Podcast
Beyond the Technology: beyond blended in action
Hear from educators who are using our beyond blended resources to redesign learning for a more flexible, inclusive, and future-ready student experience.
Watch the live recording on YouTube
In this episode, host Sarah Knight and guests Dr Jonathan Eaton, Dr Emma Heron, Dr Julie Blackwell Young and Sheila MacNeill explore how universities across the UK, and internationally, are transforming curriculum and learning design using our beyond blended resources.
Together, they share rich insights from the first phase of our institutional research pilots and reveal how the beyond blended lenses, pillars, and activity cards are reshaping staff development, curriculum design, student engagement, and assessment practices.
Show notes
- Hear more about beyond blended at Digifest in the taking learning beyond blended: integrating place, platform and pace in curriculum design session, in Hall 8A at 11:35 on day one
- Learn more about the beyond blended: researching institutional approaches to blended learning in higher education pilot
- Access the beyond blended: rethinking curriculum and learning design guide
- Read the beyond blended in action: transforming curriculum and learning design in a shifting landscape report
- Read Jonathan’s university profile
- Connect with Jonathan on LinkedIn
- View the Abertay Learning Enhancement (AbLE) Academy website
Episode guests

Sheila MacNeill
Digital learning consultant

Dr Jonathan Eaton
University of Cumbria

Dr Emma Heron
University of Northampton

Dr Julie Blackwell Young
Abertay University
Episode host

Sarah Knight
Director of digital transformation (HE)