The Edtech Podcast Schedule 1H17
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This document provides a log of upcoming releases for the Bett Edtech Trends podcast series. It outlines future episodes that will cover topics like the state of UK and international edtech, mobile gaming for language learning, coding, augmented reality, funding mechanisms for education, trends in publishing, discussions from SXSWedu on higher education and MOOCs, edtech investment and accelerators, literacy issues, and an upcoming episode with guest Randi Zuckerberg addressing the technology skills gap. The target audiences for the podcasts include educators, edtech companies, investors, consultants, and government officials.
The Edtech Podcast Schedule 1H17
- 1. Log of upcoming releases Bett Edtech Trends 3 -The state of UK and international Edtech in 2017 Caroline Wright, Director General, BESA Patrick Hayes, Director, BESA Mark Chambers, CEO, NAACE Drew Buddie, ICT co-ordinator, Royal Masonic School The Dutch School at Bett with Lieke Conijn, Senior Commercial Attaché at Embassy of the Netherlands in London Nick Madhavji, CEO & Founder, Joskos Group Fergal Kilroy, Head of Content, Bett Out music, Action Jackson: Dream Big, Your Amazing The state of UK and international Edtech in 2017 Why broadband is still a critical issue for UK edtech take-up How to get involved in the next Bett as a content contributor All international and UK educators - early years through to higher ed All edtech and bluechip educational business Investors Consultants Government 26th March 2017 Wibbu Takeover - on mobile gaming and language learning Dean Jacobs, CEO, Wibbu Jo Sayers, Head of Product, ELT Jam Sabrina Espasandin, EFL Teacher, Argentina & Spain ELT innovations recent developments The pedagogy and science behind language acquisition and retention International demand for ELT Case study of Wibbu on mobile gaming for language learning All ELT and MFL teachers and educators Gaming sector and indies Investors Parents and wider teaching community Publishers 2nd April 2017
- 2. Bett Edtech Trends 4 - gaming, apps, coding, AR, and audio Raul Gutierrez, Founder & CEO, Tinybop Inc. Alice Lacey, CEO & Co-founder, now>press>play Ed Barton, CEO, Curiscope Srinivas Mandyam, Founder and CTO, Tynker Mark Overland, Head of Education, Primo Toys Artificial reality and mobile apps to engage learners in biology The development of coding for computational thinking Why listening helps to enhance learning All international and UK educators - early years and K-12 All edtech and bluechip educational business Investors Consultants Government 9th April 2017 Oliver Beach Extra Partnerships Manager at Kano, which empowers young people to create with technology. Prior to joining Kano, taught for four years in inner-city London schools and am an Ambassador of the Teach First programme.Governor of an Outstanding primary school and a regular contributor to the TES, Huffington Post, Telegraph and the Guardian. Also the founding advisor of a education charity which seeks to address inequity in opportunities for disadvantaged students, called Rocket Fund. Why alternative funding mechanisms are needed Why do Oliver’s TES articles keep trending? What are Oliver’s biggest gripes? All international and UK educators - early years and K-12 All edtech and bluechip educational business Investors Consultants Government 9th April 2017
- 3. Bett Edtech Trends Extra - Publishing Steve Connolly, Group Digital Director, Hodder Andrea Carr, Founder, Rising Stars Filippo Aroffo, Programme and Portfolio Manager SEM presso, McGraw-Hill Education Is there such a thing as a traditional publisher? How have educational resources adapted over time? What’s the story behind Bett Lifetime achievement award winner Andrea Carr? McGraw-Hill’s interest in learning science higher education primary education further education publishers edtech startups 16th April 2017 SXSWedu Special with David Bray David Bray, Chief Information Officer, Federal Communications Commission - on Gov comms and ed What is education in an exponential age? What are your recommended reads? What is leadership in a digital age? How can Gov remain meaningful to educators, students, parents and employees? All international and UK educators - early years through to higher education All edtech and bluechip educational business Investors Consultants Government 23rd April 2017 1st birthday episode - extra Featuring a mix of The Edtech Podcast listeners from around the world, plus me giving a look into The Edtech Podcast community and singing happy birthday… Focus episode on The Edtech Podcast community looking at: Who are listeners are Where they come from What they do Which guests we’ve had Who we’d like to have more of Who has sponsored A celebration of The Edtech Podcast community and listener base after 1 year All international and UK educators - early years through to higher education All edtech and bluechip educational business Investors Consultants Government 23rd April 2017
- 4. SXSWedu 17 edtech trends - Higher Education and Moocs Simon Nelson, CEO, FutureLearn Brian MacDonald, Director Residential Education, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA Dhawal Shah, Founder, Class Central Nikolas Jungaard, CEO, Score, Sweden Is Higher Education innovating fast enough? What are the latest trends in online courses, corporate training and MOOCS? Higher education professionals Further education professionals Educational content and course developers and trainers Government Edtech Start ups Consultants Investors 30th April 2017 SXSWedu 17 edtech trends - investment, start ups and accelerators Matt Candler, Founder + CEO, 4.0 Schools China Gong, Investor, Reach Capital Phil Kim, Co-Founder, Michelson Runway EdTech Accelerator | President, The Michelson 20MM Foundation Mayra Lombera, Director, Strategic Initiatives, The Michelson 20MM Foundation Avi Warshavsky, CEO at MindCET T.T. Nguyen Duc, VC, Pearson Affordable Learning Fund Tomoko Haneda, Afrel Co. , Ltd. on behalf of Edtech Japan Where is money currently being invested into edtech? What are various accelerators/ incubators focusing on and why? How does edtech differ from Vietnam to Israel to Japan to the USA? All education professionals and teacherpreneurs Start up ventures Government Bluechips Consultants Investors 7th May 2017 SXSWedu Special with Ted Fujimoto Ted Fujimoto, President, Landmark Consulting Group, Co-Chair of Right To Succeed How do you scale innovation? What’s wrong with most schools? Why is charter schoolvs. district school the wrong argument? What’s the chronology for success? Why is music so exciting for learning? All education professionals and teacherpreneurs Start up ventures Government Bluechips Consultants Investors 14th May 2017
- 5. SXSWedu 17 edtech trends - K-12 Nina Rees, President and CEO, National Alliance for Public Charter Schools Anthony A Owen, State Coord of Computer Science, Arkansas Department of Education Michael Cohen, The Tech Rabbi, EdTech trainer Alex Rosenthal, Editorial Director, TEDed What are charter schools? What are the current discussions around education and school choice? How did computer science gain status in Arkansas? How can design thinking interest students and educators? What’s next for TEDed after millions of YOUTUBE views? All education professionals and teacherpreneurs Start up ventures Government Bluechips Consultants Investors 21 May 2017 SXSWedu Special with a Norwegian chatbot Geir Sand Nilsen, VP New Business, EdTech Foundry What are chatbots? Why are they of interest in the context of educational institutions? Why chatbots can learn from every interaction Why chatbots still need humans All education professionals and teacherpreneurs Start up ventures Government Bluechips Consultants Investors 28 May 2017 SXSWedu 17 edtech trends - literacy, language, culture and innovation Dr. Shlomy Kattan, Senior Director at XPRIZE Matt Keller, Prize Lead, Global Learning XPRIZE Mark Nagurski, Co-Founder, MakeMatic Tricia Edwards, Head of Education, Smithsonian’s Lemelson Center For The Study of Invention And Innovation Maggie Mitchell Salem, Executive Director, Qatar Foundation International What are the global educational problems of our time? How is Elon Musk and others seeking to find the best solution to these problems and then scale? Why do we think innovators look a certain way? Why more Arabic speakers and language teachers matters All education professionals and teacherpreneurs Start up ventures Government Bluechips Consultants Investors 4 June 2017
- 6. Randi Zuckerberg episode Randi Zuckerberg is a New York Times bestselling author; the founder and CEO of Zuckerberg Media; host of "Dot Complicated" on SiriusXM, and Editor-in- Chief of Dot Complicated, an online community helping us navigate and "untangle" our wired, wonderful lives. Randi also served as a mentor on Oxygen's show "Quit Your Day Job," and currently serves as executive producer of "Dot.," based on Randi's recent children book, which premiered on CBC and Sprout Fall 2016. Randi appears regularly on NBC's the TODAY Show and CNBC, and has also been seen on CNN, Good Morning America, Fox Business, Bloomberg News, and ABC's World News. She is a Tony Voter, as well as a correspondent for the 2016 Tony Awards and the World Economic Forum in Davos. Randi was recently appointed as a Young Global Leader for the World Economic Forum, and is part of the Tech Committee for the American Theatre Wing. Addressing the tech skills gap Key research findings including the deficits of applied and hard tech skills in the current workforce Predictions for the future of technology and how to prepare students to meet real-life technology demands in the workplace. All education professionals and teacherpreneurs Start up ventures Government Bluechips Consultants Investors TBC