Future Minds with Phil

#4 Marc Bennie - COVID's Impact on Education, Digital vs. Traditional Education, and AI in Education


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In this episode, we speak with Marc Bennie.

Marc holds a Master in Education and is an Information Technology teacher at Reddam House, a prestigious private school in Cape Town. Marc completed his master's thesis focusing on EdTech and its impact on the future of education. He was involved in the introduction and roll-out of robotics in Reddam's curriculum and has been teaching kids to code for several years now. A passionate surfer, husband, and father of 2 teenage boys, Marc strongly believes in the power of project-based learning, curriculum personalization, and the adoption of a blended learning approach, whereby students are encouraged to learn both in-class and online.

In this discussion with Marc, we unpacked topics such as:

- How COVID has impacted class-based learning.

- Traditional vs Digital education.

- The need for innovation in education.

- What an optimal national education model would look like.

- Parental involvement.

- The power of AI in online education.

Marc offers a unique blend of insight and foresight from the perspective of both a parent and teacher, making this a must-listen episode.

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