As CEO of Coursera, Jeff Maggioncalda has witnessed the open online course provider grow from 42 million learners pre pandemic to over 80 million. We discuss the future of learning and work, the ways the two intersect and the impact increased remote working has had on diversifying workforces. We also examine the edtech market, current valuations and Coursera’s own stock price. Show notes: - More about Coursera: <a href="https://www.coursera.org/" rel="noopener">https://www.coursera.org/</a> - Coursera’s 2021 Global Skills Report: <a href="https://www.coursera.org/skills-reports/global" rel="noopener">https://www.coursera.org/skills-reports/global</a> - Favourite ‘book’ about learning: ‘Learning How to Learn’ course on Coursera, <a href="https://www.coursera.org/learn/learning-how-to-learn" rel="noopener">https://www.coursera.org/learn/learning-how-to-learn</a> - Favourite book not about learning: ‘The Big Picture’ by Sean Carroll, <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/26150770-the-big-picture" rel="noopener">https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/26150770-the-big-picture</a>

#47 Sarah Fletcher, St Paul’s Girls’ School & Peter Hyman, Big Education: No more high stakes exams?

Hosted by Jenny Anderson, the Learnit podcast showcases global learning leaders re-imagining what students need to know, how they will learn it and the technology they are using to get there. We look at school leaders, tech entrepreneurs, and learning engineers who are closing equity gaps, accelerating academic learning and instilling in every learner the drive and skills to learn and thrive.Jenny is a former financial journalist who loves to tell a story, interrogate the numbers and uncover the impact learning innovations have on children and adults. This is a podcast for edtech geeks, teachers and educators as well as parents who want to know the secrets to unlocking rich, deep learning.