Pre-conference workshops

Session day: Sunday, 1 of March 2026
Session time: 16:30-18:30
Facilitator: Dr Andy Clegg. Head of Academic Innovation, Centre for Academic and Digital Innovation, University of Portsmouth (UK)
Workshop participation fee: 60 euros (plus taxes if applicable)

Workshop details:
Using the SMART Capture framework as a guide, this immersive and practical workshop explores the regeneration of content capture policies, moving beyond the limitations of recorded lectures toward digitally-enabled, pedagogically-informed frameworks that prioritise flexibility and student engagement.
Participants will have the opportunity to engage with SMART toolkit resources to reflect on their approaches and to create purposeful digital learning experiences that help students stay engaged, keep up, and catch up – whether in person or online. Participants will design activities that move beyond mere rote learning to designing creative and engaging digital assets that are intentionally crafted to support real understanding, critical thinking, and practical application.
The workshop will challenge participants to consider how can digital tools support learning beyond passive recording and what principles should guide the creation of dynamic, interactive, and inclusive learning experiences.

Target audience:
This workshop is designed for colleagues working across the Higher Education landscape who are involved in designing digital learning. It will be particularly relevant to lecturers, learning designers, educational technologists, and professional services staff engaged in quality assurance, policy development, or curriculum enhancement. Senior leaders reviewing digital education strategies and anyone looking to revisit or update post-pandemic recording expectations will also find the session valuable.

Session day: Sunday, 1 of March 2026
Session time: 16:30-18:30
Facilitator: Himani Chugh. Educational Designer, AI Innovation, University of New South Wales (Australia)
Workshop participation fee: 60 euros (plus taxes if applicable)

Workshop details:
As artificial intelligence reshapes the world of work, higher education faces a pivotal moment. To remain relevant and valuable, universities must move beyond disciplinary knowledge and ensure that graduates develop and articulate the enduring human skills that technology cannot replicate — such as creativity, collaboration, critical thinking, and problem-solving.
This interactive two-hour workshop invites higher education educators and professional staff to explore how these enduring skills can be embedded and made visible within curriculum design, teaching practice, and assessment. Grounded in the UNSW ADA Skills Passport initiative, the workshop draws on the ADA Skills Taxonomy White Paper, which synthesises 17 global frameworks into nine research-backed skills essential for the future of learning, work, and life.
Through activities such as live polling, skill-card reflection, think-pair-share, mapping, and Skill Snap, participants will engage in both individual and collaborative exercises. They will map one or more of their course learning outcomes to the nine skills, exchange rationales with peers, and use a guiding framework to contextualise these skills for their discipline. Facilitated discussions then guide participants to translate their mapping into teaching strategies and assessments, producing a tangible artefact—a visual, skills-embedded course snapshot—to take back for further curriculum development.
The session also includes a demonstration of an AI-enabled Skills Mapping Tool developed within UNSW Arts, Design & Architecture to illustrate how artificial intelligence can enhance, rather than replace, human-centred curriculum design.

Target audience:
Higher education academics, course convenors, educational designers, and professional staff involved in curriculum design, teaching innovation, or employability initiatives.