The Future of Digital Learning
We are planning a series of inspiring seminars and networking opportunities over two days, with the help of professional industry speakers and technology users. We are currently putting together our agenda, but you can still register now to reserve your spot.
Speakers
Hear from our panel of industry experts on approaches for shaping education in the coming year.
Executive Director of Digital Transformation, Hull College
Deb Millar
Executive Director of Digital Transformation, Hull College
Deborah has worked in further and higher education for over thirty years. She has been the Executive Group Director for Digital Learning Technologies at the Ofsted 'Outstanding' and multi-award-winning Grimsby Institute since February 2018.
She is passionate about educational excellence and is in charge of providing staff and students with an outstanding teaching and learning experience that is enhanced by the creative use of edtech.
Director of Blended & Online Learning, Worcestershire College
Amy Hollier
Director of Blended and Online Learning, Heart of Worcestershire College
Amy oversaw the Department for Education's EdTech Demonstrator Schools and Colleges Programme on behalf of Heart of Worcestershire College, and she currently serves on the DfE's Digital and Technology Standards Working Group as well as the BETT UK Advisory Board.
She was awarded a Principal Fellowship of the Higher Education Academy (PFHEA) in 2018 for her work in digital innovation to improve teaching, learning, and assessment. She has over 16 years of experience working in Further and Higher Education.
Specialist Consultant, University of Southern Denmark
Sara Kvist
Specialist Consultant in Educational Development and eLearning, University of Southern Denmark
Sara is passionate about student-centered learning, as well as the sharing and implementation of innovative active learning practises.
She previously worked on the implementation and development of Denmark's largest Danish language school's e-learning platform, and she is now working on educational development and e-learning at the University of Southern Denmark's Faculty of Engineering.
Executive Lead for UK Education, Amazon Web Services
Andrew Proctor
Executive Lead for UK Education, Amazon Web Services
Andrew joined Amazon Web Services as Executive Lead for UK Education in January 2022 with a focus on helping education leaders achieve their strategic aims through the use of digital technology, innovation, and culture. He has over 15 years of digital leadership and transformation experience across the UK public sector.
Andrew was previously Pro Vice-Chancellor (Digital) for Staffordshire University, a member of the executive team with direct responsibility for the Digital, Estates, and Transformation portfolios.
Associate Lecturer at the Centre for Nursing, University College Absalon
Mette West
Associate Lecturer at the Centre for Nursing, University College Absalon
Mette is focused on the fact that the natural sciences is often not the reason the students choose to study Nursing. It is therefore important for her to make the material as accessible as possible. This has been true for the entirety of her teaching career - also when there was not LMS.
In addition to her teaching Mette is passionate about helping her colleagues to uterlice the possibilities e-learning has to offer.
Partnerships Manager at FE Tech
Oliver Kristall
Partnerships Manager at FE Tech
With seven years in the sector Oli specialises in supporting education providers strategically with their approach to digital learning whilst connecting the most suitable edtech suppliers with providers within FE and HE.
Having previously demonstrated and sold learning platforms, content, authoring tools and assessment technology for six years, and with a deep understanding of eLearning systems and solutions, Oli is now eager to speak impartially to education providers about the market as a whole.
Now, as Partnerships Manager at FE Tech, Oli is passionate to help build a unique learning technology community to ensure best practice within the sector.
Solution Specialist, Microsoft
Ovi Barceló
Solution Specialist, Microsoft
Ovi is currently working as a Solution Specialist for Modern Classroom in Microsoft Western Europe, working with colleagues and their partners across 12 countries where he advises on how to offer the best experience for students and faculty in the use of Microsoft technology in the classroom.
Ovi started his career in Microsoft where he was responsible for the educational community and the private and subsidized schools in Microsoft Spain before moving to Western Europe. Ovi has over 16 years’ experience in the classroom as a primary teacher and ICT coordinator.
Helle Angelfoss
Science Teachers, BPG Upper Secondary School, Norway
Senior Lecturer, Project Manager, School of Smart and Clean
Turnitin, VP, Alliances
Todd Baker
VP, Alliances, Turnitin
With over 20 years of experience in public sector technology sales and partnerships, Todd Baker has an extensive international track record in developing strategic educational technology alliances with global software companies like Ellucian and SAP.
Todd obtained a Bachelor of Arts from Utah State University, a Master of Business Administration from Arizona State University, and a Master of International Management from the Thunderbird School of Global Management. He is also the recipient of the Gallup Organization and Marketing Education Association’s “New Marketing Educator” award.
Western Europe Director, Education Sector at Microsoft
Rui Grilo
Western Europe Director, Education Sector at Microsoft
Rui Grilo is responsible for Microsoft’s Western Europe business in the Education sector since 2017, having joined the company in 2009 as Education Lead in Portugal. During his career, he was able to pursue his three passions: technology, education, and the magic of people working together. That is why he did things as different as being the managing director of an Internet portal, advisor to the Portuguese Prime Minister on education and youth, or completing a doctorate on organizational change at the University of Hertfordshire (UK). In his current role at Microsoft, he’s happy to see all three passions coming together, helping education customers transform teaching and learning.
Group Product Manager, Secondary Education LMS
Steven Threadgold
Group Product Manager, Secondary Education LMS
Steven Threadgold joined itslearning in 2011. In 2021 he became Group Product Manager for Learning Management Systems in Sanoma. He has spent his whole working life both teaching and helping teachers through technology. First as a university lecturer then a consultant for EU and then in the educational technology space providing best-in-class online teaching and learning solutions. He is committed to ensuring that our teachers and students utilise learning technology to its full potential.
Agenda
09:00 - 09:45
Project SDG4BIZ: Online courses for business opportunity recognition in sustainable development goals.
In this session, Hye Jung-Majenen will join us remotely from Finland to discuss the SDG4BIZ Erasmus+ project. The project designs and pilots a multidisciplinary, cross-border free online course about business opportunity recognition via the UN's' sustainable development goals.
Speaker: Hye Jung-Majenen, Metropolia University of Applied Sciences
10:00 - 10:45
Disruption in education
In this session, Andrew will discuss the role technology plays in disrupting industries and what this could mean for education.
Speaker: Andrew Proctor, Amazon Web Services
11:00 - 11:45
Everyone at our school uses itslearning – but why?
What are the advantages for teachers and students? Hanne and Helle share how teaching and learning is organised at BPG upper secondary school, and how itslearning plays an essential role.
Speakers: Helle Angelfoss & Hanne Sundgot Halvorsen, BPG Upper Secondary School
14:00 - 14:45
Chat GPT in education: The future or a fad?
If AI is here to stay, can chat GPT be used responsibly in education? How do we ensure best practice, and damage control any limitations to learning?
Speaker: Oliver Kristall, FE Tech
15:00 - 15:45
The Effective Learner: How the next generation will learn
Amy will explore the emerging expectations of the next generation of learners and how technology can be used to enable and enhance the learning experience. She will discuss how personalisation and adaptation of learning experiences should be at the forefront of effective teaching, learning, and assessment, supported by robust digital pedagogies and infrastructure.
Speaker: Amy Hollier, Heart of Worcestershire College
16:00 - 16:45
Zeducation 4.0: A vision of the future of education
Education 4.0 aligns with the emerging fourth industrial, focusing on smart technology, artificial intelligence, and robotics. To ensure we are successfully preparing our learners for Industry 4.0, Deb will highlight how we need to evolve with the times and align teaching and learning methods with the required skills for the future.
Speaker: Deb Millar, Hull College
09:00 - 09:45
Student-centered learning and the Study Activity Model
Mette will showcase the Danish Study Activity Model and highlight considerations on how to accommodate the student's different approaches to learning and the need for repetition.
Speaker: Mette West, University College Absalon
10:00 - 10:45
Building the Best Beginning: Shaping shared experience in a self-paced study start
Sara will discuss how to "level the playing field" by creating a common starting point for all incoming students by minimising the disparities in their "backpacks" and thereby providing them with the best possible tools to begin their campus studies.
Speaker: Sara Kvist, University of Southern Denmark
11:00 - 11:45
Integrity of academic writing in the age of AI
This session will address the challenges and opportunities of integrity in writing that academic institutions face with the rapid development of natural language models like GPT-3. We will also preview the upcoming release of Turnitin’s AI writing detection capabilities and how it was designed to provide insight into potential generative AI being used in student work.
Speaker: Todd Baker, Turnitin
12:00 - 12:45
How can technology contribute to continue reshaping education?
Technology has never been so present in classrooms across the world. How can we help schools and universities to further expand the boundaries of what is possible, creating a more engaging and inclusive environment for educators and students?
Speaker: Rui Grilo, Microsoft
14:00 - 14:30
Panel Discussion: Exploring the impact of AI and Chat GPT in education.
We will discuss the ways in which these technologies are already impacting the educational landscape, and consider how these advancements will impact teaching and learning.
Panelists:
Todd Baker, Turnitin
Ovi Barcelo, Microsoft
Steven Threadgold, itslearning
14:30 - 15:00
The road to the future
Our group product manager will provide an overview of the new features and functionality coming to itslearning in 2023.
Speaker: Steven Threadgold, itslearning
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