The Real Education Podcast

By: Magdoos Media Limited
  • Summary

  • The Real Education Podcast (formerly Designing Digital Literacy) is for teachers interested in how to leverage students' inherent gaming and learning principles into the classroom. Hosted by Tamer Asfahani and Chris Winson-Longley, the show series explores the importance of the ever-changing digital landscape and why education needs to get to grips with it. Together they produce a range of free materials through Checkpoint Learning - available to download. Checkpoint Learning resources bridge the gap between children’s (often unsupervised) experience of digital technologies and a meaningful understanding of them. Taking the gaming culture which children already possess, Checkpoint uses videogames as a vehicle for teaching subject specific national curriculum attainment targets. Evidenced by Brunel University and in partnership with the United Nations and UNESCO, The Real Education Podcast encourages dialogue best practices. So, if you’re a teacher looking to make sense of the ever-changing digital landscape, this could be one place to start. Chris Winson-Longley has over 25 years experience teaching English at the coalface. Management experience includes: created and delivered an Opening Minds curriculum, cross-curricular Literacy and Numeracy programmes and was a go-to mentor for new teachers. Tamer Asfahani is a veteran broadcast journalist with a passion for technology, education and the way in which we can combine their benefits.
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Episodes
  • TREP - Episode 8 - Alessandro Capozzi
    Jan 10 2024

    Welcome to Episode of The Real Education Podcast!

    In this episode, Chris and Tamer speak to Alessandro Capozzi, executive headteacher at Academy21.
    This episode discusses the importance of relevant education, blended learning and the need for more wholistic approach to schooling across policy and industry.

    Capozzi is a highly experienced and passionate teacher who has embraced the responsible use of technology and its applications in class. Academy21 has been offering alternative education provision since 2011, as well as advancing teaching methods for distance learners.

    Every episode you can expect a new guest from the world of education.

    To find out more about Academy21, please visit the website.

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    50 mins
  • TREP - Episode 7 - Dr Rachel Taylor p.2
    Dec 7 2023

    Welcome to Episode of The Real Education Podcast!

    In the second episode of two parts, Chris and Tamer speak to Dr Rachel Taylor; neuroscientist, researcher, writer and commentator. Most interestingly, however, this particular doctor has also taken a PGCE because she was unsure of how the education system worked.
    In this part we discuss the state of assessment and how it doesn't represent children's knowledge, the importance of experts and how the education system makes children feel "stupid".

    Every episode you can expect a new guest from the world of education.

    To find out more about Dr Rachel Taylor, please visit her website.
    And here is the poem "The Door" by Miroslav Horub referred to by Chris.

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    32 mins
  • TREP - Episode 6 - Dr Rachel Taylor
    Nov 21 2023

    Welcome to Episode of The Real Education Podcast!

    In the first episode of two parts, Chris and Tamer speak to Dr Rachel Taylor; neuroscientist, researcher, writer and commentator. Most interestingly, however, this particular doctor has also taken a PGCE because she was unsure of how the education system worked. It's a fascinating with questions she raises such as how are children learning and why aren't we learning about how children learn only to be dismissed by management.

    The next part will be out next week!

    Every episode you can expect a new guest from the world of education.

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    36 mins

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