Author: Caroline Carlin, TELT . Animation: Laura Ridings, TELT The world of work is changing at a rapid pace. Digital innovations such as cloud computing, artificial intelligence and augmented/virtual reality are creating new roles, transforming existing ones and making others non-existent. Whilst this shift presents exciting opportunities, it also demands Read more…
Author: Chris Melia, TELT Setting the scene At the University of Central Lancashire there are many institutional challenges that we face. One of the core themes of our Learning and Teaching Strategy, is to ensure that we provide inspiring learning environments for our students. Though we often focus on the Read more…
Author: Val Lawrenson, SFHEA Centre for Excellence in Learning and Teaching valawreson@uclan.ac.uk This week I joined up with my CELT colleague Vikki Summers and Chris Melia (TELT) to discuss the DigiLearn Practitioner programme being piloted by the College of Health and Wellbeing. We explored ways in which components of the DigiLearn Read more…
Author: Chris Melia How do we recognise and share the digital achievements of our academic colleagues? At the University of Central Lancashire, ‘DigiLearn’ is rapidly becoming the solution. It all starts with a community of practice… As a Faculty Learning Technologist, one of my key objectives has been the fostering Read more…
Author: Kevan Willams Developing a digitally inspired, contemporary learning experience against the backdrop of continuing sector change is an ongoing challenge for all higher education organisations. The implementation of new and emerging learning technologies offers some opportunity to respond to these changes, but other factors play a significant part in any successful strategy. Aligning investments in people, places and pedagogy offers a collective response to the challenges digital Read more…