In this episode of TalkingHE, we talk to Dr Ann Thanaraj and Paul Durston at Teeside University, co-organisers of the National Future Facing Learning Conference 2025. They discuss digital transformation, including their experiences of digital transformations, why initiatives fail, what organisations with limited resources can do to transform, and their ABCDE model.

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In this episode of TalkingHE, we talk to Dr Maggie Broderick, Associate Professor and Director of Advanced Research Center, National University, California. We discuss social and emotional learning (SEL), why staff should incorporate SEL into their curriculum, what changes there have been to students' emotions in the past 20 years, and what university systems and senior leadership can do to influence SEL.

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In this episode of TalkingHE, we talk to ⁠Joe Ferraro⁠, CEO of Hypothesis, a Social Annotation Tool. We discuss reading comprehension
how has the Higher Education landscape changed in the past 10-15 years regarding

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In this episode of TalkingHE, we talk to Dan Fitzpatrick, an experienced educational strategist, speaker, and educator, about AI in Education. We discuss what educators should be doing with AI in their teaching now, how educators can mitigate the risks of AI on their students' learning, where Dan sees the challenges to AI in education, and how you see AI changing education in the next 2-5 years.

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In this episode of TalkingHE, we talk to ⁠Leonard Houx⁠, Director of Learning Design at Cambridge Education Group about learning design within and outside of Higher Education and how learning design can have more of a sense of community.

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In this episode of TalkingHE, we talk to Leonard Houx, Director of Learning Design at Cambridge Education Group about working in and out of the Higher Education

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In this episode of TalkingHE, we talk to Kevin Brazant Progression and Attainment Project Manager, London College of Communication, University of the Arts London. We discuss what the Disrupt the Discourse initiative is, and what was its recent inclusion in the QAA's 'Mind the Map' publication, how your work in progression and attainment relates to your educational philosophy/ beliefs, how colleagues can apply tips shared in the 'Disrupt the Discourse' e-Learning course to their pedagogy, what has been the impact of your research so far, and what is next for you and your research?

Read the QAA Mind the Map publication and listen to the podcast episode (May 2024) ⁠

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In this episode of TalkingHE, we talk to ⁠⁠Dr Neil Currant, Senior Lecturer in Learning, Teaching and Digital Education at the University of Bedfordshire, Vikki Hill, Senior Lecturer in Learning Enhancement and Academic Development at Queen Margaret University and Liz Bunting, Educational Development at the University of the Arts London. We discuss why Compassionate Assessment is important, how

See their QAA Collaborative Enhancement Project on Compassionate Assessment.

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In this episode of TalkingHE, we talk to ⁠Dr Balakrishna Grandi⁠, Dean of the S P Jain School of Global Management. We continue our discussions on global business education - what predictions can be made for the future of business education, and how might these impact how institutions approach curriculum development, student engagement, and technology integration? What are the factors that make certain MBA programs more popular than others? What criteria do prospective students consider, and how do these programs align with the current demands of the business landscape? How is the ongoing digital transformation affecting business education, and what are some successful strategies employed by institutions to seamlessly integrate technology into their curriculum and teaching methodologies?

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In this episode of TalkingHE, we talk to Dr Balakrishna Grandi, Dean of the S P Jain School of Global Management. We discuss how can business schools assess their growth taking into account the dynamic changes in the educational landscape and the rising need for specialized skills and with the challenges posed by disruptions such as the global pandemic, how have international students and institutions adapted to ensure educational continuity, and what lessons can be learned from their experiences?

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