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Spotlight on Digital Poverty in Higher Education: the top stats that should be driving your digital transformation in 2025

Digital poverty comes in many forms. Access to good tech and devices, support to use the technology, and the cost implication of this, all affect a student’s learning experience and their future career.  The 2023/24 digital experience insights surveys shed light on the current state of students’ learning using digital technologies but what can we […]

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Emerging themes from the digital wellbeing community

Scott reflects on the emerging themes raised at the Welsh Digital Wellbeing community of practice. A description of the rose, thorn, and bud method is described to capture the feedback from participants.
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The new wave of university localism

On the 4th November, the new Secretary of State for Education, Bridget Phillipson, announced that the £9,250 per year headline university tuition fee will rise to £9,535 for standard full-time courses (also announced was a cut in the headline fees for foundation years, but that has excited much less comment). The fees changes come with […]

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Creating safe spaces and belonging with AI communities in Wales 

Reflections of the first year of the Wales AI working group from the co chairs and Jisc.
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Implementing a data strategy to create a trusted data culture

Leading data strategist Monica Jones shares insights into how she implemented a strategy that educated and challenged barriers around data to facilitate a culture where data is an asset, not a burden. My mission was to create and implement a data strategy that aligned and complemented our wider 10 year university strategy and fosters a […]

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Climate, AI, and Technosolutionism 

I’ve been working in technology and higher education for so long that sometimes I forget that I have a background in environmental science. This morning […]

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Podcast: Creative approaches to assessment – Episode 2

Chris hears from Miriam Firth about designing optionality into assessment in Higher Education. This is the second episode in a podcast series about Creative Approaches to Assessment
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Toxicity and Responsibility: Is it time to reassess institutional engagement with Twitter (X)

About a year ago I  left Twitter (or X), a decision based on concerns about the platform’s increasingly toxic environment. The decision was right, and […]

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Apple Vision Pro – First look

Zac books a demo with a new device from Apple and considers whether it has opportunities for teaching, learning and assessment. The Apple Vision Pro.
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Improving internal reporting and changing conversations with Discover Graduate Outcomes

In today’s rapidly changing education landscape, universities are increasingly relying on data-driven insights to influence their strategies and planning. With this in mind, having platforms like Discover Graduate Outcomes (DGO) offers a wealth of information to institutions looking to understand the complexities of graduate outcomes and employment trends.   DGO equips institutions with a comprehensive data […]