Abdul Chohan, Essa Academy, LWF Talk, London 2011

1:1 mobile device deployment in a school

Abdul Chohan, Director, Essa Academy discusses the impact and results of school wide 1:1 deployment of iPod touch and iPad devices to every student and staff member.

Essa Academy is the first school in the UK to give out iPod touches to all students and staff. The Academy believes in allowing students to access information and deepen learning beyond the classroom.

The creativity that that has been inspired by the use of this technology has been amazing. Staff and students are able to have seamless communication that allows learning conversations to develop and feedback to be of a higher quality as well as being personalised.

The technology has been an enabler of transformation and has also contributed to our vision of the new build that has recently commenced.

William Rankin, ACU, LWF Talk, London 2011

1:1 mobile device deployment in a university

William Rankin, Director of Educational Innovation and Associate Professor of English, Abilene Christian University presents at the LWF Festival of Learning & Technology discussing the campus wide deployment of iPads and mobile devices within the university.

Evan Roth, Artist, LWF Talk, London 2011

Disruption in art, open-source technology and learning

Evan Roth, Artist, presents at the Learning Without Frontiers Festival of Learning & Technology. Evan demonstrates and explores disruption in art and open source technology.

David Bott, Technology Strategy Board, LWF Talk, London 2011

What can we learn from disruption?

What does disruption mean?

What will be the positive disruptor for learning?

David Bott, Director of Innovation Programmes, Technology Strategy Board presents at the Learning Without Frontiers Festival of Learning & Technology. David discusses the meaning of disruption and asks what might be the positive disruptor for the learning and education sector.



Saul Nassé, BBC Learning, LWF Talk, London 2011

Broadcasting, learning and the 21st century

Saul Nassé, Controller, BBC Learning, presents at the Learning Without Frontiers Festival of Learning & Technology. Saul discusses the role and aspirations for learning at the BBC.