About
This event is the fourth of our Jisc XR community face-to-face meet-ups, where you will have a chance to hear how other institutions are using extended reality (XR) technologies and get hands-on with practical demonstrations. You’ll also have the opportunity to network and participate in interactive discussions with your peers. Join us for a day of informative and collaborative learning. Agenda to be confirmed, we are still accepting proposals for sessions until Monday 01 June.
Programme
Arrival
Welcome
- Jo Dyer (Director of Learner and Discovery Services), The Open University
- Kathryn Woodhead, Subject specialist, Jisc
- Cat Bailey, Subject specialist - learning technology, Jisc
Introducing The Open University’s XR studios
In this presentation we’ll share the origin story and future direction of the OU’s XR Studios. Building on expertise across the university, we are developing a range of XR use cases for distance learning. These inform our choice of technologies and positioning of the studios as places for multidisciplinary collaboration.
Speakers:
- Matthew Moran and Trevor Collins from the Open University
Morning sessions
Main room: presentation and demonstration
The empathy lens; An immersive early years trauma experience
Speakers:
- Matt Beck, Kirsty Cullen - Heart of Worcestershire College
Breakout 1: Discussion
GenAI and XR in healthcare training
Speakers:
- Antony Payton, Emily Johnstone - The University of Manchester
Breakout 2: Demonstration/ discussion
Extending reality: developing new forms of immersive experiential learning online
Speakers:
- Matthew Moran, Ryan Hayle and Richard Jagboro, The Open University
Break
Afternoon sessions
Main room: Hands on-demonstration
From assessment to immersion: building VR experiences
Speakers:
- Ayesha Khan, Valerie Brown, Penny Langford - Milton Keynes College
Breakout 1: Presentation
Epic Science: How can a service design approach be used to design, deliver, and evaluate augmented reality as an educational service for primary science learning in real school settings?
Speakers:
- Warren Fearn - York St John University
York St John University
Breakout 2: Presentation/ Demonstration
Pushing the envelope with ThingLink: getting beyond point and click to build digital capabilities and innovation
Speaker:
- James Cull - Birkbeck, University of London
Lunch
Afternoon sessions
The UK XR community: What have we done so far and what is next?
- Kathryn Woodhead, Subject specialist, Jisc
- Cat Bailey, Subject specialist - learning technology, Jisc
XR for distance learning
- Sarah Daniell, Trevor Collins, Lucy Anderson, Janette Wallace, Katie Harvey and Philip Wheeler, The Open University
Finding Your Own Way: Evolving an Open-Source Solution to Social VR in Higher Education
- Gary Burnett, Loughborough University
Ethical, safe and inclusive XR & AI technologies
- Ekaterina Prasolova-Førland, Norwegian University of Science and Technology
Takeaway and thanks
Speakers:
- Kathryn Woodhead, Subject specialist, Jisc
- Cat Bailey, Subject specialist - learning technology, Jisc
Close
Who should attend
Staff with an interest in extended reality (XR) technologies from higher and further education institutions in the UK. This could include but is not limited to:
- Teaching practitioners
- Digital managers/digital leads
- Technology enhanced learning staff
- IT staff
- Curriculum leads
Please note that unless otherwise agreed with Jisc, this event is not for commercial organisations. Any commercial representatives registering as delegates without permission will have their registration cancelled.
This event has a limited number of 60 registrations, so please only book on if you are able to attend on the day. If you have booked and then are unable to attend, please cancel your registration.
Contact
For further information, please contact events@jisc.ac.uk.