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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 about the data and can be used for teacher training, healthcare and retail as just a few examples Why reading biographies can arm you with amazing virtual mentors And why vocational technology is more about co-creation, not just generic SAAS platform business models The episode is part of The VocTech Podcast series and is supported by Ufi VocTech Trust. Join in the conversation using #VocTechPodcast and #VocTech. People Alexander Young, Founder and CEO, Virti | Twitter: @AlexanderFYoung; @Virtilabs Sophie Bailey is the Founder and Presenter of The Edtech Podcast | Twitter: @podcastedtech Show Notes and References   Check out https://theedtechpodcast.com/edtechpodcast for the full show notes.  Tell us your story We'd love to hear your thoughts. Record a quick free voicemail via speakpipe for inclusion in the next episode. Or you can post your thoughts or follow-on links via. twitter @podcastedtech or via The Edtech Podcast Facebook page or Instagram.

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 find jobs and thrive once we are in them. As always, we ask how to keep the human element alive in all of this, too. This is the final recording of The VocTech Podcast for 2020. Enjoy! We look forward to bringing you more in 2021. Join in and follow the conversation using #VocTechPodcast and #VocTech. People Joe Ludlow, Impact Investment Director, Ufi Voctech Trust | Twitter: @joeludlow Nick Kind, Senior Director, Tyton Partners | Twitter: @nkind88 Sophie Bailey is the Founder and Presenter of The Edtech Podcast | Twitter: @podcastedtech   Show Notes and References   Check out https://theedtechpodcast.com/edtechpodcast for the full show notes.  Tell us your story We'd love to hear your thoughts. Record a quick free voicemail via speakpipe for inclusion in the next episode. Or you can post your thoughts or follow-on links via. twitter @podcastedtech or via The Edtech Podcast Facebook page or Instagram.

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 Neurodiversity, specifically;  Personal stories and frustrations  Hopes for change across policy, technology, and education  And, resources and tools for all listeners to help increase accessibility  Follow the conversation, share and comment using #edtechpod and #Bett2021. People Nicole Ponsford, Co-CEO and Founder of The Global Equality Collective, Regional Lead for Edtech Demonstrator Schools and Fellow of the RSA for Inclusion | Twitter: @NicolePonsford Elizabeth Wright, Paralympic Medalist, Editor of Disability Review Magazine and Conscious Being, Speaker, Writer, Disability Consultant | Twitter: @esioul Sophie Bailey is the Founder and Presenter of The Edtech Podcast | Twitter: @podcastedtech   Show Notes and References You can find links to any references from the episode in our show notes: https://theedtechpodcast.com/edtechpodcast. Tell us your story We'd love to hear your thoughts. Record a quick free voicemail via speakpipe for inclusion in the next episode. Or you can post your thoughts or follow-on links via twitter @podcastedtech or via The Edtech Podcast Facebook page or Instagram.

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 hear about work that partners Jisc, Emerge Education and Salesforce.org have been doing around digital strategy in Higher Education. The 2030 strategy framework for university leaders is centred around four main themes; Leadership Staff Business model Investment There has been a sharp learning curve on what is possible and how it should be refined when we are using technology. Listen to our guests and learn from their research within the Digital Strategy Framework on what they found useful or surprising in 2020. You can continue the conversation online at @podcastedtech and @SalesforceOrg with #EdtechEdge  and #edtechpod. People Professor David Maguire, Chair, Jisc; Interim Principal and Vice-Chancellor, University of Dundee | Twitter: @djm92373 Corey Snow, Director, Education Industry Solutions, Integrations & Architecture at Salesforce.org | Twitter: @corey_snow Andy McGregor, Director of Edtech, Jisc | Twitter: @andymcg Sophie Bailey is the Founder and Presenter of The Edtech Podcast | Twitter: @podcastedtech Show Notes and References   Check out https://theedtechpodcast.com/edtechpodcast for the full show notes  Tell us your story We'd love to hear your thoughts. Record a quick free voicemail via speakpipe for inclusion in the next episode. Or you can post your thoughts or follow-on links via twitter @podcastedtech or via The Edtech Podcast Facebook page or Instagram. 

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 £10k and £25k. In this episode, you'll hear stories from three colleges; Lancaster & Morecambe College, the Isle of Wight College and South West College in Northern Ireland. Our guests talk about some of the Further Education challenges they faced during 2020, how their collaboration with VocTech Now had a positive impact and we delve into some of the lessons they have learnt along the way. Enjoy and follow the conversation using #VocTechPodcast and #VocTechNow. People Kev Jones, Project Account Manager, Ufi VocTech Trust | Twitter: @tweetkevjones Louise Woods, e-Content Designer/ Digital Learning Developer, South West College | Twitter: @l_woods82 Melissa Grimes, Learning Resource Centre Coordinator, South West College (Dungannon site) Ian Grayling, Project Account Manager for Ufi VocTech Trust and Executive Director at thelyceumpro Dawn Smart, Contracts and Performance Manager, The Isle of Wight College | Twitter: @iwcollege Iain Parkinson, Head of Faculty: Sport, Care, Art, Media and Public Services, Lancaster & Morecambe College | Twitter: @LMCollege Mark Berthelemy, Independent digital problem solver, | Website: https://mark.berthelemy.net/ Ty Goddard, Director & Co-founder of The Education Foundation and Chair of Edtech UK | Twitter: @ty_goddard Sophie Bailey is the Founder and Presenter of The Edtech Podcast | Twitter: @podcastedtech   Show Notes and References   Check out https://theedtechpodcast.com/edtechpodcast for the full show notes.  Tell us your story We'd love to hear your thoughts. Record a quick free voicemail via speakpipe for inclusion in the next episode. Or you can post your thoughts or follow-on links via. twitter @podcastedtech or via The Edtech Podcast Facebook page or Instagram.

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 Ufi Voctech Trust have been supporting that are involved in vocational education across the criminal justice system.  You’ll hear about: Providing access to learning environments Tailoring and adapting learning Assessing learning Creating employment opportunities Enjoy and follow the conversation using #VocTechPodcast and #WeekOfVocTech. People Patrick Dunn, Project Account Manager, Ufi VocTech Trust Daniel Brown, Director, Meganexus | Twitter: @Meganexus_Ltd Lee Tavinder, NIACRO | Twitter: @LeeTav Kate Russell,  Senior Practitioner, NIACRO | Twitter: @niacro Nuala Trainor, Project Manager, Sentireal | Twitter: @nualatrainor1 Sarah Cox, Director of Enterprise & Leadership Programmes at MyBE Awards | Twitter: @mybe_awards_ltd David Hore, Co-Founder & CEO / CTO, Fluence | Twitter: @DavidHore Cameron Holloway, Content Manager, Socrates Software | Twitter: @cameron8172   Show Notes and References   Check out https://theedtechpodcast.com/edtechpodcast for the full show notes.  Tell us your story We'd love to hear your thoughts. Record a quick free voicemail via speakpipe for inclusion in the next episode. Or you can post your thoughts or follow-on links via. twitter @podcastedtech or via The Edtech Podcast Facebook page or Instagram.

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 them up for a changed world of employment and skills development? You'll hear the different perspectives and demands on our guests plus questions and comments from our live audience. Enjoy and follow the conversation using #VocTechPodcast and #WeekOfVocTech. People Eglė Vinauskaitė, Director, Skillbright Labs | Twitter: @ThisIsEgle Dr. Maren Deepwell, CEO of the Association for Learning Technology (ALT), an independent charity and the leading professional body for Learning Technology in the UK on Amplify FE | Twitter: @MarenDeepwell Chantal Wilson, People Director, Honest Burgers | Twitter: @honestburgers Shane Guildford, a FE Hospitality Chef/Lecturer and PEARSONS Silver Award Winner, TES Finalist, EdTech Innovator and MIE Expert from Cheshire College South and West | Twitter: @shanelegend23 Sophie Bailey, Founder and Presenter of The Edtech Podcast | Twitter: @podcastedtech   Show Notes and References   Check out https://theedtechpodcast.com/edtechpodcast for the full show notes.  Tell us your story We'd love to hear your thoughts. Record a quick free voicemail via speakpipe for inclusion in the next episode. Or you can post your thoughts or follow-on links via. twitter @podcastedtech or via The Edtech Podcast Facebook page or Instagram.

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 workers or 'workertech', whilst the other is General Partner at an early-stage fund investing in workplace technology companies that have a strategy to sell to and through employers. Enjoy the episode. It's a great listen! You can follow the conversation using #voctechpodcast and #voctech.  People Cansu Deniz Bayrak, Senior Partner, Bethnal Green Ventures | Twitter: @cansudb Allison Baum, General Partner, SemperVirens Venture Capital | Twitter: @ABaumGates Sophie Bailey, Founder and Presenter of The Edtech Podcast | Twitter: @podcastedtech   Show Notes and References   Check out https://theedtechpodcast.com/edtechpodcast for the full show notes.  Tell us your story We'd love to hear your thoughts. Record a quick free voicemail via speakpipe for inclusion in the next episode. Or you can post your thoughts or follow-on links via. twitter @podcastedtech or via The Edtech Podcast Facebook page or Instagram.

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 conversation with an amazing 19-year-old key worker on her experience of 2020, an SVP on understanding more about how vocational learning pathways are adapting to a fast-shifting employment landscape, and a Principal and CEO on the education sector moving forward on cultivating essential skills. We will be asking: Which skills are in demand? How are people reskilling? How did key workers in the pandemic train for this moment and how can adaptability and resilience be developed from an early age? And, what changes in assessment and qualifications and support will we see in reaction to our new societal needs?   Plus, there are some great book recommendations and the usual anecdotes, allegories and insights. Follow the conversation, share and comment using #edtechpod and #Bett2021. People Cindy Rampersaud, Senior Vice President, Pearson BTEC and Apprenticeship | Twitter: @RampersaudCindy Mark Steed, Principal and CEO, Kellett School | Twitter: @independenthead Naomi Dardai, Health Care Assistant at Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital, soon to be a Trainee Nursing Associate. Previously studied a BTEC in Health and Social Care at City College Norwich Sophie Bailey is the Founder and Presenter of The Edtech Podcast | Twitter: @podcastedtech   Show Notes and References   You can find links to any references from the episode in our show notes: https://theedtechpodcast.com/edtechpodcast. Tell us your story We'd love to hear your thoughts. Record a quick free voicemail via speakpipe for inclusion in the next episode. Or you can post your thoughts or follow-on links via twitter @podcastedtech or via The Edtech Podcast Facebook page or Instagram.

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 co-creating the student experience they want to see? And, What can Universities do more of? You can follow the conversation using #EdtechEdge and #edtechpod. People Sophie Bailey is the Founder and Presenter of The Edtech Podcast | Twitter: @podcastedtech Kate Daubney, Head of King’s Careers & Employability and soon to be the new Director of The Careers Group, University of London | Twitter: @careerampersand Victoria Wade, Head of College Careers Service - Education Consultancy, The Careers Group, across the University of London | Twitter: @CareersGroup Navneet Johal, Director, Industry Solutions, Higher Education, Salesforce.Org | Twitter: @NavneetJohal1 Rex Béchu, ESCP Paris master's student, Business. University of Sheffield, Politics and IR Graduate (1st). Former Chair of the Student Advisory Group for the UK Council for International Student Affairs | Twitter: @rexbechu Nebu George, Chair, Student Advisory Group for the UK Council for International Student Affairs (UKCISA) and PhD Researcher in Geochemical Archaeology at Bangor University, Wales | Twitter: @ArchaeoGeorge Farshida Zafar, Director, ErasmusX at Erasmus University Rotterdam | Twitter: @erasmusuni Carla Aerts, EdTech and Learning Science versatilist and EdTech thought leader. Also the founder of Refracted! | Twitter:  @underthebanyan Show Notes and References   Check out https://theedtechpodcast.com/edtechpodcast for the full show notes  Tell us your story We'd love to hear your thoughts. Record a quick free voicemail via speakpipe for inclusion in the next episode. Or you can post your thoughts or follow-on links via twitter @podcastedtech or via The Edtech Podcast Facebook page or Instagram. 

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 Mike Todd, CEO, Near Life | Twitter: @NearLifeTech  Kathy Relleen Evans, Director, Development Projects and Innovation Unit - DPIU, Norwegian Refugee Council | Twitter: @RelleenEvans, @NRC_Norway Sophie Bailey, Founder and Presenter of The Edtech Podcast | Twitter: @podcastedtech   Show Notes and References   Check out https://theedtechpodcast.com/edtechpodcast for the full show notes.  Tell us your story We'd love to hear your thoughts. Record a quick free voicemail via speakpipe for inclusion in the next episode. Or you can post your thoughts or follow-on links via. twitter @podcastedtech or via The Edtech Podcast Facebook page or Instagram.

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 it where would we be? Endlessly plodding perhaps…  In this episode, we are talking innovation with guests from Dubai, Brazil, Singapore and the U.K. Expect ideas on how to build the team around you to take new ideas forward, how to create the space for innovation, and ways to measure impact, including, “how much time have I saved?”  You can follow the conversation using #edtechpod and #Bett2021. People Luciano Meira, Co-founder, Joy Street + UFPE Professor  | Twitter: @luciano_meira Dr Samson Tan, Head, Centre for Innovation in Learning, National Institute of Education, Singapore Raya Bidshahri, Founder & CEO, Awecademy | Twitter: @raya_bid Simon Wilson, CTO, UK and Ireland, Aruba | Twitter: @siwilson2000 Sophie Bailey is the Founder and Presenter of The Edtech Podcast | Twitter: @podcastedtech   Show Notes and References   You can find links to any references from the episode in our show notes: https://theedtechpodcast.com/edtechpodcast. Tell us your story We'd love to hear your thoughts. Record a quick free voicemail via speakpipe for inclusion in the next episode. Or you can post your thoughts or follow-on links via twitter @podcastedtech or via The Edtech Podcast Facebook page or Instagram.

What's in this episode? This week’s bonus episode is a LIVE recording featuring a discussion I hosted at the FROG20 conference in August with two school leaders talking about how they kept calm and carried on during 2020. Stay listening in if you’re facing the rest of 2020 and feeling like you need a boost or some extra ideas on how to manage the madness. People Sophie Bailey, Founder and Presenter of The Edtech Podcast | Twitter: @podcastedtech Nick House, Headteacher at Greenshaw High School | Twitter: @GreenshawHigh Kate Wragg, Deputy Headteacher at Education and Leadership Trust, and Teacher of Computing and (Cross Trust lead on E-learning and E-safety) | Twitter: @MrsKateWragg Show Notes and References   Check out https://theedtechpodcast.com/edtechpodcast for the full show notes.  Tell us your story We'd love to hear your thoughts. Record a quick free voicemail via speakpipe for inclusion in the next episode. Or you can post your thoughts or follow-on links via. twitter @podcastedtech or via The Edtech Podcast Facebook page or Instagram.

What's in this episode? COVID-19 has had a huge impact on the student experience. This first episode in the second season of our "The Edge" series, supported by Salesforce.Org, is all about the campus reopening and how to best support both the institution and students during this time. Four guests share ideas around contact tracing, wellbeing, hybrid teaching and learning, and innovative student experience. Expect synchronous student cooking classes with a Michelin star chef, musings on student numbers and a changed admissions landscape, and technology investments made to support students and faculty long-term.  You can follow the conversation using #EdtechEdge and #edtechpod. People Sophie Bailey is the Founder and Presenter of The Edtech Podcast | Twitter: @podcastedtech Dr Ghazwa Alwani-Starr, Pro Vice-Chancellor Strategy, Planning and Partnerships and Director of Property, University of London | Twitter: @AlwaniStarrG Santiago Iñiguez de Onzoño, President of IE University, Spain | Twitter: @SantiagoIniguez Geshri Gunasekera, Senior Director for Institute Success, salesforce.org | Twitter: @EdtechGeshri Dhawal Shah, Founder and CEO, Class Central | Twitter: @dhawalhshah Show Notes and References   Check out https://theedtechpodcast.com/edtechpodcast for the full show notes  Tell us your story We'd love to hear your thoughts. Record a quick free voicemail via speakpipe for inclusion in the next episode. Or you can post your thoughts or follow-on links via twitter @podcastedtech or via The Edtech Podcast Facebook page or Instagram. 

A peek into our new HigherEd series, with Salesforce.Org. This series takes a fresh look at higher education and digital transformation. Clips used in this trailer to "set the scene" of HigherEd in 2020; Iain Harper, Head of Digital, Oxford University Business School, Digital Transformation at the World's Oldest University @ Salesforce Higher Ed Summit  Audio of U.K Student protests over A-Level exam results in 2020, YouTube WHO director-general Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus announcing COVID-19 as a pandemic on 11 March 2020 CBS Boston report, Trump administration reverses policy on international students studying in the U.S, YouTube BBC Newsnight, How are exam results being calculated this year? Clip with Sam Freedman, former Department of Education Advisor  BBC Newsnight, How are exam results being calculated this year? Clip with Deputy Vice-Chancellor Reading University, Professor Parveen Yaqoob July 30th 2020, Arizona State University Weekly Briefing on Campus Reentry plan with University of Arizona President Robert C. Robbins Chris Headleand, Director of Teaching and Learning for the School of Computer Science at the University of Lincoln, on The Edtech Podcast  HEPI & select committee webinars with Michelle Donelan MP, Minister for Universities The Edge: Accelerating Higher Education, is the second season from The Edtech Podcast, supported by Salesforce.org, and exploring the intersection of higher education and digital transformation.  You can follow the conversation using #EdTechEdge and #edtechpod and subscribe by searching for The Edtech Podcast at Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever else you listen. Salesforce.org is the social impact centre of Salesforce focused on partnering with the global community of change-makers. They provide access to powerful technology that empowers change-makers to build a better world. Salesforce.org’s Education Cloud gives Higher Education institutions a single, shared view of students, alumni and staff in an integrated CRM platform to create personalised experiences at scale - transforming learner engagements into lifelong relationships. 

What's in this episode? A pre-COVID workplace learning technology chat. In this episode we throwback to a past recording at Reimagine Education in December 2019, where we were in pre-COVID times chatting about the power of workplace learning technology in our Voctech Podcast LIVE session. You will hear about: setting courageous goals going from training to learning culture and, designing your learning day. People Sophie Bailey, Founder and Presenter of The Edtech Podcast | Twitter: @podcastedtech Richard Price, Learning Technologies Advisor, NHS Health Education England | Twitter: @RichardPriceUK Jacob Waern, Founder & CEO, EduMe | Twitter: @EduMeSocial Joe Ludlow, Impact Investment Director, Ufi Ventures | Twitter: @joeludlow Catherine Wallwork, Head of Innovation Engagement & Mindset, Deloitte Ventures | Twitter: @catherinewallw1 Show Notes and References   Check out https://theedtechpodcast.com/edtechpodcast for the full show notes.  Tell us your story We'd love to hear your thoughts. Record a quick free voicemail via speakpipe for inclusion in the next episode. Or you can post your thoughts or follow-on links via. twitter @podcastedtech or via The Edtech Podcast Facebook page or Instagram.

What's in this episode? The next in our mini-series on the edtech demonstrator programme in England, this time with a focus on back to school and college. Lots of tips on continuity of learning, plus peer to peer and wellbeing support.  Also in this episode, Fergus Bruce of Sublime talking us through this week’s guest blog and Caroline Wright of BESA with some events news. And finally, Charlie James of edtech demonstrator college, Basingstoke College of Technology, on from learner to learning technologist and blasted resits.  Bonne Chance listeners!  People Sophie Bailey, Founder and Presenter of The Edtech Podcast | Twitter: @podcastedtech David Maguire, Headteacher, Coupals Primary Academy, Suffolk | Twitter: @CoupalsAcademy Scott Hayden, Digital Innovation Specialist/ Lecturer of Creative Media Production, Basingstoke College of Technology | Twitter: @scottdhayden Paul Edge, Deputy Head Teacher, Ribblesdale High School | Twitter: @Paul_A_Edge Faye Saadieh, Policy and Communications Advisor: EdTech Demonstrator Schools and Colleges, STEM, Digital & EdTech Unit | Twitter: @edtechdemo Listener Contributors: Fergus Bruce, Director of Customer Experience: Education, Sublime | Twitter: @fergusambruce Caroline Wright, Director General, BESA | Twitter: @CJPWright Bonus Audio:   Charlie James, Learning Technologist, Basingstoke College of Technology (BCoT) | Twitter: @CharlieJamess9 Callum Rochester, Student, BCoT | Twitter: @FolksyCash04 Show Notes and References   Check out https://theedtechpodcast.com/edtechpodcast for the full show notes.  Tell us your story We'd love to hear your thoughts. Record a quick free voicemail via speakpipe for inclusion in the next episode. Or you can post your thoughts or follow-on links via. twitter @podcastedtech or via The Edtech Podcast Facebook page or Instagram.

What's in this episode? This week’s episode shares the work of edtech demonstrator schools and colleges in England. The EdTech Demonstrator Programme is a network of schools and colleges across England who exhibit effective practice in the use of technology. The Demonstrator Schools and Colleges involved in the programme provide professional development and support, focusing initially on supporting the effective delivery of remote teaching practices to schools and colleges across the country. In this episode, guided by Kriss Baird, London Regional Lead - Dfe EdTech Demonstrators Programme, you’ll hear about • Ideas to support senior leaders and educators as schools manage social distancing in the school or college learning context. • Consolidating online support for those students unable to return to schools and colleges • Building on progress made with remote learning • And, Ensuring the momentum for strategic change in the use of technology is maintained in the autumn term and beyond Plus, Dr. Vicki Cameron, Chief Education Officer, PeopleBench, on our guest blog... People Sophie Bailey, Founder and Presenter of The Edtech Podcast | Twitter: @podcastedtech Kriss Baird, London Regional Lead - Dfe EdTech Demonstrators Programme | Twitter: @krissbaird Graham Macaulay, Director of Technology for Learning, Leo Academy Trust | Twitter: @grahammacaulay Ed Vainker, Executive Principal at Reach Academy Feltham & Director of Reach Children's Hub at Reach Academy Trust | Twitter: @edvainker Harpreet Dhillon, Primary Maths Lead at Reach Academy | Twitter: @reachfeltham Rory McGrath, Headteacher, Shacklewell Primary School | Twitter: @rjmgteach Cassie Williams, Deputy Head Teacher | Twitter: @MissWilliamsADE Tim Lings, Director of IT, Heronsgate Primary School | Twitter: @HeronsgateSch Rachel Coathup, Lead Teacher, Technology for Learning at LEO Academy Trust, Google Certified Trainer and Innovator | Twitter: @TechMissC Listener Contributor: Dr. Vicki Cameron, Chief Education Officer, PeopleBench | Twitter: @PeopleBench Show Notes and References   Check out https://theedtechpodcast.com/edtechpodcast for the full show notes.  Tell us your story We'd love to hear your thoughts. Record a quick free voicemail via speakpipe for inclusion in the next episode. Or you can post your thoughts or follow-on links via. twitter @podcastedtech or via The Edtech Podcast Facebook page or Instagram.

What's in this episode? This week’s episode is all about some of the immediate responses to training through technology in the wake of COVID-19. You’ll hear from professionals in both early years and further education, on how they engaged learners, helped support rapid training of the workforce and the long term positive impact. We talk about funding, contextualising content, and the spirit of generosity and giving during the age of COVID. Enjoy! Thank you Ufi Voctech Trust for supporting this series and vocational skills development in the UK through their investments and grants in vocational technology. You can check out their work here. You can follow the series conversation using #voctechpodcast and #voctech. People Sophie Bailey is the Founder and Presenter of The Edtech Podcast | Twitter: @podcastedtech Nia Brodrick, Project Coordinator, ColegauCymru / Colleges Wales | Twitter: @NiaBrodrickCC; @ColegauCymru Annabel Hardy-King, Projects Director, PACEY (Professional Association for Childcare and Early Years) | Twitter: @paceychildcare Claire Protheroe, National Manager for Wales, PACEY   Show Notes and References   Check out https://theedtechpodcast.com/edtechpodcast for the full show notes. Tell us your story We'd love to hear your thoughts. Record a quick free voicemail via speakpipe for inclusion in the next episode. Or you can post your thoughts or follow-on links via. twitter @podcastedtech or via The Edtech Podcast Facebook page or Instagram.

Welcome to the third 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 HP for supporting this episode, and to our fantastic guests for making this episode so insightful. What's in this episode? This week, we are chatting to Bett’s Global Education Council, getting to grips with the council’s manifesto set in January and the way COVID has impacted the manifesto ideals and how urgently they are implemented. Our guests reflect on how the pause given by the pandemic has allowed an opportunity to teach back better and how this can be achieved. You can follow the conversation using #edtechpod and #Bett2021. People Sophie Bailey is the Founder and Presenter of The Edtech Podcast | Twitter: @podcastedtech Jose Papa, Chairman, Bett Global Education Council and Co-founder, Trace Academia | Twitter: @Bett_show Eric C. Abrams, Chief Inclusion Officer, Stanford University Graduate School of Education | Twitter: @StanfordEd Ilse Howling, Chairman, Education Development Trust | Twitter: @IlseHowling; @EdDevTrust Ger Graus, Global Director of Education, KidZania | Twitter: @GrausGer Paolo Dal Santo, the HP Education lead for Europe, Middle-East and Africa | Twitter: @paolodalsanto; @HP Listener Contributors: Amanda Brock, CEO, OpenUK | Twitter: @AmandaBrockUK Sunhera Cariappa, Esperanza Life Edtech Accelerator | Website: EdventuresGBA.com   Show Notes and References   You can find the link to the manifesto and other references from the episode in our show notes: https://theedtechpodcast.com/edtechpodcast. Tell us your story We'd love to hear your thoughts. Record a quick free voicemail via speakpipe for inclusion in the next episode. Or you can post your thoughts or follow-on links via twitter @podcastedtech or via The Edtech Podcast Facebook page or Instagram.