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Cambridge Assessment Podcasts

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Episodes

Black Cantabs

This groundbreaking exhibition tells the stories of black students in Cambridge, from the forgotten pioneers of centuries past to the celebrated successes of today. Narrated by Favaad Iqbal and Yozzie Osman from the Cambridge Assessment BAME Network. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Oct 19, 201820 min

Policy Exchange - Powerful Knowledge

We hosted, via Periscope, the online of a Policy Exchange seminar on creating a 'powerful knowledge' curriculum in schools. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

May 10, 201620 min

Tim Oates - Assessment without levels

Following the interest generated by Tim Oates' video for the Department of Education earlier in the year, Cambridge Assessment has commissioned a new 45 minute version, allowing for more explanation as to how the removal of levels in Primary education will open the door to a deeper understanding. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Oct 31, 201445 min

Sugata Mitra

Sugata Mitra, Professor of Educational Technology, University of Newcastle, describes his 'schools in the cloud' experiment. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Feb 11, 201420 min

Lord David Puttnam

Lord David Puttnam CBE FRSA describes how technology enables him to deliver modules to university students across the world from his home in Ireland. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Feb 11, 201420 min

Cloud schools - the big debate

Chaired by Pat Glass MP, a panel and audience discussion ‘Technology and education: what’s the future for face-to-face learning?’. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Feb 11, 201445 min

What's it really like to be in the cloud?

Technology in the classroom today. ALISON project, Futurelearn, Cambridge International Examinations and Cambridge Computing Online demonstrate some innovative uses of technology in learning today. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Feb 11, 201459 min

Seminar: The Cambridge Assessment Archives - not just an historical treasures

Gillian Cooke and Andrew Watts examine the role of the Corporate Archives from the organisation’s beginnings as the University of Cambridge Local Examinations Syndicate in 1858 and through subsequent years of continuity and change. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Oct 01, 20131 hr 3 min

Has maths education improved? - Interview with the presenter

Professor Jeremy Hodgen of King’s College London joins Cambridge Assessment's Tim Oates to debate whether maths education in England has improved over recent years. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

May 22, 201321 min

Technology and maths - It does not add up: maths education today

Chaired by Dr Christine Binns, Mathematics Mastery Curriculum Development Lead, ARK Schools, a viewpoint debate on whether technology is changing maths for the better featuring Conrad Wolfram, Founder – Computerbasedmath.org, and European CEO – Wolfram, and Tony Gardiner, British mathematician. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

May 15, 201345 min

Second panel debate - It does not add up: maths education today

Panel debate on 'Making maths relevant' with: Charlie Stripp, Chief Executive – MEI and Director – National Centre for Excellence in the Teaching of Mathematics; Mark McCourt, Chairman – Teacher Development Trust, CEO – Beluga Learning; Janet De Wilde, Head of STEM – The Higher Education Academy. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

May 15, 201345 min

First panel debate - It does not add up: maths education today

Panel debate on 'Numeracy, arithmetic, maths – what age and at what stage?' featuring: Lynne McClure, Project Director – NRICH; Lynn Churchman, Trustee – National Numeracy; Jennie Golding, deputy chair – Advisory Committee on Mathematics Education (ACME); and Tim Oates, Group Director of Assessment Research and Development – Cambridge Assessment. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

May 15, 20131 hr 1 min

Taking GCSEs early - Interview with the presenters

Cambridge Assessment researchers Beth Black, Chung-Pak Cheung and Tim Gill discuss whether students who take GCSEs early perform better in their chosen examinations, or are they giving up their chance of getting a higher grade? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mar 20, 201313 min

Translanguaging: an interview with the presenters

Translanguaging: a dynamic bilingual perspective on pedagogy, assessment and research - interviews with Dr W Gwyn Lewis (Bangor University), Helen Imam and Stuart Shaw (Cambridge International Examinations) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Oct 24, 201225 min

How do examiners reach judgements?

Victoria Elliott (Oxford University Centre for Educational Assessment and Warwick Institute of Education) and Dr Talia Isaacs (University of Bristol) present. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sep 06, 20121 hr 20 min

Panel discussion - Can't speak, can't learn

Panel discussion chaired by Dr Nick Saville (Cambridge English Language Assessment); Featuring Dr Frank Monaghan (National Association for Language Development in Curriculum), Prof Dr Piet Van Avermaet (Ghent University, Belgium), Timothy Chadwick (consultant and teacher-trainer - language and testing) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

May 22, 201231 min

Findings from our HE Engagement

Findings from our research on higher education engagement and A Levels Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

May 01, 201253 min
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