Apr 24, 2023
The Internet and the World Wide Web have revolutionised the
way knowledge is produced, mediated and consumed. This episode
focuses on a group of entrepreneurs who have given us the online
tools and platforms that now dominate global learning. Some of them
also happen to be world-leading tech brands: Google,...
Apr 11, 2023
During the Covid lockdowns of recent years, online technology
became practically the only way of delivering learning. But a long
road has brought us to such a place. This episode covers the
theorists, inventors and entrepreneurs who pioneered technology
delivery of learning, beginning in the early years of the...
Mar 27, 2023
Social constructivism had its origins in the thought of Karl
Marx. However, it became a strong influence on educationalists in
the capitalist West during the latter half of the 20th Century, and
thinkers such as Piaget and Vygotsky are popular on teacher
training courses to this day. But does its central tenet,...
Feb 27, 2023
This episode focuses on happiness. Utilitarianism is a strand
in philosophy that says the greatest happiness of the greatest
number should guide our judgment in all things – including
education. But does its modern descendant, positive psychology,
place too much trust in looking on the bright side?
Feb 13, 2023
This episode covers a sizeable sweep of history, from the
perhaps misnamed Dark Ages and the Islamic Golden Age, on through
the Renaissance, Reformation and Enlightenment. As the Christian
and Islamic faiths spread, learning became a powerful tool of
religion – and Religious Educators, in their turn,...