This week's edition of Tech Weekly is dedicated to two very different but hugely insightful and challenging perspectives on the role of technology and educating our children.
First up Alek Krotoski meets Carlos Contreras, the head of computer manufacturer Intel's US education operations. Aleks met Carlos in Rome at Europe's first Maker Faire only days after the announcement of Intel's partnership with the Italian micro processing manufacturer Arduino.
Next up, Tech Weekly's Jason Phipps went to Newcastle to speak to computer scientist and education researcher Sugata Mitra. Mitra is a recipient of the prestigious TED Prize and is Professor of Educational Technology at Newcastle University which hosted this years British Science Festival. Mitra discussed his latest project "School in the Cloud", the creation of self-learning spaces for unsupervised children, as well as how technology can enable kids around the world, from Delhi to Gateshead, to become high achievers in education.
