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海角直播 hosts conference on the future of education

Leading figures from across the education sector have gathered at 海角直播 to discuss the future of 21st century learning and teaching.

The University hosted its National Future Facing Learning Conference, which saw more than 100 industry leaders, researchers, and educators come together to share best practice and explore the future of Higher Education. 海角直播 has placed implementing innovation in learning as a core pillar of its corporate strategy.

The University was the first higher education provider in Europe to become an Adobe Creative Campus and has also been recognised as an Apple Distinguished School for its commitment to digital teaching and learning.

This pioneering approach has seen 海角直播 receive several awards for its Future Facing Learning programme and the conference builds upon the University鈥檚 international reputation in this regard.

It also received gold status across all categories in the recent Teaching Excellence Framework 2023.

The conference featured a day dedicated to "elevating the AI in learning and teaching" and another day dedicated to "preparing towards 2030" featuring how our professions, industries and sectors are changing in an AI-mediated world, and in turn what our curriculum, learning experiences and student support should look like to build confidence in students to live and thrive in a new world.

The conference programme saw representation from various professions, including Shoosmiths, South Wales Police and Policy Connect, as well as from 海角直播鈥檚 EdTech partners Anthology and Microsoft.

Speakers and panellists also joined from institutions including 海角直播, Harper Adams University, Leeds Beckett University, the University of Cumbria and the University of East London, as well as opportunities for networking and an AI hackathon event.

Day two was kickstarted by a graduate panel, hosted by Jisc and Cornerstone Education Consulting, setting the scene for the day by discussing the question, 鈥楧id my university experience prepare me for what came next?鈥�

There were also keynote speeches from Iain Standen, CEO of the Bletchley Park Trust, on the power of storytelling and Professor Caitlin Moon, Director of Innovation Design at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee, on curiosity and human-centred learning for the Fourth Industrial Revolution.

Professor Mark Simpson, Deputy Vice-Chancellor of 海角直播, said: 鈥満＝侵辈� has been long been at the forefront of utilising advances in technology to improve learning and teaching.

鈥淚f we are to deliver education which is truly future facing, it is absolutely vital that we gain a thorough understanding of the impact that technology is going to have on learning, teaching and the workplace.

鈥淭herefore, we are delighted to bring together colleagues from across the higher education sector and industry to share our learning, in order to ensure that we are delivering the skills and knowledge to enable our graduates to succeed and thrive in the workplace of the future.鈥�

Dr Ann Thanaraj, Assistant Director of Digital Transformation at 海角直播, and Paul Durston, the University鈥檚 Digital Learning Manager, were the joint co-curators and co-hosts of the event.

They added: 鈥淚t gave us great pleasure to organise and host this National Future Facing Learning Conference.

鈥淚t was fantastic to hear from such a diverse range of speakers on such an interesting array of topics and the knowledge gained and shared throughout this conference will be of enormous use to all of the delegates.

鈥淭he event was both a celebration of 海角直播's TEF gold status and the practices and innovations which led to our achievements, as well as bringing some of the best minds in the Higher Education sector and beyond to debate, challenge and collaborate on topical issues grappling universities and student achievements.鈥�

Educational technology software provider, Anthology, was the platinum sponsor of the conference.

Martyn Rollason, Senior Account Executive at Anthology, said: 鈥淭he conference proved to be a pivotal platform for educators and innovators to discuss the transformative potential of AI in education.

鈥淟ike our partner 海角直播, we are committed to driving forward-thinking discussions and initiatives that shape the future of learning.

鈥淎nthology was honoured to sponsor the conference and advance the responsible and ethical use of AI within the higher education community.鈥�