March 2020
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This conference focuses on the impact of technology on teaching and learning in UK higher education - looking at latest developments in policy and in practice in the HE sector, and the potential of newer technology such as AI and augmented reality.
Areas for discussion include:
- the policy context, Education 4.0, and the technology challenge for higher education,
- the developing use of AI in HEIs, and using technology to rethink assessment and improve student experience,
- the changing role of teaching staff in HE, and
- preparing students for the future work environment, and the impact on course structures.
Delegates will discuss latest thinking on how technological developments are transforming pedagogical practice, student experience, and the implications for HEIs - as well as how institutions and their teaching staff will need to adapt course curricula and their use of technology on campus in order to better prepare students for the future world of work.
It takes place in the context of the Government’s Realising the potential of technology in education strategy, which includes:
- The setting up of a new edtech Leadership Group; and
- Calls for edtech companies to put forward proposals for improving the university life of students and lecturers.
Speakers
We are pleased that Dr Paul Feldman, Chief Executive, Jisc, and Sarah Knight, Head of Change, Student Experience, Jisc, will be delivering keynote addresses.
Further speakers include: Dr Nisreen Ameen, Royal Holloway University of London; Sam Brenton, University of London; Olivia Chapman, Senior Programme Manager, Nesta; Mark Christian, GiGXR; James Gray, Kortext; Aftab Hussain, Bolton College; Priya Lakhani, CENTURY Tech; Penny Langford, Milton Keynes College; Shakira Martin, Rose Bruford College; Dr Bobby Nisha, University of Sheffield; Clare Riley, Microsoft; Sir Anthony Seldon, University of Buckingham; Dr Chris Sparks, Queen Mary University of London; and Professor Jiun-Huei Proty Wu, Ministry of Science and Technology, Taiwan.
The agenda
- A student-centred approach to technology in higher education - what’s working and key target areas for improvement;
- The vision for Education 4.0;
- Personalised adaptive learning and support - the potential of AI in higher education, rethinking assessment and developing a more responsive student experience;
- Enabling new approaches to teaching, and the way forward for updating skills in the teaching workforce;
- The 4th Industrial Revolution - preparing students to adapt in a rapidly changing work environment; and
- Case studies:
- The power of simulation - using virtual reality to place students in immersive environments; and
- Augmented and Virtual Reality in the Social Sciences.
