In this episode of the EdTech Voice Notes we had the pleasure to catch up with Michelle Jayman, Lecturer and Researcher at the Department of Psychology at the University of Roehampton and co-convener for the British Educational Research Association; Bronach Hughes, Pyramid Project Coordinator at University of West London and Safeguarding Trainer for Girlguiding UK; Phil Tottman, Co-Founder and Director of Development at Book of Beasties.

We discussed how pandemic and lockdowns affected wellbeing for learners and educators and how the sector is reacting to the challenge. Our guests contributed to the recently published book Supporting New Digital Natives - Children’s Mental Health and Wellbeing in a Hi-Tech Age.

In this episode we hear from Adam Levy, Head of Digital Solutions at Computacenter, about the importance of digital strategies in the context of the 2020 pandemic and the future of the education system. 

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After a successful EdTech Summit last year, we thought we'd resume our podcast looking back at past episodes, to reflect on what was the main focus of the show - how can we bridge the gap between education and technology. We will revisit the answers provided by our guests, drawing a broad picture of how they would tackle the issue.

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In this episode:

• Vikki Liogier, National Head of EdTech and Digital Skills, Education & Training Foundation (ETF)
• Mark Bramwell, CIO of Said Business School, Oxford University
• Amy Hollier, Head of Blended Learning at Heart of Worcestershire College
• Stephen Hope, Head of Independent Learning, Leeds City College
• Dr Maren Deepwell, CEO, Association for Learning Technology (ALT)
• Dr Jonathan Eaton, Academic Registrar, Teesside University

In this episode Alessandro is joined by two guests: Professor Mark Simpson is Pro Vice-Chancellor (Learning & Teaching) and Dr Jonathan Eaton is Academic Registrar, both at Teesside University. We discuss mental health and wellbeing, remote and blended learning, and the future of education.

In this episode  we are joined by Dr Maren Deepwell, Chief Executive of the Association for Learning Technology (ALT), to discuss the importance of training, the newly launched network AmplifyFE, and the effects of lockdown on the education system - including assessment. 

On this episode our guest is Mark Bramwell, CIO of Saïd Business School at the University of Oxford. With Mark we discussed digital strategies, effects of lockdown on teaching and learning, social digital divide and accessibility.

In this week's episode we are joined by Amy Hollier, Head of Blended Learning at Heart of Worcestershire College, to discuss the Blended Learning Consortium, pedagogy, training, and accessibility.

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This week we speak with Steven Hope, Head of Independent Learning at Leeds City College about future-ready learning, the effects of the lockdown on grading and assessment, and blended learning strategies for schools, colleges and universities.

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Welcome to the first episode of EdTech Voice Notes, the podcast of the EdTech Summit.

The guest of this episode is Vikki Liogier, National Head of EdTech and Digital Skills at the Education and Training Foundation. With Vikki we discuss digital skills, the impact of the pandemic on the Further Education sector and the importance of an effective digital strategy.

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