Rupert Ward on Badging and Digital Trust

<p><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">This episode of the Getting Smart Podcast is a part of our</span></em> <a href= "https://gettingsmart.com/newpathways/"><em><span style= "font-weight: 400;">New Pathways campaign</span></em></a><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">. In partnership with ASA, Stand Together and the Walton Foundation, the New Pathways campaign will question education’s status quo and propose new methods of giving students a chance to experience success in what’s next. </span></em></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">On this episode of the Getting Smart Podcast Nate McClennen is joined by Rupert Ward,</span> <span style="font-weight: 400;">a former Special Adviser and Project Lead for iDEA, one of the world's most successful free educational technologies. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Rupert is a Professor of Learning Innovation and Associate Dean (International) within the School of Computing and Engineering -</span> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">at the University of Huddersfield, UK</span><span style="font-weight: 400;">. He is also a National Teaching Fellow and Principal Fellow of the Higher Education Academy.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Nate and Rupert discuss the importance of trust, how learning fitness could be more like physical fitness and the role of technology in shaping the future of learning.</span></p>