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#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...
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This episode is brought to you by the Michelson 20MM Foundation. A nonprofit based in Los Angeles, California that supports and invests in leading edge entrepreneurs, technologies, and initiatives with the potential to improve access, affordability, and student success in higher education. In 2016, 20MM launched the Michelson Runway, the world’s first accelerator dedicated to supporting innovations in higher-ed and career training. Both were founded thanks to the generous support of renowned spinal surgeon, Dr. Gary K. Michelson and his wife, Alya. Visit 20mm.org and michelsonrunway.com for more information.
Qatar Foundation International (QFI), LLC, is a U.S.-based member of Qatar Foundation (QF). QFI operates as both a grant-making organization, and a convener of thought leaders on issues related to global and international education, open education and education technologies as they intersect with the three core QFI programmatic areas: Arabic language and Arab culture, STE{A}M (STEM plus the Arts), and Youth Engagement.
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