LearningDust

LearningDust aims to promote harmonious relationships between teachers, technicians and leadership teams in schools. Each episode examines a theme through the eyes of people who perform these roles in schools. Our motto - pedagogy and technology in harmony - refers to the aspiration that teachers and 'techies' can work with, rather than against each other.

LearningDust 5.04 - William Lau 01/22/2024

LearningDust 5.04 - William Lau William Lau, Assistant Head and Learning Tech Lead at Great Ormond Street Hospital talks about the similarities and differences between mainstream and hospital education, he also extols the virtues of giving admin rights to all staff! /episode/index/show/learningdust/id/29594448

LearningDust 5.03 - Robert Elworthy 11/28/2023

LearningDust 5.03 - Robert Elworthy Robert Elworthy, Senior Solutions Engineer at Malwarebytes shares his experience working as a teacher and IT Director as well as for one of the biggest cyber security companies on the planet. The episode is notable for Dave & Andy being nice to each other as well as Robert placing himself in both the Hall of Fame and the Cupboard of Shame. /episode/index/show/learningdust/id/28669433

LearningDust 5.02 - Gemma Drinkall 11/14/2023

LearningDust 5.02 - Gemma Drinkall Gemma Drinkall, creator of Teachers With Boundaries and HeadSphere joins us to discuss the dangers of being a "yes" person, how being a teacher can become all-encompassing, and how doing your best doesn't have to mean doing it all. /episode/index/show/learningdust/id/28505891

LearningDust 5.01 - Laura McInerney 10/20/2023

LearningDust 5.01 - Laura McInerney The wonderful Laura McInerney, founder of Teacher Tapp joins us to explain how research helps to develop policy, perceptions and products. We discuss the development of the app over time and Andy realises that he is getting old. /episode/index/show/learningdust/id/28374437

LearningDust 4.06 - Tara Durham - Everything works somewhere, nothing works everywhere 08/31/2023

LearningDust 4.06 - Tara Durham - Everything works somewhere, nothing works everywhere At the end of the academic year we were joined by Tara Durham, Learning Resource Manager (EdTech) at Shipley College, the smallest college in the UK. Tara shares her, and the college's, edtech journey, talks about the rate of change in that journey and underlines the importance of the partnership between leaders and technologists. /episode/index/show/learningdust/id/27561135

LearningDust 4.05 - Aaron Saxton 07/12/2023

LearningDust 4.05 - Aaron Saxton In our first ever LearningDust road trip we visit UA92, via the Death Star, to speak to Aaron Saxton, Director of Disruptive Learning. Sax tells us about the opportunities they provide for the region's young people to gain experience working with multinational tech companies; and how he is much faster than Andy at running! /episode/index/show/learningdust/id/27312162

LearningDust 4.04 - Phil Bagge 05/26/2023

LearningDust 4.04 - Phil Bagge Phil Bagge, Computing Inspector / Advisor stars in the latest episode of LearningDust. He talks with Dave and Andy about how PRIMM works really well in KS2/3 in different programming languages whilst completely forgetting to promote Phil's new set of KS2 curricula books, details of which can be found at https://code-it.co.uk/ /episode/index/show/learningdust/id/26671149

LearningDust 4.03 - James Griffiths 04/27/2023

LearningDust 4.03 - James Griffiths James Griffiths, ex-military and GCHQ IT and information security expert joins us to discuss what schools can do to keep their systems, staff and data safe. We also ask James what teachers need to be aware of to support themselves and their students and what to do if your school is hacked. /episode/index/show/learningdust/id/26670846

LearningDust 4.02 - Dan Fitzpatrick 03/27/2023

LearningDust 4.02 - Dan Fitzpatrick We are delighted to be joined by Dan Fitzpatrick, educator, Edufuturist, expert in the use of AI in education, and soon to be best selling author. Dan tells us about the power of ChatGPT and other generative AI technologies and their potential to give us back the most precious resource - time. /episode/index/show/learningdust/id/26352834

LearningDust 4.01 - Dave & Andy 03/27/2023

LearningDust 4.01 - Dave & Andy After a not so brief hiatus, LearningDust is back for season four. Join Dave and Andy to hear about what has been going on at LD Towers, and to learn more about what you can expect for the new season. /episode/index/show/learningdust/id/26350305

LearningDust 3.17 - David Morgan 07/28/2022

LearningDust 3.17 - David Morgan David is a passionate and talented educator and self confessed pedagogy nerd. He joins us to take us through his progression in education and speaks with relish about his new role with Replit who aim to bring the next billion software developers online. *Replit's EdFest is over for 2022, but the recordings of keynotes and amazing sessions (including one by our very own Andy Colley) are available on their . /episode/index/show/learningdust/id/23886177

LearningDust 3.16 - Louise Campton 07/18/2022

LearningDust 3.16 - Louise Campton Louise Campton is a careers adviser and entrepreneur, an unusual mix to say the least, but she has taken the lemons that life threw at her and made lemonade in the form of Primary Goals, a company providing digital apprentices with opportunities to develop their schools’ use of edtech in the classroom. /episode/index/show/learningdust/id/23779307

LearningDust 3.15 - Anna & Harry Wake 07/06/2022

LearningDust 3.15 - Anna & Harry Wake Anna & Harry Wake share their remarkable tale of how at 15 years old they created Mission Encodeable, a website designed to teach people to code. They discuss the benefits of brand guidelines and even manage to dissuade Andy from joining TikTok! /episode/index/show/learningdust/id/23586902

LearningDust 3.14 - David Morris 06/22/2022

LearningDust 3.14 - David Morris CEO of Heart Academies Trust David Morris shares his experience of joining a Trust lacking in trust and how his military background helped him to break down barriers and develop the culture of his schools. /episode/index/show/learningdust/id/23506544

LearningDust 3.13 - Ian Stockbridge 06/09/2022

LearningDust 3.13 - Ian Stockbridge Concord College IT Manager Ian Stockbridge shares the benefit of his expertise and experience in cyber-security, bemoans the lack of SLA’s in education and champions the importance of making connections with human beings. /episode/index/show/learningdust/id/23375261

LearningDust 3.12 - Michael Bodekaer 05/13/2022

LearningDust 3.12 - Michael Bodekaer We are delighted to be joined by Michael Bodekaer, CEO of $100 million edtech company Labster. Michael discusses how his product can benefit teachers and students, the implications of the Metaverse on education and how failure can be productive. /episode/index/show/learningdust/id/23102951

LearningDust Episode 3.11 - Ryan Evans 04/19/2022

LearningDust Episode 3.11 - Ryan Evans Ryan shares his experiences of moving from the classroom to learning tech company @aspire2be. He also shares details of his Google Innovator project, @IncludEduOnline which provides a framework of tools for supporting learners' needs when using technology. /episode/index/show/learningdust/id/22840979

LearningDust Episode 3.10 - Simon Antwis 03/30/2022

LearningDust Episode 3.10 - Simon Antwis Simon Antwis, a consultant for STEER education explains how a student voice tool has transformed his schools’ approach to student wellbeing. He also discusses the results of a recent survey focusing on the mental health of young people. /episode/index/show/learningdust/id/22622648

LearningDust Episode 3.09 - Clay Smith 03/15/2022

LearningDust Episode 3.09 - Clay Smith We are thrilled to be joined by Google’s Clay Smith, who talks with us about his journey from talent agent through computing teacher, coding superstar and breaker of things, to Solutions Engineer for Google. /episode/index/show/learningdust/id/22455488

LearningDust Episode 3.08 - Andy Murden 02/11/2022

LearningDust Episode 3.08 - Andy Murden Andy Murden, Head of Learning and Development at Go Live Services joins us in this episode to discuss his career progression through teaching to his current role delivering a course for EdTech Leaders. He also discusses the importance of coaching in schools and how the coaching model is used in his course. /episode/index/show/learningdust/id/22100408

LearningDust Episode 3.07 - Sky Caves 01/07/2022

LearningDust Episode 3.07 - Sky Caves LearningDust kicks off the new year with a look at how we can support learners from both a curriculum and digital wellbeing perspective using edtech. The expertise is provided by Sky Caves, Senior Learning Technologist at BCOT. /episode/index/show/learningdust/id/21684428

LearningDust Episode 3.06 - Simon Howe 12/22/2021

LearningDust Episode 3.06 - Simon Howe LearningDust draws 2021 to a close with a guest who was so good that we recorded him twice. Simon joins us to talk about innovation, how to visit BETT effectively, and the benefits of public speaking for both the individual and the school. /episode/index/show/learningdust/id/21574733

LearningDust 3.05 - Ed Fairfield 12/06/2021

LearningDust 3.05 - Ed Fairfield In this episode we hear from marketing guru, parent governor, vice-chair of NAACE and erstwhile ice-cream salesman Ed about the importance of relationships, digital strategies and how to be a better buyer. /episode/index/show/learningdust/id/21393686

LearningDust Episode 3.04 - Alan Harrison 11/22/2021

LearningDust Episode 3.04 - Alan Harrison Alan fulfils his lifelong ambition in appearing on a podcast that he describes as “not terrible”. In the episode we discuss the usual wide range of topics, introduce our first listener giveaway and exclusively reveal the winners of this year’s Strictly Come Dancing. /episode/index/show/learningdust/id/21244580

LearningDust 3.01 - James Garnett 10/04/2021

LearningDust 3.01 - James Garnett LearningDust is back for season three and for our first episode we are joined by James Garnett of United Learning. James talks about the importance of strategic thinking, how to translate between network managers and senior leaders and much more. /episode/index/show/learningdust/id/20641472

LearningDust 3.03 - Jonathan Coy 09/29/2021

LearningDust 3.03 - Jonathan Coy Jonathan’s company HeadteacherChat provides information and support for school leaders across the UK and now he is sharing his experience and insight with LearningDust listeners. Join us to learn about support models, using tech to improve staff wellbeing and whether there is a place for technical staff on a school’s leadership team. /episode/index/show/learningdust/id/20643854

LearningDust 3.02 - Adam Robbins 09/29/2021

LearningDust 3.02 - Adam Robbins Managing editor of CogSciSci and author of Middle Leadership Mastery, Adam Robbins joins us to talk about how we can use cognitive science to empathise with our colleagues, the curse of knowledge, and much more that your brain probably doesn't have room for after reading this far! /episode/index/show/learningdust/id/20641514

LearningDust 2.22 - Lauren Thorpe 08/23/2021

LearningDust 2.22 - Lauren Thorpe Headlining LearningDust Series 2 is Ark’s director of Strategy, Lauren Thorpe. Lauren talks about her delight in solving problems, how MAT’s determine whether centralisation or personalisation is best for their schools, and how to oil the wheels of a large organisation. /episode/index/show/learningdust/id/20228045

LearningDust 2.21 - Tom Sherrington 07/16/2021

LearningDust 2.21 - Tom Sherrington Tom shares his experience as a teacher, school leader and erstwhile network manager and reflects upon the challenges of maintaining a modern school IT infrastructure, the benefits of AI and automated feedback tools, and the importance of a real world audience for student work. /episode/index/show/learningdust/id/19830920

LearningDust 2.20 - Tristan Kirkpatrick 07/04/2021

LearningDust 2.20 - Tristan Kirkpatrick We are thrilled to be joined by Tristan Kirkpatrick who digs deep into forming relationships, the power (or otherwise) of edtech tools and the joy to be had with oversized mini-whiteboards. /episode/index/show/learningdust/id/19699958

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