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SUMMARY:TF-EDU community session: Stepping Up and Reaching Out: EdTech Sta
 rtups\, Virtual Classrooms and reaching out to our International Students.
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DESCRIPTION:Speakers: Gyongyi Horvath\n\nIn this workshop\, hosted by Jisc
 \, we will have three speakers covering three distinct areas of Jisc’s a
 ctivity.\n\nAndy McGregor\, Jisc’s Director of EdTech will focus on our
  step up programme.$16.1bn was invested in edtech start-ups in 2020\;  th
 is is not a one off\, with a 32x increase in edtech investment since 2010.
  At Jisc we are trying to ensure that UK universities and colleges can ben
 efit from the innovation bought about by this investment in education tech
 nology. In this session we will describe our edtech step up\, helping lea
 ders find the right startup for our organisation.  \n\nShowcasing our tra
 ilblazing ‘Virtual Classroom’\, Simon Farr will cover how Jisc have 
 looked at the ever changing macro issues that affect the sector\, and disc
 uss how we have built an environment where we can explore those challenges
  with our members and see how technologies and Jisc services can help addr
 ess them. \n\nSenior Account Manager David Patterson will then describe
  how we responded to our members needs in supporting international student
 s unable to travel to the UK to start or complete their studies as a resul
 t of the pandemic. Our Global Education Access Framework has enhanced ac
 cess to educational resources for our students\, no matter where they are 
 in the world.  \n\nThe session will be chaired by Esther Wilkinson\, Ji
 sc’s Head of International.\n\nhttps://events.geant.org/event/753/
URL:https://events.geant.org/event/753/
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