Edufuturists

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, before joining the Lords after the 2010 General Election. He is also a visiting Professor at the Knowledge Lab of the UCL Institute of Education. His Education Bill (Environment and Sustainable Citizenship) is currently working its way through Parliament.

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.twitter.com/edufuturists Check out all past episodes at https://www.edufuturists.com Subscribe on iTunes https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/edufuturists/id1347592880

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 Foundation.   The Emmanuel Schools Foundation is a geographically dispersed trust of 6 large secondary schools and two primaries in the north of England. Andrew is responsible for all aspects of how IT is used both in and out of the classroom, including Digital pedagogy, IT infrastructure and IT service Delivery. Andrew has previously worked closely with the Google for Education EMEA team and is currently a Microsoft Innovative Education Fellow and Master Trainer. Andrew is a member of the education think tank ‘The Edtech Advisory forum’ and holds an MEd in Leadership and Management.   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/edufuturists/id1347592880

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 also the Director of Rethinking Education.

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. Rich left the classroom in 2018 to head up the British Army Supporting Education (BASE) Programme. Since taking charge they have won Best Educational Programme at the 2020 Corporate Engagement Awards. And more recently won the Best Free Resource at the 2021 Teach Secondary Awards for their new LGBTQ+ Voices resource.   https://apply.army.mod.uk/base/lessons/employability-skills  https://apply.army.mod.uk/base/lessons/lgbtq-voices   https://apply.army.mod.uk/base/lessons/character-education   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/edufuturists/id1347592880

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 contexts. She holds a Master of Science and Information degree from the University of Michigan’s School of Information.   Based in Cleveland, Ohio, OverDrive Education offers the industry's largest catalog of ebooks, audiobooks and streaming videos to a growing network of 65,000 libraries and schools in 84 countries worldwide and is on a mission to create a world enlightened by reading. Their Sora reading app provides students with 24/7 access to ebooks and audiobooks from their school's digital collection as well as the local public library's digital collection. Sora was named TIME Magazine Best Invention of 2019

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 accounting before focusing on the early adoption of new IT technologies in the early 90s. He is Chair of 3 governing bodies and is the author of lots of articles as well as My Secret EdTech Diary which came out earlier this year!

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 Awards event. Summer has worked in every corner of the education scene, from school to university and government. She has been named on The Educator Annual Hotlist three times, has held positions on a number of boards, advises to the Global Educator Taskforce to the UN on Sustainable Development Goals and The Hundred Global Innovations selection panel and holds a Paul Harris Fellowship for her services to Education. Summer is a sought after advisor, strategist & facilitator.   Last but not least, we are joined for the first time by Chris Harte and Chris is someone we have tried to get on the podcast for some time - we are so glad we get to do this now. Chris is founder and director at Unstuck Learning Design and focuses on design thinking at an organisational and individual level, digital technology and learning spaces (both physical and virtual), learner centred pedagogy and learning models and strategies to enhance higher order thinking, learner efficacy and engagement.

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 one year ago.    Sam is a serial entrepreneur. He is also founder & CEO of Nailab: Kenya’s leading business incubator, accelerator & seed fund. He is also co-founder of Kuhustle.com, a Freelance gig work platform for Africa, with 50,000+ users.

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, everyone can learn more about managing their own journey, what expert advice is available and what genuinely supporting others looks like. Mindsight is a legacy for healthy change and Dave puts his heart and Adidas-clad soles into making those tough conversations easier, in and beyond the 9 to 5. As chief culture creator, Dave is THE conversation starter. Andi is motivated by heart and Mindsight knew they needed her onboard from day one. She is energised by enthusiasm, creativity and collaboration. Bringing a colourful, fresh approach to her coaching, change transformations and leadership offerings, her empathy and ability to ignite self-belief and confidence, enabling individuals and businesses to grow and thrive. With over 23 years of operational, change, learning and development experience, Andi builds trust and fabulous partnerships. Truly listening and immersing herself in your culture to create the right solutions for you and your people. Executive Coach and Mentor, NLP Practitioner, Inky Thinker and Creative Artist, Relationship and Strengths intelligence facilitator. Find out more about their work at www.mindsight.org.uk 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/edufuturists/id1347592880