Edufuturists

In this episode we are delighted to be joined by Debra Kidd. Debra has worked across primary, secondary, FE and HE settings and is the author of four books on education. She works internationally now, in and out of classrooms with children and teachers, exploring how to make learning matter. Watch the video of this podast here https://youtu.be/B98pPjC1P1E www.edufuturists.com

We have a really exciting episode today and we have the CEO of Texthelp Martin McKay. Martin founded Texthelp in 1996 to help people with communication difficulties. What started as a company focused on people with profound Speech and Dexterity Disabilities has become a world leading Education Technology company creating smart, inclusive software that helps people read, write, express their thoughts and share information more accurately & fluently – across all stages of life.  His personal goal is to help 100 million people achieve their literacy goals. Martin has spent work life developing education technology. Current areas of R&D include learning analytics and the automated assessment of writing and oral reading fluency.  In the past, he has served on the Assistive Technology Industry Association Board as well as the NIMAS board for the USA Office of Special Education Programs. In 2017, he received the Presidential Award in recognition of lifetime contribution to dyslexia and literacy from the International Dyslexia Association. He is currently serving in an advisory capacity on the Universal Design for Learning council.

All of our guests in this episode were involved in London Tech Week. Our first guest is Professor Mischa Dohler from King's College London. He is a fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering, Fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts and a Distinguished Member of Harvard Square Leaders Excellence. Our second guest is Gori Yahaya Founder and CEO of UpSkill Digital -  a company dedicated to minimising the global digital skills gap. The third member of the impressive triumvirate is Caroline Wright, Director General of the British Educational Suppliers Association (BESA) She is also Director of EdTech Exchange, Europe’s largest EdTech start-up network organisation. We are excited to discuss some of the themes from the Future of Learning: 2020-2025 report from London & Partners and Future Scape 248 that has recently been published. Please get your questions and comments in for the 3 guests throughout the chat.

In this episode we are joined live by Professor Mick Waters. Mick worked at a national level with the Qualifications and Curriculum Authority where he was Director of Curriculum.

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Watch the video of this episode at https://youtu.be/7vDmOM1Eeio Many of our guests and listeners have told us they want to hear the voices of the students to let us know how they think the future of education might look. So we listened! We are glad to be joined by students (and staff) from Cheam Common Junior Academy in Surrey, part of the LEO Academy Trusts.  As an EdTech Demonstrator School, Cheam Common is now supporting the delivery of the Department for Education’s new national programme, providing peer-led advice and training to help schools and colleges use technology to support remote teaching and improve their digital capability.   The students joining us today are some of the digital leaders at Cheam and we are looking forward to hearing their ideas. If you want to check out the school, have a look at http://www.cheamcommon.org.uk/

Watch the video of this episode https://youtu.be/jxkrTZCyEvA Many of our guests and listeners have told us they want to hear the voices of the students to let us know how they think the future of education might look. So we listened! We are glad to be joined by students (and staff) from Matthew Moss High School in Rochdale.

Watch the video of this episode at youtube.com/edufuturists In this episode we are joined by Gavin & John from Alpha Plus - an education service business that specialises in standards, assessment and certification. We first met Gavin at the Surpass Conference in Newcastle last year where we presented about the need for a look at digital assessment in schools & colleges. Alpha Plus are leading the way in helping to make this possible. You can find out all about them at https://www.alphaplus.co.uk/ 

Watch the video of this episode https://youtu.be/yBdLNxCZfbg In this episode we are joined by Eric Curts. If you are big user of Google for Education, then Eric needs no introduction. Eric is a tech integrationist and Google for Education Certified Trainer and Innovator. His famous blog ControlAltAchieve.com helps educators all over the world in their journey of using technology in the classroom. Eric has just released his new book, named after his blog Control Alt Achieve, which aims to help teachers and students be innovative in the classroom using the Google for Education tools. You can follow him on twitter @ericcurts