Class Futures
20 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 2 years ago -Newsletter updates and reports on digital learning for educators and learning professionals in the UK and globally
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Class Futures: Patrick Foster on gambling, how he lost £58,000 on a single horse in the Cheltenham Gold Cup, his recovery from addiction, and the launch of his new book, Might Bite
March 16, 2022 07:00 - 35 minutesPatrick Foster is Head of Delivery for Education and Corporate Social Responsibility at EPIC Risk Management, a company which aims to prevent gambling from harming people and organisations. He is also author of his new book 'Might Bite: The Secret Life of a Gambling Addict'. In his new book he writes about his pathological addiction to gambling which currently affects more than 1.4 million people per year in the UK. Worringly gamblers are getting younger and I was interested in speaking to P...
Class Futures: Patrick Foster on gambling, how he lost £58,000 on a single horse in the Cheltenham Gold Cup, his recovery from addiction, and the launch of his new book, Might Bite
March 16, 2022 07:00 - 35 minutesPatrick Foster is Head of Delivery for Education and Corporate Social Responsibility at EPIC Risk Management, a company which aims to prevent gambling from harming people and organisations. He is also author of his new book 'Might Bite: The Secret Life of a Gambling Addict'. In his new book he writes about his pathological addiction to gambling which currently affects more than 1.4 million people per year in the UK. Worringly gamblers are getting younger and I was interested in speaking to Pa...
Tara Baumgarten of Sora Schools on how the online school started, organising self-directed learning, how to develop new skills, pupil motivation, and why the future of learning looks like work.
March 01, 2022 20:46 - 35 minutesTara Baumgarten is the product manager at Sora Schools, an online school setup by the trio of Garrett Smiley, Indra Sofian and Wesley Samples. Instead of running a traditional school timetable, Sora is a project-based learning environment where students can start their own projects, choose their own timeline, and set their own ways of evaluating their work. It has a timetable different to a traditional school too, with ‘stand ups’ instead of assemblies, and ‘check points’ instead of class f...
Class Futures: Education Alliance Finland CEO Olli Vallo on why certification is important for learning solutions, tips on how edtech companies can become brands and his digital learning predictions
February 14, 2022 15:13 - 32 minutesOllie Vallo is CEO of Education Alliance Finland (EAF), a company which specialises in evaluating and certifying learning solutions against different teaching methods and curricula around the world. EAF works globally and has customers from over 25 countries. With an MSc in Education and a PhD, he is an expert in the education technology sector. He used to work as a teacher before moving into edtech and has spoken at many international education events. Through the work of EAF he has had...
Interview with Gunda Tire, Head of International Assessments, Education and Youth Board Estonia
January 27, 2022 15:17 - 25 minutes - 35.6 MBIn this episode, I spoke to to Gunda Tire who is head of international assessments for the Education and Youth Board in Estonia. She tells me about her role in leading the PISA programme for international student assessments. We go on to discuss the education model in Estonia and how it is different. Estonia is a country with 1.3 million people and it has a very innovative model. She reveals her thoughts and ideas on the future of education and learning which include: A strategy to provi...
Head of International Assessments for the Education and Youth Board of Estonia, Gunda Tire, explains why the Estonian model is successful and gives her thoughts on the future of digital learning
January 27, 2022 08:00 - 25 minutesMy January interview is with Gunda Tire who heads up international assessments for the education and youth board for Estonia. Estonia is a small country with a population of 1.3m, yet its education model is extremely innovative. It has a high PISA ranking in its assessments for reading, maths and science. Gunda was able to provide me with some insight into the Estonian model and her thoughts on the future of digital learning. The country also has a strategy to provide individualised learn...
Head of International Assessments for the Education and Youth Board of Estonia, Gunda Tire, explains why the Estonian model is successful and gives her thoughts on the future of digital learning 🇪🇪
January 27, 2022 08:00 - 25 minutesMy January interview is with Gunda Tire who heads up international assessments for the education and youth board for Estonia. Estonia is a small country with a population of 1.3m, yet its education model is extremely innovative. It has a high PISA ranking in its assessments for reading, maths and science. Gunda was able to provide me with some insight into the Estonian model and her thoughts on the future of digital learning. The country also has a strategy to provide individualised lear...
Head of International Assessments for the Education and Youth Board of Estonia, Gunda Tire, explains why the Estonian model is successful and gives her thoughts on the future of digital learning 🇪🇪
January 27, 2022 08:00 - 25 minutesMy January interview is with Gunda Tire who heads up international assessments for the education and youth board for Estonia. Estonia is a small country with a population of 1.3m, yet its education model is extremely innovative. It has a high PISA ranking in its assessments for reading, maths and science. Gunda was able to provide me with some insight into the Estonian model and her thoughts on the future of digital learning. The country also has a strategy to provide individualised learn...
Podcast interview with Gary Brode
September 20, 2021 15:53 - 36 minutes - 50.8 MBIn this podcast episode, I spoke to Gary Brode who is managing partner at an investment company called Deep Knowledge Investing. The company has recently produced a report on the online education industry. I spoke to him to find out more about the findings of the report and to get his insight on the sector. In the episode, he discusses why online learning is here to stay and his predictions for the next two years and beyond. The Class Futures podcast is a series of episodes which aim to prov...
Podcast interview with Gary Brode 🎧
September 20, 2021 15:53 - 36 minutesIn this podcast episode, I spoke to Gary Brode who is managing partner at an investment company called Deep Knowledge Investing. The company has recently produced a report on the online education industry. I spoke to him to find out more about the findings of the report and to get his insight on the sector. In the episode, he discusses why online learning is here to stay and his predictions for the next two years and beyond. The Class Futures podcast is a series of episodes which aim to prov...
Podcast interview with Gary Brode 🎧
September 20, 2021 15:53 - 36 minutesIn this podcast episode, I spoke to Gary Brode who is managing partner at an investment company called Deep Knowledge Investing. The company has recently produced a report on the online education industry. I spoke to him to find out more about the findings of the report and to get his insight on the sector. In the episode, he discusses why online learning is here to stay and his predictions for the next two years and beyond. The Class Futures podcast is a series of episodes which aim to pro...
Q&A with Audrey Watters 📖
August 18, 2021 07:00 - 25 minutesIn the latest podcast episode on Class Futures, I was thrilled to speak with Audrey Watters who has recently released her new book, Teaching Machines: The History of Personlised Learning with The MIT Press. In this book she writes about the history of education technology, an area she has been covering on her Hack Education blog since 2010. I spoke to her to find out more about it and to get her thoughts on the future of digital learning. Mentioned in this episode Audrey Watters on Twitte...
Q&A with Audrey Watters
August 18, 2021 07:00 - 25 minutes - 34.8 MBListen now | EdTech author discusses her new book and reveals her hopes and fears for the future of digital learning. Get on the email list at www.classfutures.com
Q&A with Audrey Watters 📖
August 18, 2021 07:00 - 25 minutesIn the latest podcast episode on Class Futures, I was thrilled to speak with Audrey Watters who has recently released her new book, Teaching Machines: The History of Personlised Learning with The MIT Press. In this book she writes about the history of education technology, an area she has been covering on her Hack Education blog since 2010. I spoke to her to find out more about it and to get her thoughts on the future of digital learning. Mentioned in this episode Audrey Watters on Twitt...
Q&A with Darren Collins
August 12, 2021 08:00 - 24 minutes - 33.5 MBIn the latest episode on Class Futures, I spoke to Darren Collins who teaches financial studies at The Sittingbourne School in Kent. He caught my interest on Twitter when I saw that he had scooped Interative Investor’s Personal Finance Teacher of the year award. Financial education is an important topic and one I wanted to explore. He reveals his route in to teaching, what inspires and motivates him, and how he won the award. Mentioned in this episode Darren Collins on LinkedIn and Twitter....
Q&A with Darren Collins 👨🏻‍🏫
August 12, 2021 08:00 - 24 minutesIn the latest episode on Class Futures, I spoke to Darren Collins who teaches financial studies at The Sittingbourne School in Kent. He caught my interest on Twitter when I saw that he had scooped Interative Investor’s Personal Finance Teacher of the year award. Financial education is an important topic and one I wanted to explore. He reveals his route in to teaching, what inspires and motivates him, and how he won the award. Mentioned in this episode Darren Collins on LinkedIn and Twitter....
Class Futures: Interactive Investor's personal finance teacher of the year, Darren Collins, on financial education, his route into teaching, what inspires him, and how he won the 2021 award
August 12, 2021 08:00 - 24 minutesIn the latest episode on Class Futures, I spoke to Darren Collins who teaches financial studies at The Sittingbourne School in Kent. He caught my interest on Twitter when I saw that he had scooped Interative Investor’s Personal Finance Teacher of the year award. Financial education is an important topic and one I wanted to explore. He reveals his route in to teaching, what inspires and motivates him, and how he won the award. Mentioned in this episode Darren Collins on LinkedIn and Twitter...
Q&A with Ryne Anthony at Flux
July 29, 2021 13:42 - 22 minutes - 10.1 MBIn our podcast summer series, I spoke to Ryne Anthony who is director of innovation at a company called Flux. He used to be a science teacher before making the move to Flux which is part of a larger company called Corbett Inc. It is creating huge, open plan spaces which are completely different to the traditional classroom environment. Think large, airy spaces with cool seating and learning areas. These new spaces are offered to teachers and pupils where they can test out the latest STEM (s...
Q&A with Ryne Anthony at Flux 🎧
July 29, 2021 13:42 - 22 minutesIn our podcast summer series, I spoke to Ryne Anthony who is director of innovation at a company called Flux. He used to be a science teacher before making the move to Flux which is part of a larger company called Corbett Inc. It is creating huge, open plan spaces which are completely different to the traditional classroom environment. Think large, airy spaces with cool seating and learning areas. These new spaces are offered to teachers and pupils where they can test out the latest STEM (s...
Q&A with Ryne Anthony at Flux 🎧
July 29, 2021 13:42 - 22 minutesIn our podcast summer series, I spoke to Ryne Anthony who is director of innovation at a company called Flux. He used to be a science teacher before making the move to Flux which is part of a larger company called Corbett Inc. It is creating huge, open plan spaces which are completely different to the traditional classroom environment. Think large, airy spaces with cool seating and learning areas. These new spaces are offered to teachers and pupils where they can test out the latest STEM (...