Visual journals and sustainability; fostering critical thinking and personal connection
April 14, 2025
Visual journals Visual journalling is a learning strategy that promotes critical thinking by encouraging students to engage with new concepts in experimental ways. It combines imagery and text, allowing students to reflect on their learning using multiple mediums, which in turn enhances the learning process. The approach aligns well with pedagogical principles of engagement, supporting …
Digital Accessibility Conference DigAcc25! – Call for papers
April 7, 2025
We are delighted to announce the third international Digital Accessibility Conference, which is happening in June 25th, 2025! This event has become a key date in the digital accessibility calendar and has been very well received. DigAcc25 will be an online, distributed conference, bringing together practitioners from across the sector and beyond. You can help …
The iTeach Podcast Live: Teaching and Learning Conference 2025
March 28, 2025
The 2025 Teaching and Learning Conference takes place on Wednesday 16 April 2025 (Online) – Thursday 17 April 2025 (Hybrid) and you can register to attend. There will be a number of great papers across the two day conference presented by Learning Technology colleagues, but we wanted to draw your attention to a special live …
Reflections on Digifest 2025 – Part 3
March 21, 2025
In the third of a series of blog posts, Learning Technology Consultant Dave Corbett shares his reflections of attending JISC DigiFest 2025, discussing day two of the event in Birmingham. —- Following on from Sally’s post about DigiFest 25, I wanted to share some of my highlights from the event. DigiFest 25 was hosted on …
Digifest 2025 Day 2: Strategic Foresight
March 18, 2025
In the second of a series of blog posts, Learning Technology Consultant Sally Hanford reflects on experiences of attending JISC DigiFest 2025, discussing day two of the event in Birmingham. There will also be reflections from Day two in a following post, and thoughts from Learning Technology Consultant Dave Corbett who also attended DigiFest 2025 …
Digifest 2025 Day 1: Connecting and Gaining New Insights
March 17, 2025
In the first of a series of blog posts, Learning Technology Consultant Sally Hanford reflects on experiences of attending JISC DigiFest 2025, discussing day one of the event in Birmingham. There will also be reflections from Day two in a following post, and thoughts from Learning Technology Consultant Dave Corbett who also attended DigiFest 2025 …
Best Practices for Hybrid Teaching
March 10, 2025
When teaching in a hybrid environment, there are a number of options available in terms of approach and technologies you can utilise to deliver the best learning experience for your students. Hybrid teaching and learning has grown in prominence in recent years, particularly following the global pandemic as we started to move back to working …
Strategies to Reduce Screen Time: Disconnect to Reconnect
February 24, 2025
Strategies to reduce screen time National Unplugging Day takes place on the first Friday of March; it’s a day to disconnect from technology and reconnect with the world around us. Whilst many of us are well aware of the benefits of taking a break from our screens—such as reduced stress, improved relationships, and increased physical …
Xerte: New Features for Interactive Learning!
February 18, 2025
(Estimated reading time: 2 min 30) It has been a few weeks now since our January Xerte upgrade, so I thought it would be a perfect time to share my experiences of the new features. For those who may not be familiar with Xerte, I highly recommend taking the time to explore how this open-source …
Broader Benefits of Teaching Accessibility to Students
February 10, 2025
In this guest post from the School of Psychology, Prof. Alexa Spence and Dr. Olivia Jewell discuss the benefits of teaching students about digital accessibility good practice. At the end of the post they share some of the work completed by the students. Accessibility is a real-world need for communicating research effectively. Current Issues in …
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