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Digital assessment face-to-face – survey insights

Digital assessments on campus at scale – insights from the survey The issues discussed in in our previous blog post on Digital assessment face-to-face were used to create a survey that was sent out to a small list of institutions. The response rate was quite low (12 in total), however all the institutions who responded […]

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Digital assessments face-to-face

Exploring the challenges and approaches to delivering digital assessments on campus at scale Background The pandemic was a driver for many institutions to move towards doing more digital assessments. By necessity these assessments were delivered remotely using a variety of software products that could manage the assessment process and provide different levels of security and […]

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Exploring Futures Now

We are piloting a workshop to explore the future challenges of higher and further education. The purpose is to help people imagine what the future of education might look like over the next 30 years. As part of the Association of Colleges pre conference activities for Love Colleges week we ran a workshop to Imagine […]

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Is education ready for holograms and touch free interaction?

What ideas do you have for using holograms in education? How could you use hand tracking to interact with a screen or virtual environment?  We have been exploring some emerging technologies and plan to bring some examples along to conferences over the next year.  We’d like to hear what you think. What are the challenges? […]

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Navigating the micro-credential revolution: A global perspective

In today’s dynamic employment landscape, the path to success is no longer solely paved with traditional degrees. As we step into the future, the global education sector is witnessing a transformative shift towards micro-credentials. These bite-sized learning opportunities are redefining how individuals acquire new skills and how employers evaluate qualifications, as revealed in the 2023 […]

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Unlocking Opportunities: Pedagogy for micro-credentials

The North West Regional College (NWRC) in Northern Ireland is on a mission to tackle unemployment in Derry, Limavady, and Strabane, where economic inactivity rates surpass national averages, leading to social and economic challenges. Their innovative solution? Hybrid micro-credentials. In this blog, we delve into the pedagogical framework, implementation strategies, quality assurance and challenges of […]

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Drivers for micro-credentials

In recent years, there has been a shift towards more flexible and agile learning opportunities in education. Credentialling of those opportunities often takes the form of a micro-credential or digital badge. We undertook research into this area in relation to a partnership project with North-West Regional College (NWRC) in Northern Ireland. An adaptable work place […]

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Easing university transitions

Starting university can be a challenging transition for some students. As part of the Jisc Pathfinders initiative we discussed this issue with staff from Keele University and undertook a preliminary investigation into what is happening elsewhere and whether there is technology that might assist. The problem as it was outlined was around universities struggling to […]

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A workshop to explore future challenges

This is an example of a workshop we have been developing around imagined futures for universities and colleges. It is based around a set of challenge cards that are used to pose examples of things that could happen in the next 10-15 years. The purpose is to help participants imagine what the impact could be […]

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What if the VLE… (part 3)

This is the final part of a series about our “VLE Reimagined” project. For the background and more ideas, see parts 1 and 2. This time we share two ideas with the common theme that they both employ AI. It’s worth reiterating that in creating and exploring novel ideas in this project, our focus was […]