In our previous blog, “Designing the Virtual Innovation Hub: From Concept to Reality” we explored the creative process behind the Virtual Innovation Hub development, from its design principles to the collaborative efforts that shaped its immersive, interactive environment. Now, in this fourth instalment of our series, we look at the implementation phase—how we brought this […]
One of the functions of this research team has been to stay clued up about pioneering technological developments. We’re always interested in things that may be out on the margins now but could have a big impact on society and therefore the education sector in the decades ahead. One of the areas we’ve recently […]
In this latest instalment of our blog series on the Virtual Innovation Hub, we take you behind the scenes to explore how this immersive space came to life. Designed as a digital 3D proof of concept, the Hub features four zones, each addressing key themes and challenges in further and higher education. As this is […]
On November 20th, Emma Beatson and I, from the Research and Innovation team attended the 2024 School and Academies show at the NEC in Birmingham. Our aim was to look at what kinds of conversations people in the sector are having, and how much of it is about AI. Moreover, we wanted to find out […]
Welcome to the second blog on the Virtual Innovation Hub. If you missed the first, feel free to catch up before reading on. Our interest in creating a 3D digital world grew out of research on the metaverse that the team completed in 2022. The conclusion was that the Metaverse as popularly advanced in […]
This year, the Jisc innovation team did something we had never done before: created an immersive 3D digital world. The Virtual Innovation Hub (Or VIH as we tend to call it) is a proof of concept containing four zones. Each zone is dedicated to a particular theme that we have been exploring […]
Our research aims Conversations around Generative Artificial Intelligence (GAI) and its impact on education continue to dominate conference agendas and fuel fierce debate. As a research team in Group CTO, we are working to understand the daily reality of how GAI tools are being approached and used within institutions and to learn about their impact. […]
I have taken some of the ideas from the Assessment Futures workshop and written an assessment future scenario. Many thanks to the workshop participants for their ideas and apologies if I have misinterpreted them. The future scenario is meant to provoke and challenge what we do now, and help us to identify what would be […]
Many thanks to everyone who attended the workshop to explore the future of digital assessment on the 1 May 2024. I wanted to build on the Future of Assessment 2035 workshop we delivered in June 2022 and use some of the learning and resources from the Imagined Future workshops we are running this year. The […]
March was a very active month for the Imagined Futures Workshops, and Digifest 2024 was a significant highlight. Our team facilitated an Imagined Futures Workshop on each day of the Digifest event. With the aim of constructing a vision for the future of education and only 45 minutes available to do it in, these were ambitious workshops. […]