Digifest 2025 day 2: Strategic foresight
March 18, 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 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 …
More insights from Teachfest SB
January 13, 2025
In this second post on the recent Teachfest at SB, Sally Hanford reflects on the poster presentations and other interesting examples of best practice in vetinary learning and sustainable practice. I always enjoy the show and tell poster sessions at Teachfest SB. It is a fast-paced, engaging format. Each speaker has just five minutes, three …
Exploring Playful Learning at Teachfest SB: Gamifying Education with Associate Professor Roger Saunders
January 6, 2025
As the end of 2024 drew near, Learning Technology colleagues were pleased to again be part of Teachfest SB (Sutton Bonington), an event that, each year, sparks creativity and provides new insights into teaching and learning. This year’s Teachfest was no exception. One of the highlights of the event was the thought-provoking keynote delivered by …
Xerte Conference Reflections: Educational Escape Rooms, AI creations, and Xerte with Augmented Reality
December 16, 2024
(Estimated reading time: just under 4 minutes) As promised, here is the second installment of my reflections from the Xerte conference I attended last month. In this post, I discuss a fascinating presentation on using Xerte to create escape rooms. I reflect on my own presentation at the conference, which involved combining augmented reality and …
Xerte Conference Reflections: 360 Simulations and the Power of Scenario-Based Learning
December 9, 2024
(Estimated reading time: 2 min 30) If you ever need inspiration for new and innovative ways to use Xerte, look no further than the annual Xerte conference held in November. This year certainly did not disappoint. The presenters were incredibly inspiring, and I left buzzing with ideas on what I could try out next when …
Digital Accessibility Conference at UoN: Transforming the Culture
June 17, 2024
(Reading time: 1m 44s) Almost there! It’s just over a week until our highly anticipated Digital Accessibility Conference on June 26th, 2024, which will be taking place online and is free to attend. Why not make a day of it and book out a few rooms for your staff to watch the presentations and take …
Making PDFs Accessible: Why and How?
June 3, 2024
(Reading time – 2 m 51s) As we prepare for our second Accessibility Conference (online and free to attend) on June 26th, 2024, I have decided to dedicate this month to writing a few blog posts focused on accessibility. It’s also timely for me, given that I’ve recently been co-developing training materials that highlight the …
Using the HoloLens and Augmented Reality (AR) with Xerte to Create Escape Rooms
May 13, 2024
(Reading time – under 4 minutes) Learning Technology has recently had the pleasure of speaking at the Escape Room Showcase hosted by Heriot-Watt University. Our presentation was about an escape room we created that combined the open-source software Xerte with the augmented reality benefits of a HoloLens. Following the presentation, we were asked what advice …
Reflections on the Teaching and Learning Conference Pt 1
May 3, 2024
In a two-part series, we will be reflecting on the recent Teaching and Learning Conference which took place on the UoN UK campus on the 23rd and 24th April 2024. This first post discusses the keynote presentation from Professor Carl Gombrich, the Dean and founder member of a new university called the London Interdisciplinary School. …
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