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#82 - On Efficacy & Impact

Release Date: 09/10/2017

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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

Tom Bennett - ResearchED

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The ASU GSV Summit annually brings together the most impactful people from diverse constituencies – entrepreneurs, business leaders, K12 and higher ed leaders, policymakers, leading tech companies, and philanthropists – to create partnerships, explore solutions, and shape the future of learning and talent innovation.

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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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