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How to Get Loads of MarksAuthor: Chris Jones
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EP 28: Stephen Taylor – Tech That Actually Teaches
Friday, 12 June, 2026
This time I'm joined by Stephen Taylor, Learning Technology Lead at Regents University London — and as he puts it, his job is less "IT support fixing your laptop" and more "driving instructor teaching you to actually use it." We dig into the difference between "edtech" and proper pedtech (technology with the science of teaching behind it), why a lecturer reading straight off their slides is a "sage on the stage," and how real learning happens in a constant loop between you, your tutor and your peers. Stephen shares a genuinely handy framework — TPACK — for working out whether a shiny new tool is worth your time, makes the case that AI should be a critical friend rather than a ghostwriter, and explains why play, board games and even The Incredibles can teach you more than you'd expect. Also: how to stop your TikTok algorithm feeding you Jordan Peterson, and the right way to treat a chatbot like a horse.Links to Stephen:LinkedinPortfolioBlogOther things we mentionedTikTok STEMJISC Website
