DCG-DEG: Connect and collaborate

Helen Claxton is a Project Manager at the University of York, specializing in digital creativity in education. She advocates for its integration into curricula and teaching practices to foster innovation, inclusivity, and digital scholarship. Currently, Helen is leading a strategy to raise awareness and embed immersive technologies across academic programs, collaborating closely with faculty and departments.

Dr Richard Walker is Associate Director (Digital Education) at the University of York. He has over twenty years’ experience supporting learning technology developments within the higher education sector, leading staff development activities for the effective use of learning technologies in programme design and delivery. Richard has also been an active member of the UK Universities and Colleges Information Systems Association (UCISA)’s Digital Education Group.

Jacqueline Huynh is a Learning Technologist at QMU, leading the implementation and roll out of the Jisc Discovery tool, an integral component to the wider Digital Capabilities Project. She has experience in developing and implementing asynchronous online CPD courses. She has consulted and provided training for staff to design and implement different hybrid learning methods within Canvas LMS and has recently qualified as a Certified Digital Learning Professional.

Jacqueline's areas of interest include learner inclusion and safety, user experience for design learning (UXDL), digital literacy, task-based learning, and authentic assessment.

Sarah Grayston is the Learning Technologies Manager at Queen Margaret University (QMU), where she leads the strategic direction of the Digital Capabilities Project. With experience in engaging multiple stakeholders to inform digital literacy development, Sarah has previously worked closely internally and with external industry partners to unpick digital literacy requirements for the present and future.

Sarah has been actively researching AI and automated decision-making, focusing on the outcomes for different individuals and groups. She has conducted  AI workshops for academic staff, fostering a deeper understanding of AI technologies and their implications.  In addition, Sarah is an advocate for privacy awareness, working to ensure all staff are informed about privacy practices.

Annette Webb is Digital Training Tutor at York St John University. Supporting students and staff with digital capabilities since 2004 and in the health service, local government and adult education previously. Annette is Chair of the UCISA Digital Capabilities Group and been a member since 2014 playing an active part in conference organising and Digital Education Survey.

Julie Voce is Head of Digital Education at City St George’s, University of London. Julie oversees support for City’s educational technologies and projects related to learning spaces, learning analytics, learning design, digital accessibility and digital literacies. Julie is a member of UCISA’s Digital Education Group and led the 2022 TEL survey team.

Google Head of Education - UK, Ireland, DACH, Italy, Central Asia. Anna leads Google for Education across the UK and the Republic of Ireland, as well as several other European and Asian countries. Her role is to support education organisations in schools, FE and HE so that they get the most out of Google technologies such as Google Workspace for Education, Gemini and ChromeOS. This includes improving learning outcomes with the appropriate use of technology; providing professional development training in technology, and making processes more efficient with innovative solutions.