighted.

Jan 22, 2024 • 55min
Edufuturists #226 Demystifying the Coaching Process with Liz Sproat
This week we are joined by Liz Sproat. From being the Head of Education for EMEA at Google, to the Global Head of Learning at Lego Education, to creating learning programs in the UAE and Africa whilst at Pearson Education, Liz is now dedicating her time and passion to supporting others through coaching.
Liz's website can be found here:
https://www.lizsproat.com/
Thanks so much for joining us again for another episode - we appreciate you.
Ben & Steve x
Championing those who are making the future of education a reality.
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Jan 15, 2024 • 1h 6min
Edufuturists #225 Forging A Resilient Path with Esethu Stofile
In this episode, we are delighted to be joined by Esethu Stofile, all the way from the Eastern Cape in South Africa. With a PhD in mathematics, a love for technology and a real commitment to his community, Esethu is a brilliant addition to the podcast. He talks about:
- Knowing your self and where you come from
- Finding a passion even when your voice is quieted
- Digital transformation as a cultural liberation
- How political, economic and racial struggle can help build resilience
- How failure is never final
Also, we launch our new quick-fire questions section to Esethu.
Get in touch with Esethu via LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/esethu-stofile/
Thanks so much for joining us again for another episode - we appreciate you. Let us know if you have any thoughts, questions or comments.
Ben & Steve x
Championing those who are making the future of education a reality.
Follow us on X 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
Want to sponsor future episodes or get involved with the Edufuturists work?
Get in touch: info@edufuturists.com

Jan 8, 2024 • 1h 4min
Edufuturists #224 Building Authentic Education Communities with Jon Neale
Jon Neale, Head of Growth (UK) for Quizizz, joins the podcast to talk about building authentic education communities, collaboration in the classroom, using social media for good, the importance of empathy in education, and storytelling as a future-ready skill.

Sep 27, 2023 • 1h 6min
Edufuturists 223 - The Learning Game with Ana Fabrega
For this week's episode we were joined by Ana Fábrega. Ana is an entrepreneur, writer, and Chief Evangelist at Synthesis. Growing up, she attended ten schools in seven different countries. She then earned her BS in Childhood Education and Special Education from New York University and taught elementary school in New York, Boston, and Panama. Today, Ana Lorena writes online to over 200,000 readers about the promise of alternative education.
Her new book, The Learning Game, has just been released in September 2023.

Jun 27, 2023 • 1h 15min
Edufuturists 222 - The Power of community roundtable
For this week's episode we were joined by many guests to discuss all things community. The guests include friends and supporters of the Edufuturists who have vast experience and knowledge in developing and championing communities globally in different guises. We were joined by Al Kingsley, Louise Jones, Ian Phillips, Lawrence Tijjani, Abid Patel and Georgina Dean. The episode explores themes from the power and importance of communities to how to ensure we create spaces which are diverse and allow people to be their authentic, best selves.

Jun 20, 2023 • 1h 6min
Edufuturists #221 - Spatial Computing with Melissa McBride
Melissa is leading from the front as a female educator, startup founder, EdTech CEO and Metaverse builder an explorer. Believing that the future will be built by the brave, Melissa is passionate about shaping education in the Metaverse and building a future for NextGenEd learning in a truly global classroom which is better, more equitable, sustainable and accessible for all.

Jun 14, 2023 • 56min
Edufuturists Special: Future Proofing Your Classroom Roundtable
Have you ever considered how to future-proof the technology in your classroom? In this roundtable , we are joined by Toni Moss, MD at Strive AV, Lisa Yates, Head of Channel Sales at BenQ UK and Andrew Strachan, CIO of Emmanuel Schools Foundation, where we chat about how schools and colleges can ensure they have cutting-edge technology despite financial difficulties that the sector is facing.
Find out more about the leasing solutions that are discussed at www.striveav.com and the BenQ range of AV solutions for education at https://www.benq.eu/en-uk/education.html
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Jun 6, 2023 • 1h 1min
Edufuturists #220 - Journey based Assessment Portfolios with Les McBeth
Leslie McBeth has 15 years of experience in design and education. She started her career with an international NGO at the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, and then moved to New York City to work with the Design Trust for Public Space. Leslie then moved back to Canada to pursue a career in teaching design. In 2016, Leslie joined Future Design School to build and expand professional development programs across North America. She has worked with thousands of educators around the world and is a recipient of the Columbia University Klingenstein Institute Summer Fellowship, a Facilitator for the Ontario Conference of Independent School’s Cohort 21 Professional Development program, a Google for Education Certified Innovator, and a TEDx Speaker. This is her third time on the podcast.
In this Episode we explore why assessment has to change and the future of Education report produced by the Future Design School
The future design Schools future of education report can be found here https://bit.ly/foe2023
A Special Edition of the Future of Education Report, which breaks down our Portrait of a Future Ready Graduate in detail: https://drive.google.com/uc?export=download&id=1WV4RVW9voyuIh9lHmQbhPnJyYo4QPB_a


