Microsoft EduTech Talks

Microsoft Teams for Education is a communications and collaboration platform that can help schools provide blended learning environments. In this episode, find out through Matthew Jorgensen, eLearning Director at St. Stephen’s College on the Gold Coast of Queensland, Australia, how Microsoft Teams has been helping their school deliver online learning beyond the four walls of the classroom.

Enhance security and make it easier to manage users, devices and apps by integrating your school's data with Microsoft 365 using Microsoft School Data Sync. It can help save teachers' time and energy by pre-populating Office 365 with available class data, eliminating the need for manual provisioning. Learn more about SDS by listening to this episode of Edutechtalks.

In this episode, we talk about the role of data in education and the value of cloud. Find out how data is being used to improve learning outcomes and how schools can adopt a data-driven culture. Links discussed in this podcast:https://www.jpw.nz | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vTr37C4FU0I | www.samuelmcneill.com

In this podcast, we provide our listeners with an overview of the Education Transformation Framework, a flexible platform for education transformation. The framework is a product of decades of research by academics and policymakers from all over the world, and can serve as a practical guide for educational institutions who are looking to modernize and digitally transform.Links discussed in this podcast: aka.ms/etfbook | aka.ms/etf |https://fcit.usf.edu/matrix/ |https://leadinglights.cewa.edu.au/ |https://leadinglights.cewa.edu.au/resources/ |https://bangkok.unesco.org/content/happy-schools-framework-learner-well-being-asia-pacific |http://www.ascd.org/programs/learning-and-health/wscc-model.aspx | https://michaelfullan.ca/coherence-the-right-drivers-in-action-for-schools-districts-and-systems/ | http://www.oecd.org/education/world-class-9789264300002-en.htm |https://www.inacol.org/resource/student-centered-learning-functional-requirements-for-integrated-systems-to-optimize-learning/ |

In this episode, we talk about how universities and other educational institutions are transforming to improve student learning outcomes. Find out how super computing and AI can help streamline student engagement, and contribute to improving academic performance.

In this episode we talk about the Internet of Things and the Intelligent Edge -- the ability to gather data and insights from sensors and other devices -- and how these might be applied in a university setting. Links discussed in this podcast:https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/ai/ai-for-good | https://samuelmcneill.com/2018/03/02/artificial-intelligence-in-the-classroom/ | https://samuelmcneill.com/2019/02/01/infographic-emotion-cognition-in-the-age-of-artificial-intelligence/ | https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/education/products/windows | https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/education/products/office | https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/education/school-leaders/k-12-microsoft-education-transformation-framework/default.aspx | https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/education/higher-education/education-transformation-framework/default.aspx

In this episode, we discussed how educational institutions are currently dealing with digital transformation and the challenges they face. We also touched on the areas these schools need to focus on to ensure that their people are equipped to deal with change. Links discussed in the podcast: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/education/school-leaders/k-12-microsoft-education-transformation-framework/default.aspx | https://info.microsoft.com/ww-landing-Transforming-Education-eBook.html?lcid=en-us | https://support.office.com/en-us/article/basic-tasks-in-onenote-for-windows-10-081573f8-2e8f-45e5-bf16-0900d4d3331f | https://samuelmcneill.com/2019/03/23/federated-authentication-links-apple-school-manager-with-azuread/ | https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/use-your-phone-to-turn-a-photo-of-data-into-a-microsoft-excel-spreadsheet-in-a-snap/ar-AACkmIy

In this episode we touch on learning tool innovations such as the accessibility features of Immersive Reader, which helps read content (including math equations!) back to the student, and new announcements on affordable devices that allow digital inking even with a standard No. 2 graphite pencil. The discussion on Microsoft Teams focuses on how, as a digital hub, it pulls together all conversations, content and applications related to a specific subject, so that everything related to a subject can be found in one place. It also touches on how Teams can be a tool to enable flipped learning, allowing valuable classroom time to be spent on discussions rather than going through the learning materials. Links discussed in the podcast: https://info.microsoft.com/ww-landing-Transforming-Education-eBook.html?lcid=en-us | https://samuelmcneill.com/2019/01/28/education-updates-from-bett-london-2019/ | https://educationblog.microsoft.com/en-us/2019/01/transform-classroom-time-with-13-new-microsoft-teams-updates-bett-2019-recap-2/ | https://samuelmcneill.com/2019/02/24/flipped-learning-hacks-with-microsoft-teams-meet-now/ | https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoftteams/platform/concepts/bots/bots-create

One of the ways to engage students better is to build personalization into the lessons, a way to encourage collaboration among classmates, and for the teacher to provide immediate feedback to students on their schoolwork. Microsoft Teams for Education is a platform that provides these capabilities. Its functionalities continue to evolve based on feedback and input from educators across the globe. Links discussed in the podcast: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6FdmvOmOM4A | https://www.onenote.com/classnotebook | https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/education/products/teams/default.aspx

Many schools have a Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) scenario. In this episode, Amit and Sam discuss trends in managing devices that students and teachers use in school, from deploying applications and settings, to enforcing school policy while enabling relevant usage scenarios. Links discussed in the podcast: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/windows-mixed-reality | https://education.microsoft.com/courses-and-resources/resources/expand-your-classroom-with-the-power-of-windows-mixed-reality | https://products.office.com/en-us/academic/compare-office-365-education-plans | https://github.com/WindowsDeviceManagement/MMAT | https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/microsoft-edge