Digital transformation

By Miranda Prynne, 13 April, 2023

Strategic insight and guidance to assist higher education institutions in leveraging the benefits of digital technology. Find practical advice on using artificial intelligence (AI) in teaching, assessment, research and other university functions as well as broader insights on edtech, hybrid working, virtual reality, cybersecurity, digital literacy and managing campus infrastructure. 

By Sreethu.Sajeev, 9 January, 2026

Leading higher education with purpose in the AI era

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AI-driven innovation is already benefiting universities. As AI continues to evolve, higher education leaders must play an active role in guiding its responsible and ethical use on campus
By Laura.Duckett, 7 January, 2026

How I use AI tools to enhance EFL students’ speaking skills

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AI tools can help students of English as a foreign language build confidence in academic speaking by offering structured practice opportunities, personalised feedback and support with idea generation. Ka Ho To explains how
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4minutes
By kiera.obrien, 6 January, 2026

Let’s teach students to see the fingerprints

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Does humanities education still have value when machines can generate art at the touch of a button? Yes, if we reframe our thinking, writes Renia Lopez-Ozieblo
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4minutes
By Laura.Duckett, 5 January, 2026

Tips for introducing complex design software in the classroom

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As design education becomes increasingly digital, educators face the challenge of integrating powerful simulation and modelling software without overwhelming students. Adalberto Tamez Alanis offers guidance
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4minutes
By miranda.prynne, 2 January, 2026

The business of online education

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Guidance on how to successfully develop and market higher education teaching and learning online to deliver value to students and drive revenue for your institution
By kiera.obrien, 18 December, 2025

How to evolve with GenAI: an educator’s guide

A teacher works with students on GenAI literacy
The launch of GenAI has prompted a new stage of experimentation for university education. Here’s how to explore and refine, finding out what works and what doesn’t
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5minutes
By Laura.Duckett, 16 December, 2025

How to reclaim humanity in the AI classroom

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As GenAI changes how students study and complete assessments, higher education educators must focus on metacognition, clarity and connection, says Patrice Seuwou
By Laura.Duckett, 5 December, 2025

Tips for a successful COIL experience

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Guidance through four collaboration phases to ensure collaborative online international learning projects offer meaningful, technology-supported exchanges between institutions
By Eliza.Compton, 28 November, 2025

GenAI as a research assistant: transforming start-up due diligence

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Universities are not just centres of innovation, they are also platforms for promoting the commercialisation of research. As ‘research assistants’, GenAI can open the door for ‘under the radar’ start-ups that human evaluators may miss
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4minutes
By kiera.obrien, 22 October, 2025

Librarians, it’s time to lead the way

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When GenAI first landed, many universities scrambled to understand it and how students might be using it. One library team took it upon themselves to adopt a holistic approach
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5minutes
By Laura.Duckett, 30 September, 2025

How to test GenAI’s impact on learning

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Rather than speculate on GenAI’s promise or peril, Thibault Schrepel suggests simple teaching experiments to uncover its actual effects
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4minutes
By kiera.obrien, 26 September, 2025

What your students are thinking about artificial intelligence

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GenAI has been quickly adopted by students, but the consequences of using it as a shortcut could be grave. A study into how students think about and use GenAI offers insights into how teaching might adapt
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5minutes
By Eliza.Compton, 11 September, 2025

Why AI literacy must come before policy

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When developing rules and guidelines around the uses of artificial intelligence, the first question to ask is whether the university policymakers and staff responsible for implementing them truly understand how learners can meet the expectations they set
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4minutes
By kiera.obrien, 3 September, 2025

Anatomy of a term paper: using information literacy skills with AI

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How can librarians support students in developing information literacy skills and putting them to use in an AI-enabled world? Follow each step of researching and writing a term paper and find out how to encourage students to use their skills effectively along the way
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6minutes
By Laura.Duckett, 2 September, 2025

Miro and GenAI as drivers of online student engagement

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A set of practical strategies for transforming passive online student participation into visible, measurable and purposeful engagement through the use of Miro, enhanced by GenAI
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3minutes
By Eliza.Compton, 27 August, 2025

Solving the soft skills crisis using artificial intelligence

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Employers seek transferable skills such as communication and cultural awareness, but how can universities translate these aspirations into meaningful, scalable learning experiences for students? AI personas offer possibilities
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4minutes
By Eliza.Compton, 26 August, 2025

AI, copyright and the classroom: what higher education needs to know

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As artificial intelligence reshapes teaching and research, one legal principle remains at the heart of our work: copyright. Understanding its implications isn’t just about compliance – it’s about protecting academic integrity, intellectual property and the future of knowledge creation. Cayce Myers explains
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4minutes
By Laura.Duckett, 18 August, 2025

A scaffolded approach to teaching with GenAI

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As GenAI continues to reshape higher education, this four-phase framework by Rena Beatrice Alcalay offers educators ways to guide students to use these tools critically and ethically, fostering agency, bias awareness and deeper engagement in philosophical writing assignments
By Laura.Duckett, 5 August, 2025

How should assessors use AI for marking and feedback?

A teacher marking students' work
While much attention has focused on students’ use of GenAI, its potential to support assessors has mostly been overlooked. Here, Isabel Fischer shares draft principles co-created at a cross-institutional workshop to guide its responsible use in assessment, marking and feedback.
By Eliza.Compton, 4 August, 2025

How to create snackable social media content

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What makes an engaging post that delivers your key message? Here’s what university social media creators should do and what they should avoid when creating short-form content
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4minutes
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