EdTech Unwrapped: Lessons From Leaders Podcast - series two is here!
The series premiere features the fantastic James Browning, whose commitment to forward-thinking learning experiences is evident in his role as COO of Lift Schools. We delve into James’ journey into education, his vision for a classroom of the future, digital strategy at scale, and how technology only works with the right support.
This episode covers
- How digitally mature schools show what’s possible for other educators
- The areas of teaching most strongly changed by technology
- School policies and student voices around AI
- The critical importance of proper tech implementation in schools
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Listen now!
🎧Listen on Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/yc4mt3a8
🍎Listen on Apple: https://tinyurl.com/2s45tmye
🎙️Listen on Amazon Podcasts: https://tinyurl.com/3hy5zb2p
Episode highlights
“I must admit, I've been really caught by the concept of the coming wave of technology, which I feel like we're right at the start of now with the advent of AI starting to become really real in its potential.” - 8:50 - James Browning
“I'm a real passionate believer in understanding the problem statements, then looking to the solution. So it's important to ground everything in: What are the challenges the sector is facing, and then how is technology contributing to that?” - 16:55 - James Browning
“We see lots of examples now, and walking around Bett is a brilliant way to see this, of those emerging technologies finding their way into the curriculum, and necessarily so. So whether that be artificial intelligence, augmented reality, or virtual reality.” - 21:15 - James Browning
“70% of our children in the last week will have used an element of AI in their day to day life. Look at the teaching cohort, and that’s around 20%, so young people are ahead of the curve.” - 26:25 - James Browning
Quick links:
SMART
https://www.linkedin.com/company/smart-technologies/
Duncan Verry
https://www.linkedin.com/in/duncan-verry-aa44175/
James Browning
https://www.linkedin.com/in/jbrowning22/
Lift Schools
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