This online event was held on Thursday, 27 January. Watch the full video or jump to a topic below:
01:29 Introductions – Dr Pablo Torres and Prof Rupert Wegerif
02:50 Overview of DEFI by Prof Wegerif
Session A – Banjos and Dojos – Inspiring the next generation of learners How can an entrepreneurial approach to education create real change in the world? Our panellists have each started organisations dedicated to expanding knowledge and opportunities to children.
05:14 Introduction to Session A
7:00 James Whelton, co-founder CoderDojo
19:45 Dina Fajardo, co-founder Dexterity.club
25:54 Kate Boyle, founder Banjo Robinson
Session A – Questions and Answers
39:50 Q1 How did you use research to support your start-up idea?
44:43 Q2 How does the product that you have today differ from the original idea?
Session B – Local Impact – Making a difference in Cambridge and East Anglia Our EdTech founders in this session have links to East Anglia. They’ll share their experiences and insights on how EdTech is impacting Cambridge and beyond.
49:03 Introduction to Session B
50:05 Sarah Mintey MBE, founder Developing Experts
55:59 Adam Woodage, Exited co-founder and consultant
Session B – Questions and Answers
1:02:18 Q3 Do you use research, skills, or experiences to develop products? Or are your products research-based ideas?
1:06:30 Q4 What is role of data and feedback in practice and user benefit?
1:09:06 Q5 How can products be designed to reach the digitally excluded?
Session wrap-up
1:15:55 Dr Torres – Closing thoughts
1:21:47 Responses on industry/research partnerships
1:25:13 Thank you and invitation to participate with DEFI research network
Session conveners
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- Prof Rupert Wegerif, DEFI director
- Dr Pablo Torres, British Academy Postdoctoral Fellow
- Ryan Irvan, PhD student
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Session agenda
17:00
Event begins
17:10
Session A
Banjos and Dojos – Inspiring the next generation of learners
How can an entrepreneurial approach to education create real change in the world? Our panellists have each started organisations dedicated to expanding knowledge and opportunities to children throughout the UK and beyond. Find out about their experiences and how to take your ideas from concept to reality.
Panellists
James Whelton
Co-founder, CoderDojo
Dina Fajardo-Tovar
Co-founder, Dexterity.Club
Kate Boyle
CEO and Founder, Banjo Robinson
17:35
Q&A for Session A
17:50
Session B
Local impact – Making a difference in Cambridge and East Anglia
Our EdTech founders in this session each have links to East Anglia. They’ll share their experiences, along with insights on how EdTech is impacting Cambridge, the larger region, and the world beyond.
Panellists
Sarah Mintey MBE
Founding Director and CEO, Developing Experts
Adam Woodage
Exited co-founder and consultant - EdTech and digital PD strategy
18:05
Q&A for Session B
18:20
Closing thoughts
18:30
Session ends
More about our presenters
James Whelton
James is an entrepreneur and software developer from Ireland. In 2011 aged 18, he co-founded CoderDojo, a movement of over 2300 free coding clubs for young people across over 110 countries. James has worked in CTO and private equity roles across the Middle East, Japan and USA. Currently James is building Conjure.so, a platform for behaviour change and achievement, and is co-founder CTO of TokyoMate.jp. James is passionate about self development and well-being, having tested every method possible to burn himself out.
What you will learn
- The origin story of CoderDojo and how it grew
- My strategies for dealing with the continual confrontations with imposter syndrome and fear of failure
- General entrepreneur experiences and learnings
Sarah Mintey MBE
About Sarah
Sarah founded Developing Experts in October 2015. In February 2019 the company won the government backed Tech Nation Rising Stars competition and was recognised as the best EdTech product in Europe plus the Tech Innovator award winner. In 2020 Sarah was recognised as one of 10 most influential female founders in the tech industry, won a place as one of ten companies to join ‘Google for Start-ups Immersion Program for 2020’ and was awarded an MBE for her services to education and the tech industry. In April 2021 Developing Experts was listed in J.P. Morgan’s Top 200 Female-Powered Businesses. Prior to Developing Experts, Sarah was the CEO for OPEN Youth Trust Ltd in Norwich, a Board Member/Chair for National My Place national tech platform on behalf of the DfE, founding curriculum designer for Inspiration Trust as well as a long serving teacher where her passion for science learning commenced.
Presentation title
You are not the sum of you, you are the sum of your network.
What you will learn
- Surround yourself with people who extend your reach.
- Research who those people need to be.
- Deliberately target those people.
Kate Boyle
Her passion for storytelling, the written word, animals and travel, led naturally to the creation of a globetrotting cat who sends letters to loved ones.
