#82 - On Efficacy and Impact in Edtech The third part of the ASU GSV Summit Series on The Edtech Podcast. Listen here. Welcome everyone to this third episode from the ASU GSV Summit series on The Edtech Podcast. This week we hear about efficacy and impact touching upon evidence-based education, why you shouldn't attempt to be a researcher, and why accreditation isn't the answer in the complicated world of education!  Don't forget to check out the reference links below, for more follow up videos, podcasts and reading on this topic.  What's in this episode? Message from this week's episode sponsors Qatar Foundation International and The Michelson 20MM Foundation Sophie Bailey introduction - latest events, competition winners and news  Deborah Quazzo with the GSV Cap. perspective on efficacy and impact 1:1 interviews featuring: Bart Epstein, Founding CEO, Jefferson Education Accelerator (recorded at ASU GSV Summit) Tom Bennett, Director and founder of researchED Sophie Bailey outro - what's next in the series?  Sample quotes:  Rather than saying let’s do it like this because Vgotsky said so in the 1920s, let’s look at what is the alternative  Very very infrequently is the efficacy and impact judged in advance of major policy decisions We want to make it more likely that the edtech products that reach our classrooms will have the best impact, not just the best marketing claims  References:  Bart Epstein - Jefferson Education Accelerator Bart Epstein - Twitter Jefferson Education Accelerator EDUCATE - Twitter EDUCATE Luyen Chou - Twitter Pearson Sir Michael Barber EdTech Efficacy Research Symposium Thinkster Math Rose Luckin - Twitter Episode #27 with Dr Rose Luckin on the importance, or not, of efficacy What Works Clearinghouse Which? Magazine Consumer Reports Innovate My School Voxy National Education Research Database - NERD Todd Bloom - Twitter ASU GSV Summit - Games and Neuroscience Making an Impact (Finally) in Education and Talent Episode #77 - Play It Smart: Games and Neuroscience Making an Impact (Finally) in Education and Talent BAFTA Young Game Designers London Educational Games Meetup (LEGup) - Twitter Wellcome Trust University of Virginia Curry School of Education Foundation Strada Education Network Michael & Susan Dell Foundation Amanda Ripley - The Smartest Kids in the World Tom Bennett - ResearchED Tom Bennett  ResearchED Vgotsky  Carter Review  EEF Deans for Impact  Daniel Willingham - Why Don’t Student’s Like School? Daisy ChristoDoulou - Seven Myths About Education Pedro De Bruyckere Paul A. Kirschner and Casper D. Hulshof - Urban Myths about Learning and Education Tom Bennett - Teacher Proof RISE project Research Schools Ben Goldacre David Hume  Like this episode? Check out these related videos and podcasts: Solving Higher Ed's complex problems with Bart Epstein, Founding CEO, Jefferson Education Accelerator and Research Associate Professor at the University of Virginia and company...   Under 30 Conversation: Dorm Room Founders On Impact And Reform with Caroline Howard, Editor, Forbes with Jacob Allen, Founder-CEO, pilotEd Schools (30 Under 30 2017), Alexis Morin, Co-Founder and Executive Director, Students for Education Reform (30 Under30 2013) and Joe Vasquez, Co-Director, Runway Incubator; Co-Founder, Michelson Runway EdTech Accelerator (30 Under 30 2017):   Solving K-12’s most complex issues across ed-tech dev, funding, and procurement with Katrina Stevens, Former Deputy Director of the Office of Educational Technology, U.S. Department of Education and Bart Epstein, Founding CEO, Jefferson Education Accelerator and Research Associate Professor at the University of Virginia moderating...      Messages from The Edtech Podcast: Our website has just launched! You can check it out here. Applications to host a guest episode of The Edtech Podcast are now open. Find out more here Have you checked out Innovate Edtech yet? It takes place in November and focuses on learner experience. More here. Do you love