Ben Atkinson
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Moodle 4.5 and AI
July 21, 2025
Introduction On July 30th, our installation of Moodle will be upgraded to version 4.5, the first to include AI capability. We have investigated this AI functionality, which takes the form of three separate functions, in some depth. In particular, we invited a range of colleagues to test the new functions from their own points of …
Moodle 4.5 Upgrade – July 2025
July 14, 2025
The proposed date for the Moodle upgrade this summer is Wednesday 30th July between 1.15pm and 5.15pm UK time. China and Malaysia colleagues have been made aware of the upcoming upgrade. This upgrade will take us to Moodle 4.5 and is not a huge update. The main improvements are listed below with some detail about …
Xerte-Based Interactive 3D Pathology Quiz: Utilizing Photogrammetry to Enhance Veterinary Pathology Education
July 7, 2025
In this guest blog post, Carlo Bianco, Clinical Assistant Professor in Veterinary Anatomic Pathology, in the UoN Vet School, shares his work on 3D Pathology and using the Xerte tool to produce interactive digital resources to assess knowledge. Bianco recently completed a PGCHE and through the course produced new digital learning resources. Using a combination …
Look Back at the Digital Accessibility Conference 2025
June 30, 2025
The University of Nottingham recently hosted the 2025 Digital Accessibility Conference. We were delighted to run the third international digital accessibility conference again in 2025! This event is now firmly established in the digital accessibility calendar, and has been very well received. The event has grown significantly: surpassing our wildest expectations, we welcomed over 300 …
Reimagining Higher Education in the Age of Artificial Intelligence: Insights from the Echo Engage Conference 2025
May 19, 2025
The 2025 Echo Engage Conference brought together thought leaders, educators, and technologists to critically examine the future of education amid rapid advances in artificial intelligence (AI) and digital transformation. Central to the discourse was a fundamental question: What is the purpose of education in a world increasingly shaped by machines? In his keynote address, Graham …
AI and Optical Character Recognition (OCR) in PDF Learning Resources
May 6, 2025
AI and Pedagogy: Exploring the Role of OCR in Enhancing Research and Learning Throughout May, this series of posts will examine the evolving relationship between artificial intelligence (AI) and pedagogy, with particular focus on emerging tools and methods that enhance teaching, learning, and research productivity. In this initial post, we explore recent advancements in Optical …
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 …
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 …
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