Future of Learning with futurologist Shivvy Jervis |

Описание: Hear from social innovation futurologist Shivvy Jervis as she discusses the impact of the coronavirus crisis on the future of learning.

London is home to four of the world’s top 50 universities, which provide research and collaboration opportunities for growing startups in this space. London tracks at an impressive second position - standing right behind Silicon Valley - in the prestigious Global Startup Ecosystem Report 2020. This makes it one of the world's most favourable breeding grounds for can-do founders from which to create a potentially global success story.

In edtech, London is the base for some fantastic companies. Startups like Satchel (a bespoke learning platform that allows you to select apps that meet your school’s individual needs), Firefly (giving teachers and students have access to school information online and out of the classroom) and Lingumi (teaches English to kids aged 2 to 6) are fantastic examples of this thriving ecosystem. There’s also Century Tech, an intervention tool that understands each students individual strengths, weaknesses and behaviours and tailors learning content to them individually.

Within this ecosystem of constant innovation, these companies have easy access to incubators that specialise in edtech, such as UCL Educate, which is a pioneering research accelerator aimed at helping innovators in educational technology develop their products and ideas.

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Questions:
0:00:00 Introduction
0:01:06 Can you give us some context about what your role as a futurologist involves?
0:03:25 When we talk of learning, many think primarily of education. What wider contexts should we be including here?
0:06:01 Picking up from that, could you talk us through 2 or 3 emerging applications of technology that you feel will be an enabler or catalyst for learning?
0:07:27 What do you think makes London a great city for edtech innovation?
0:10:29 When it comes to skills of the future, what are some of the considerations we could do well to keep in mind in order to stay employable?

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Discover London's edtech ecosystem: business.london/edtech

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