#220 - Helping Frontline Workers (Time Invention of 2020)
Release Date: 01/10/2021
#223 - What Matters in Edtech: Leadership
The Edtech Podcast
This episode is all about leadership and is a timely reflection on how we can bolster our resolve and communicate a shared vision during radically changing times. In short, it’s all about people and you don’t have to be an automaton, in fact, you’re allowed to be yourself to lead effectively.
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#222 - Recruitment & Admissions
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#221 - What Matters in Edtech: Future Tech and Trends
The Edtech Podcast
This episode returns to the topic of future tech and trends in education, with one big consensus point across all our guests; collaboration, emotional learning and motivation.
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#220 - Helping Frontline Workers (Time Invention of 2020)
The Edtech Podcast
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.
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#219 - Future Workforce Development
The Edtech Podcast
In this episode, we ask the question, what is the role of social impact investing in workforce development?
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#218 - What Matters in Edtech: Inclusion, Neurodiversity and SEND
The Edtech Podcast
This week we are looking at SEND and Neurodiversity, specifically;
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#217 - Digital Transformation: how do you actually get it done?
The Edtech Podcast
The episode seeks to address the impact of radical digital transformation which has taken place in 2020 and where this leaves Higher Education going forward.
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#216 - VocTech Now: three college stories, responding to the pandemic
The Edtech Podcast
VocTech Now was part of Ufi's response to support the vocational learning sector in the UK during the Covid-19 pandemic.
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#215 - VocTech in the Criminal Justice System
The Edtech Podcast
This episode was part of Ufi Voctech Trust's 'Week of Voctech' and looks at some of the projects Ufi Voctech Trust have been supporting that are involved in vocational education across the criminal justice system.
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#214 - What’s next for VocTech and FE?
The Edtech Podcast
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.
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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.
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