Texthelp Talks

In this episode of Texthelp Talks, our host Mark Schwartz  sits down to chat to some leading experts on the art of writing. Amy Mayer, founder and CEO of friEdTechnology, is a nationally known speaker and trainer as well as a veteran public school educator. Chris Bugaj  is a founding member of the assistive technology team for Loudoun County Public Schools in Virginia. Chris co-hosts the Talking with Tech podcast featuring interviews and conversations about augmentative and alternative communication, and has hosted award-winning podcast featuring strategies to design educational experiences. 

They explore effective writing strategies for students, and share some tips for inspiring students to write more. 

In this episode of Texthelp Talks, our host Greg O'Connor sits down to chat to one of the co-authors on our recent 'Learning in a changing landscape' whitepaper, Dr. Chris Wilson from ImpactEd. They explore key results from the research, including Australia's response to teaching in a pandemic and how this is causing us to reimagine what education looks like in Australia moving forward.

To read the results from the full paper, visit text.help/whitepaper-findings

In this episode of Texthelp Talks, we're joined by Gordon McCullough, CEO of Research Institute for Disabled Consumers (RIDC). Listen as we chat to Gordon about the benefits of inclusive design in the digital environment. Explore when and how we should be building in user research and testing. And gain expert insights that'll help you to ensure your digital services and products are accessible and usable by all. 

In this Texthelp podcast, we chat with Toby Hopkins, Colleague Engagement and Inclusion Executive at Sainsburys. As a Disability Confident Leader, and an Investors in People Gold standard employer for the fourth year running, Toby will be sharing how Sainsbury’s has created, and continues to build, a great place to work for everyone. You'll gain insights to help you champion diversity and create a supportive working culture for all.

In this episode, our resident Universal Design for Learning (UDL) enthusiast, and former ELA teacher, Joni Degner teams up with Louis Shanafelt, EquatIO Product Manager and former math teacher as they delve into the world of UDL in the math classroom.

During the episode the pair take a look at what effective goal setting looks like, as well as how to design instruction to overcome barriers to students' affective brain networks. They also have a chat about how the move to remote and hybrid learning practices have accelerated the need to universally design learning, particularly in the math arena.

They also want to hear from you.
They want to know what you've been doing this year that's been working well. What strategies do you have in place, or what tools have your students been able to use to make remote learning in math accessible and engaging for all learners?

In this episode of Texthelp Talks we hear from our CEO and Founder, Martin McKay. Martin sits down with us to explore what the biggest trends are for the 2021 workspace. He also takes a look back at our key learnings from 2020, reflecting on what has been a year like no other.

As Wales announce that they plan on following Scotland in their decision to cancel end of year exams in 2021, Texthelper Patrick McGrath is joined by Daren White, a Senior Leader across two Secondary Academies in Essex, to explore the changing face of assessment. 

They discuss what this move away from exams means for teachers and students. And how technology can support more formative assessment and provide the continuous, meaningful feedback that students need to succeed. 

In today’s episode of Texthelp Talks we chat with Colin Moloney, Governance Manager in the UK Civil Service, about his experiences of Dyslexia in the workplace.

Colin will chat about some of the challenges he has faced throughout his career as well as some of the strengths he brings to his job as a result of his neurodiversity. We will also discuss the ways in which technology has supported Colin and some tips for creating a more inclusive workplace for all.

To learn more about how best to support neurodiversity in the workplace, check out our free resources: text.help/neurodiversity-resources

In this episode Texthelp CEO and Founder takes his annual deep dive into the technology and education trends he expects to see in the year ahead. This year he also reflects on what being in the midst of a global pandemic has taught us about education right now and what lies ahead. 

In this episode of Texthelp Talks, Fiona Thomas, Louis Shanafelt and Patrick McGrath got together to chat about their favourite topic - maths! In particular they explored the recent guidance report that's been released by the UK's Education Endowment Foundation, looking at how we can improve maths in upper primary and lower secondary through the lens of digital tools.