Show Notes
EDUtech is one of the largest and most prominent education and technology events on our calendar for 2026, and each year it brings together educators, school leaders and EdTech providers across K-12, higher education, and the vocational sectors. Over 2 days last week, we were there in Sydney to have conversations with the education community and hear from local and international speakers.
As you’ll hear in this episode, we had our podcast mic with us throughout the entire 2 days, so we captured keynote sessions, panel discussions and even some of our chats with educators at the event.
What you’re about to hear are some of our honest and raw reflections on the sessions we attended. We include some short excerpts from the presentations and links to further reading as well. Most of the recordings were done in the packed exhibition hall so there is some background noise throughout. We hope you enjoy this episode as we take you along with us!
Hosts: Rebecca Vukovic, Dominique Beech
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