Old-School: The Skills That Made Us & How They’re Changing
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Old-School: The Skills That Made Us & How They’re Changing
The podcast that talks to the people who are reinventing the skills that power our global society.
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How to unlock children’s creativity (in Malawi)
Creativity is a top skill demanded by today’s employers, but how do we teach it – particularly in areas where schools are poorly resourced? In this ep...
How communities learn
When local communities rally around education, incredible things can happen. In this episode of Old-School, we speak to EduSpots Founder Cat Davison a...
How to build a better motorcycle helmet (in Italy)
What can a great inventor teach us about the process of learning? In this episode of Old-School, hear from Automatic Systems teacher Leonardo Durante...
How to build a better future (in the Canadian Artic)
How can young people use skills like creativity, teamwork and leadership to serve communities based in some of the world's most isolated areas? In thi...
How to fix a car (in Jamaica)
The car is one of the most fundamental symbols of our modern life, but it’s also one that is changing fast. In this episode of Old-School, we talk to...
Learning Planet Special! How to kayak (in the Artic)
Kayaking is an international sporting phenomenon, but where does it come from and what’s its place in the culture of the people who created it? In thi...
How to grow food (in the Bronx)
For poor urban communities, access to affordable and nutritious food can be a daily struggle. In this episode of Old-School, hear from award-winning e...
Do governments really understand EdTech?
EdTech presents new challenges and opportunities for policy makers. However, EdTech innovators and politicians have not often succeeded in establishin...
A World with Universal Quality Education?
The education outlook in countries across Sub-Saharan Africa is absolutely critical to global efforts to deliver access to universal quality education...
Is teaching ‘21st century skills’ an educational dead-end?
Mark Lehain, Raj Kumar, Nuno Crato, Ms Saadia Zahidi and Dr Halima Begum debate the extent to which trends, technology and innovation will transform w...
Priyanka Chopra: The future of boys and girls
Professor Lutfey Siddiqi hosts Indian actress, singer, film producer, philanthropist and activist Priyanka Chopra for a discussion on her life, work,...
A World That Has Enough. Does Philanthropy Work?
In the US alone, over $410 billion as spent on philanthropy last year. With hundreds of billions being given away globally every year, we bring togeth...
Tony Blair & George Osborne on the challenges of tomorrow
Vikas Pota hosts two of the UK's most prominent politicians of recent years - former UK Prime Minister Tony Blair and former UK Chancellor of the Exch...
Being a University in the Digital Age
Higher Education is by no means immune to the digital revolution, nor to the pressures and needs of a fast-changing education landscape. A number of i...
A World That Gets Enough Sleep?
We spend roughly a third of our lives sound asleep, and for good reason. Sleep is central to nearly every brain and bodily function we can identify, i...
A World that keeps Teachers Teaching?
With tens of thousands of teachers leaving the profession each year, we lose huge value and experience from our classrooms. Pay is only a small part o...
Charlize Theron: Teachers are worth more than their paycheck
Join Oscar winning actress and activist Charlize Theron for a conversation at the Global Education & Skills Forum. As well as starring in some of the...
EdTech for Good
Increasingly foundations, NGOs and non-profit organisations turn to EdTech to bring education to resource-poor contexts, refugee camps and conflict zo...
A World Where Education is Part of Every Child's Life
Since taking office in April 2018, President Julius Maada Bio has committed his administration to move Sierra Leone beyond peacebuilding to establishi...
Lewis Hamilton: A small risk is never a bad thing
In this GESF Coffee House session, Lewis Hamilton opens up about creating new opportunities for young people globally, his experience with dyslexia in...
Do Children Sit Too Many Standardised Tests?
Ms Jeanne Allen, Ms Susan Hopgood, Mr Ross McGill, Professor Jo Ritzen and Dame Rachel De Souza debate whether students are sitting too many standardi...
A Fast-Changing World. Will Schools Survive the 4th Industrial Revolution?
Has the failure of our education system to modernize led students to become disconnected from school? Hear advocates both for and against the traditio...
A World Where Teaching Is The Most Respected Profession?
The Varkey Foundation’s Global Teacher Status Index is the most comprehensive study ever of teacher respect around the world. Published in late 2018,...
A World Where No One Goes Missing: How Mobile Technology Can Keep Us All Safer
A team of students from Kazakhstan have developed an award-winning new app to help keep people safe when they’re walking home after dark. The app, kno...
A world that sees itself through the eyes of a child? Why a child's first 1,000 days matter most
To make your jobs as educators easier, start early and get everyone involved. Learn from experts from different sectors focused on the early years of...
Pierre Krahenbuhl: Changemaker for Stability
Pierre Krähenbühl is changing the world. As Commissioner General of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East...
Nedgine Paul Deroly: Changemaker for Public Education
Nedgine Paul Deroly is the co-founder & CEO of Anseye Pou Ayiti (Teach for Haiti), which is working to build a Haitian-led movement of civic leaders t...
A world where every child achieves their full potential. The harmonization of learning outcomes
The World Bank's Human Capital Index measures the amount of human capital that a child born today can expect to attain by age 18, given the risks of p...
A World filled of Music. Why Music Matters in Education
Music, as the renowned neurologist Oliver Sacks once wrote, is manifest and central in every culture on Earth, and we are a musical species as much as...
The journey to becoming India’s largest EdTech firm: From stadiums to smartphone
Byju’s The Learning App is an Indian EdTech success story that many EdTech start-ups and entrepreneurs look up to. This Bangalore tutoring firm took t...
What EdTech should Learn from Learning Sciences
As Learning Sciences and insights into ‘how we learn’ evolve very rapidly and the onset of AI and technologies are likely to become increasingly impor...
What can Politicians do to Accelerate EdTech Adoption?
Two African education ministers meet EdTech and online learning community leaders to explore how EdTech can enable access to education and promote soc...
How we Incorporated Research into our Product Development
Good EdTech is evidenced and relies on research and holistic education understanding. Evidencing EdTech and demonstrating ‘What works?’ proves challen...
Paresh Rawal: Changemaker for the Performing Arts
Paresh Rawal is a multi-award winning actor who has been performing on stage since 1972 and has appeared in more than 250 films. He has performed more...
Noëlla Coursaris: Changemaker for Congolese Girls
Noëlla Coursaris Musunka is a philanthropist, international model and the founder of Malaika which educates and empowers Congolese girls and their com...
A World Without Barriers to Numerical Literacy
Becoming numerate is critical for school and life success. It is essential to be numerate in order to be an informed and analytical citizen. Yet numer...
Why Human Capital Investments are Changing the World
The Human Capital Project is a new, global effort to accelerate more and better investments in people for greater equity and economic growth. Why shou...
A World with Enough Good Teachers. The Education Workforce Needs to Change.
By 2030, demand for teachers in low-income countries will nearly double and in some countries half of all graduates leaving university will need to be...
A World Where Today's Classroom is Unrecognisable
The end of the traditional classroom has been predicted on many occasions over the last few decades. However, many of the attempts to change the way t...
A World Where Every Class is a Masterclass: Swaroop Rawal
Swaroop never originally intended to become a teacher, but after becoming a mother and then returning to study at the age of 37, she realised that she...