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About the Event
10 Years Forward, 10 Steps Beyond: Digital Capabilities for 2034
The UCISA Spotlight on Digital Capabilities Conference is a face-to-face conference run by the Digital Capabilities and Digital Education Groups. It brings together university leaders, IT professionals, learning technologists and academics to discuss the latest trends and challenges in digital capabilities.
This year's conference will celebrate its 10th anniversary, and the theme will be Digital Capabilities in Higher Education: the next 10 years.The conference will explore a range of topics, including:
- The capabilities needed to effectively use new technologies, such as artificial intelligence and machine learning, in education
- The challenges of ensuring digital equity and inclusion, such as supporting transitions into higher education for diverse learners
- The need for new graduate digital capabilities in the digital age
- Supporting widening digital capabilities gaps in a digital-first HE environment
The conference will also feature keynote speakers from leading universities and organisations, as well as panel discussions and workshops.
The conference will provide a platform for discussion and debate on the key issues facing the sector, and it will help shape the future of digital transformation in higher education.
Event Schedule
Tuesday
Exhibitor Briefing
Registration and Exhibition opens
Networking and orientation session
Welcome and introductions
Annette Webb, Digital Training Officer, York St John UniversityThe Digital Student: An institution-wide programme for developing digital skills for learning and future employment
Dr Becca Ferrari, Deputy Associate Pro-Vice Chancellor for Education and Student Experience – Faculty of Engineering, University of NottinghamRefreshment break
Rise of the cyber physical
Chandrakant Patel, Senior Fellow and Chief Engineer, HP IncDEG-DCG Achievement Award
Introduced by Julie Voce, Head of Digital Education, City University of LondonLunch
Keele's approach to elevating digital capabilities in staff and students
Timothy Smale, Digital Skills and Training Manager, Keele University
Room location: Imagine
Providing inclusive and equitable digital skills learning in higher education
Andrew Moles, Learning Developer - Data Science Tools and Nedelin Velikov, Learning Developer, London School of Economics and Political Science
Room location: Rookeries
Travel time
Understanding the role of digital and information literacies in the lives of 16-18 year olds
Julie Voce, Head of Digital Education, City, University of London; Lauren Regan, Digital Literacies Coordinator, City, University of London and Zara Lawson, Research Director, Alterline Research
Room location:Imagine
12 Days of AI - developing AI literacy for staff in HE
Chris Rowell, Digital Learning Producer, University of the Arts, London
Room location: Rookeries
Travel time
Developing staff digital capabilities (and minding the gap) at The Open University
Esther Spring, Learning Lead (Digital and Innovation), The Open University; Jo Parker, Senior Library Manager, The Open University and Becki Vickerstaff, HE Senior Consultant, Jisc
Workshop
Room location:Imagine
Developing AI Literacies in the classroom and beyond
Jeni Brown, Head, Digital Skills Lab and Jillian Terry, Associate Professor (Education) and Co-Director, LSE100, London School of Economics and Political Science
Workshop
Room location: Rookeries
Refreshments and networking
Credentialing and Future Skills - Higher Education's Approach
Professor Helen Laville, Provost and Deputy VC, Kingston University & Stephan Fortier, Regional Director UK/I, InstructureLectures in the Metaverse: Engaging students socially within virtual worlds
Gary Burnett, Professor of Digital Creativity, Loughborough UniversityClosing remarks
Annette Webb, Digital Training Tutor, York St John UniversityClose of the conference
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Exhibitor Information
UCISA Group
- Digital Education
- Digital Capabilities
