Jisc Digifest 2018

Posted on 14 March 2018 by Dewi Parry

by Jin Tan I attended the Jisc Digital Festival (Digifest) 2018 in Birmingham between 6-7th March. It was the first time I had attended the event. Although I needed to head to Birmingham in the very early morning and come back in the late evening, I was excited and appreciated the opportunity. The events focused
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Highlights of JISC Digifest 2017 – by Marianna

Posted on 30 March 2017 by Marianna Majzonova

As my colleague Martin already described in his blog, this year’s #Digifest17 celebrated the power of digital; its influence in ever-changing teaching and learning environment (in HE and FE), its potential to affect and inspire learners of today as well as learners of the future, its impact on social learning, collaboration and design of future
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JISC Digifest 2016 (Post1/4)

Posted on 22 April 2016 by Dewi Parry

by Hannah, Gethin and Dewi Last month, we went along to Digifest, the annual forum for learning technologists in UK further and higher education. It’s run by JISC, the not for profit organisation that provides digital services, advice and practical assistance. Digifest is a valuable opportunity for us to hear from key figures in education
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JISC Digifest 2016 – by Hannah (Post 2/4)

Posted on 22 April 2016 by Dewi Parry

by Hannah Temple My key challenge from this year’s conference is that we increasingly need to look outside ourselves, not just as an institution but as a sector, to find out what is working well. It’s close to home but we can learn a lot from further education, for example – There’s lots of interesting,
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JISC Digifest 2016 – by Gethin (Post 3/4)

Posted on 22 April 2016 by Dewi Parry

by Gethin Rowlands Just as both Hannah and Dewi have mentioned, #Digifest16 was a great opportunity for us to learn from other institutions, to network and establish useful contacts from outside the University, but also look within and understand the practices that we have here at Cardiff University (I also attended the “Understanding your organisation’s
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JISC Digifest 2016 – by Dewi (Post 4/4)

Posted on 22 April 2016 by Dewi Parry

by Dewi Parry #Digifest16 was timely for us this year, with the opening of the Centre for Education Innovation, the launch of the Education Innovation Fund, and the new challenges that we face looking to the future. As Hannah explained in her earlier post, it’s important to look further afield to learn from others, and
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