Edufuturists

Brian’s first word was money and he’s always been fascinated with the world of investing. He developed Rapunzl as a financial literacy, EdTech tool to revolutionize how we teach students about investing and to provide equitable access to high-quality, project-based learning tools for students across the country. The world of returns is perched in an ivory tower, inaccessible to most investors. In response, Rapunzl helps everyone climb to financial success with free, simulated investing competitions as well as an integrated curriculum. Rapunzl was a 2022 Yass Prize Finalist, recognized as one of 8 transformational education groups across the country.

In this episode, Ben & Steve chat to Ariel Camus from Microverse who are democratising access to coding training by offering fully-funded courses and salary sharing for their students and graduates. They promise to help learners become international software developers, from anywhere. There are some fascinating discussions about how destinations data is important to rate the success of any learning institution, as well as creating equitable access to learning across the world.

Angela Newton & Peter Gravell are co-founders of Real Fast Reports, an AI app that helps teachers write reports.

In this episode, Ben, Dan & Steve chat about the purpose of education, why it needs to shift and what they are trying to do about it. They talk about the Uprising Event in Leeds and why they are putting it on, as well as announcing the highly commended individuals and organisations for the Edufuturists Awards 2023.  

There's also a special guest announcement!  

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In this episode, Ben, Dan & Steve chat about the purpose of education, why it needs to shift and what they are trying to do about it. They talk about the Uprising Event in Leeds and why they are putting it on, as well as announcing the highly commended individuals and organisations for the Edufuturists Awards 2023.

In this video, we chat to 2022 University of the Year winners, Teesside University about their innovative practices and unique perspectives on teaching in HE.

In this episode, Paula and Gordon from the College Development Network (CDN) in Scotland discuss research in education and particularly their work on trauma-informed practice and teacher reflection.  

Get your tickets for our event on 4th May in Leeds, UK at uprising.edufuturists.com  

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In this episode, we are joined by AI pioneer and EdTech specialist, Donald Clark from Wildfire Learning. We discuss the importance of technology in education, his work on online learning for over 20 years and his excitement about a future where we bring a real difference to all sectors of society.  

Get your tickets for the Uprising Event on 4th May 2023 in Leeds, UK at uprising.edufuturists.com

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In this episode, Dan & Steve chat with the co-founder of Hundo Piers Collins. Hundo provides a validated, verified on-chain skills wallet to replace the CV/resume for 1 billion learners worldwide. They are the first on-chain web3 company for GenZ, parents, educators and employers to discover the future of learning and work via an on-demand content stream.  

Get your tickets for the Uprising Event on 4th May 2023 in Leeds, UK at uprising.edufuturists.com

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In this episode, Ben & Dan discuss how education needs a serious disruption, and whether tools like ChatGPT are helping to speed that up. We talk about the definition of cheating and what the purpose of schooling is.  

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