Look Back at the Digital Accessibility Conference 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 …

Digital Accessibility Conference 2025 – Register to Attend

DigAcc25, the third international Digital Accessibility Conference hosted by the University of Nottingham, returns on 25th June 2025 as a major event in the digital accessibility calendar. Building on the success of previous years-with over 300 delegates attending in 2023 and 880 registrations in 2024-DigAcc25 is expected to be the largest and most impactful yet, …

Reimagining Higher Education in the Age of Artificial Intelligence: Insights from the Echo Engage Conference 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 …

Curriculum Mapping for Enhanced Learning. The Untapped Potential in Higher Education

Guest post: Nigel Owen, Associate Director of Learning Technology Curriculum maps have evolved significantly from their origins as a documentation tool providing a diagrammatic overview of curriculum design and supporting accreditation by Professional, Statutory, and Regulatory Bodies (PSRB). What began as a method to demonstrate programme alignment with professional standards and see the horizontal and …

University of Nottingham Teaching and Learning Conference 2025 – Sustainability in Education

The University of Nottingham recently held its annual Teaching and Learning Conference, which featured a brilliant keynote from Arran Stibbe, Professor of Ecological Linguistics. Arran’s research into language and how texts are central in establishing identities and shaping society fitted well with one of the central themes of the conference, which was education for sustainable …

Digital Accessibility Conference DigAcc25! – Call for papers

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 …

Reflections on Digifest 2025 – Part 3

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

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

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

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 …