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#137 - What does the Secretary of State for Education have in store for Edtech in England?
#137 - What does the Secretary of State for Education have in store for Edtech in England?
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66 minutes
Released:
Jan 31, 2019
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Podcast episode
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Thank you to Cool Initiatives for sponsoring this week's episode. Check out their competition, and chance to win £10k, here. What's in this episode? Hello everyone, this week we listen into the Secretary of State for Education's plans for Edtech in England, plus the creative brains behind Scratch on the early days of computers, a teacher and the institute of imagination on hands on learning, a new club for edutainment toys, and an insanely enthusiastic digital media FE teacher on collecting masters and delving into research on AI, our emotions and learning. Enjoy! People Sophie Bailey is the Founder and Presenter of The Edtech Podcast | Twitter: @podcastedtech Damian Hinds, Secretary of State for Education and MP for East Hampshire | Twitter: @DamianHinds Mitchel Resnick, Professor of Learning Research at MIT Media Lab, author of Lifelong Kindergarten, and founder of the Scratch Team | Twitter: @mres Shafina Vohra, Teacher of A Level Psychology at the London Design & Engineering UTC | Twitter: @ShafinaVohra Annie Duffield, Head of Marketing and Communications, Institute of Imagination | Twitter: @annieduffs Ben Callicot, Founder, Toy Pioneers Club Ian Hurd, Media & Creative Arts Teacher 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.
Released:
Jan 31, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode
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