Beyond the Technology

75. Digital transformation and lasting change at the University of Manchester

10 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, Jane discusses her role as academic lead to implement support for staff and student capability as part of a university wide strategic...

74. Empowering digital confidence in FE

11 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of Beyond the Technology, host Andrew McFadyen chats with Zoe Tierney from Burton and South Derbyshire College to explore how the Jisc...

73. Digital storytelling and assessment

10 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This episode explores how digital storytelling enhances learning in UK higher education. Chris Thomson is joined by Teti Dragas from University of Dur...

72. How is generative AI supporting creativity?

05 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, Tom Moule speaks with Dr. Rebecca Feasey (Bath Spa University) and Eu Jin See (Manchester School of Architecture and Adobe Brand Amba...

71. Building a coalition of the willing at City St George's, University of London

22 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, Sarah Knight chats to Professor Susannah Quinsee, Professor Baba Sheba and Dr Julie Voce from City St George's, University of London ...

70. Transformational co-design at the University of Chester

16 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, Simon Birkett chats to Jackie Potter, Helen O'Sullivan and Laura Milne from the University of Chester about their digital transformat...

69. Digifest 2025 - How are universities enabling a more inclusive digital environment for their international students?

28 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this podcast recorded live at Digifest 2025, hear from University of Leeds and University of Northampton on how they are using Jisc's research on i...

68. Digifest 2025 - Esports - the digital revolution in education

30 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This podcast, recorded live at Digifest 2025, will support your understanding and implementation of Esports curriculum through British Esports' endors...

67. Digifest 2025 - How digital leaders meet tomorrow

16 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Recorded live at Digifest 2025, this episode features a discussion of previous participants from the digital leaders programme who have demonstrated a...

66. Digifest 2025 - Generative AI in education – staff voices and real-world lessons

03 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

If you missed the generative AI in education panel at Digifest 2025, here's your chance to hear our interview with panellist Philippa Armstrong, learn...

65. Going national with the DEI FE survey: building the bigger picture of the FE digital landscape

01 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Andrew McFadyen and Dom Walker meet to discuss how the DEI survey reveals the evolving digital environment in education for students, learners and st...

64. Digifest 2025 – Digital transformation in action - empowering students through Adobe Express

19 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Digifest 2025 may be over but here's your chance to hear one of the podcasts recorded live at the event. Host Iwan Lehnert welcomes Mark Andrews, prin...

63. AI, innovation, and the future of learning at Queen's University Belfast

10 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Simon Birkett is joined by Professor Phil Hanna, Stefanie Savage-Campbell, and Dr. Aidan Deery from Queen's University Belfast to discuss embracing...

62. Digifest 2025 – Using digital solutions to enhance employability

24 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

With Digifest 2025 on the horizon, in this episode of Beyond the Technology host Iwan Lehnert meets with Rob Wraith, head of learning technology and d...

61. Learning analytics: the people behind the data

14 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

We caught up with our head of analytics, James Hodgkin, at the launch of learning analytics. James talks about the new features available, the importa...

60. Further education and skills – Learn, unlearn and relearn

13 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of our further education and skills (FE) podcasts, host Andrew McFadyen talks to Phil Whitehead from DN Colleges Group. Throughout thi...

59. Bridging digital inequity - International students' digital experience

08 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Exploring how we can bridge digital inequity for international and transnational students, with insights from experts across Nigeria, Pakistan, and th...

58. Further education and skills – Promoting digital curiosity: new technologies, same passion

22 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of our further education and skills (FE) podcasts, hosts Louisa Stamatelopoulos and Andrew McFadyen chat to Beth Snowden from Craven C...

57. Creative approaches to assessment: optionality

06 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of the Beyond the Technology podcast, Jisc's Chris Thomson is joined by Dr Miriam Firth from the University of Manchester. They discus...

56. Breaking down barriers - empowering students with better accessibility in digital and artificial intelligence

23 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, Jisc's Kellie Mote welcomes Dr Ann Kristin Glenster from the Glenlead Centre and Bouquette Kabatepe from Imperial College London for ...

55. Demonstrating digital transformation - It's all about shifting the mindset: a strategy for delivering flexible learning at the University of Manchester

03 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Host Elizabeth Newall welcomes Professor Dan George, Professor Jane Mooney and Professor Caroline Bowsher from the University of Manchester to discuss...

54. Further education and skills – connections, opportunities and being a magpie

25 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

We're joined by James Kieft, teaching and learning development manager at Activate Learning, to discuss bringing people together through digital techn...

53. Beyond the Technology: Demonstrating digital transformation – Macro and micro transformations – making digital happen

11 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Simon Birkett talks to Lucy Everest, global chief operating officer, and Fraser Muir, global director of information services, from Heriot-Watt Univer...

52. Demonstrating digital transformation - People, place and partnership at the centre of Ulster University's digital transformation

27 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Host Sarah Knight is joined by Professor Paul Bartholomew, vice chancellor at Ulster University, to discuss Ulster's strategy: people, place and partn...

51. Award winners miniseries – Transforming STEM Learning: The power of Remote Labs

17 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Join Professor Tim Drysdale from the University of Edinburgh, Jisc Association of Learning Technology awards ALT award winner for digital transformati...

50. Demonstrating digital transformation - enabling culture to support digital innovation at Ulster University

13 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Sarah Knight speaks to Elaine Hartin and Andy Jaffrey, from Ulster University, about their agile and flexible approach to their strategic plan and the...

49. Award winners miniseries - Activate Learning empowers adult learners

09 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In the next episode of our award winners podcast miniseries, Sophia Speakman interviews Miko Pescott and Savi Bains from Activate Learning, alongside ...

48. Further education and skills - College of West Anglia

01 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Please note, this episode of the podcast was originally recorded in September 2023, so please bear that in mind when dates and times are mentioned. Th...

47. AI and empathy

18 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In this special episode of Beyond the Technology, recorded live at Digifest 2024, Tom Moule, senior AI specialist in Jisc's AI team is joined by David...

46. International students' digital experience

25 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of the Beyond the Technology podcast, Elizabeth Newall, senior sector specialist at Jisc invites Dr Tabetha Newman, senior research co...

45. Using VR to tackle the gender disparity in STEM education

07 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of the Beyond the Technology podcast, Fiona Steel, graduate teaching assistant at Leeds Beckett University, joins Heidi Fraser-Krauss,...

44. Demonstrating digital transformation – how the University of Exeter are practicing what they teach

20 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Host Simon Birkett is joined by Helen Cocks from the University of Exeter to discuss how their agile culture is paying off for digital transformation....

43. Further education and skills - the digital edge in education at Cardiff and Vale College

15 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In the third of our further education and skills focused podcasts, we're joined by Stevie Emmanuel and Yusuf Ibrahim from Cardiff and Vale College. Th...

42. Award winners miniseries - University of Dundee transforming the crime scene with VR technology

12 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

On this episode of Beyond the Technology, Sophia Speakman hosts Professor Niamh Nic Daeid, Vincenzo Rinaldi and Heather Doran from the University of D...

41. Further education and skills - digital development at Petroc College: from seed to flower

23 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In our second further education and skills focused podcast, Sheena Murphy-Collett, Petroc College's Vice Principal of people, organisational developme...

40. Demonstrating digital transformation - beyond blended - post-pandemic curriculum and learning design

05 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In this podcast episode, Elizabeth Newall welcomes Helen Beetham and Sheila MacNeill, who discuss rethinking learning and curriculum design in higher ...

39. Demonstrating digital transformation - rethinking learning and curriculum design at the University of Northampton

30 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of the Beyond the Technology podcast, Elizabeth Newall, senior consultant in the Digital transformation of learning, teaching, and ass...

38. Demonstrating digital transformation - Reimagining assessment and feedback at University College London

31 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Join Sarah Knight, head of learning and teaching transformation at Jisc, who is joined by Marieke Guy, Head of Digital Assessment at University Colleg...

37. Demonstrating digital transformation - Developing digital strategy at University of Greenwich

17 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, Simon Birkett, senior consultant for digital transformation at Jisc is joined by Jodie Wetherall, Associate Director - Office of the ...

36. Hybrid teaching: learning from staff and student experiences

07 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode Lis Parcell is joined by Matt Turner and Gabi Witthaus at the Higher Education Futures institute (HEFi), University of Birmingham to t...

35. Demonstrating digital transformation - Using immersive rooms at Staffordshire University

22 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, Sarah Knight, Head of learning and teaching transformation in higher education at Jisc is joined by Mike Phillips, the executive dean...

34. Demonstrating digital transformation - Using simmersive learning at Staffordshire University

14 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, we are joined by Raheel Nawaz from Staffordshire University, where we learn about the exciting and innovative work Raheel is leading ...

33. Further education and skills - supporting digital development at Boston College

15 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This episode is the first in a series of podcasts focused on further education and skills, hosted by Andrew McFadyen and Louisa Stamatelopoulos. Throu...

32. Teaching immunology in a galaxy far far away

01 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

How Nigel Francis uses the Star Wars universe to explain complicated topics like immunology  We speak with Dr Nigel Francis, senior lecturer at Card...

31. Reviewing learning and curriculum design

06 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Sarah Knight chats with consultants Helen Beetham and Sheila MacNeill about their recent review of learning and curriculum design in higher education....

Rethinking assessment and feedback - Shifting to digital assessment

30 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

We're joined by Simon Walker, Director of programme development at University College London, to discuss how they have moved to digital assessment by ...

Rethinking assessment and feedback - Unlocking the power of comparison based feedback

01 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, we are joined by Professor David Nicol, Suzanne McCallum, Lovleen Kushwah and Nick Quinn from The Adam Smith Business School at the U...

Rethinking assessment and feedback: Creating a shared vision

17 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In this third episode of our mini-series on rethinking assessment and feedback, we are joined by Karen Barton, director of the learning and teaching i...

Rethinking assessment and feedback: Providing personalised feedback at scale

04 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of our rethinking assessment and feedback mini-series, Sarah Knight chats with Danny Liu and Benjamin Miller about how they are adapti...

Rethinking assessment and feedback: How the landscape is changing

18 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

As part of our 'rethinking assessment and feedback' mini-series, Sarah Knight is joined by Gill Ferrell to chat about the newly released review into t...

30. Bringing examinations online

04 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, we chat with Rob Blagden, director of libraries, technology & information at the University of Gloucestershire. Rob talks through the...

29. Using AI to support and enhance formative assessment

21 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

This week we chatted with Aftab Hussain, information learning technology manager at Bolton College, about Firstpass, an automated system that helps au...

28. Digital assessment at scale

10 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

This week Derfel Owen, Registrar and director of student and registry services at University College London, joins us to talk about how the university...

27. How the role of teaching staff has changed since the pandemic

02 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode we are joined by Clare Killen, senior consultant for the business intelligence team at Jisc, to talk about the findings from the recen...

26. How can we really prepare students for jobs of the future?

10 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Our guest this week is Debs Gray, Principal of Grimsby Institute, and Jisc trustee. She joined us to talk all about the college's trailblazing industr...

25. What can we learn from student study behaviour?

22 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

We're joined by Dr Jill McKay, a senior lecturer of veterinary science education at the University of Edinburgh. Jill has completed some fascinating r...

24. How to share best practice with teachers around the world

08 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Dr Phil Anthony, learning technologist from the division of natural sciences at the University of Kent, joins us to talk about his international digit...

23. Forensics: Bringing a practical subject to life online

23 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Dr Rachel Bolton-King is an associate professor of forensic science, in the department of criminology, policing and forensic science at Staffordshire ...

22. Can edtech be eco-friendly?

09 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Rob Blagden, director of libraries, technology and information at the University of Gloucestershire, joins us to talk all about the environmental impa...

21. Inclusive teaching and engaging students through the chat panel

23 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

This week we're joined by the fantastic Miranda Melcher, a teacher, researcher, author, and a fellow of the higher education academy. Miranda is curre...

20. The importance of continuous professional development (CPD)

20 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Dr Swati Virmani, senior lecturer in economics at De Montfort University, joins us to talk all about the importance of continuous professional develo...

19. Preparing students with autism for the workplace

06 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

This week's episode is all about teaching students on the autism spectrum, with the incredibly inspirational and creative Charlotte Judd, from Weston...

18. Diversity, equity, and inclusion - encouraging difficult conversations

11 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, we were joined by Keith W McIntosh, vice president for information services and CIO at the University of Richmond who is a keynote sp...

17. What next for accessible technology?

05 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode we chat with Simon Hayhoe, Digifest speaker and author of six books on disability and the arts. His work is the subject of many intern...

16. Chatbots and the student experience

12 Feb 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Back in November 2020, we chatted to Hannah Mathias, e-learning manager at Cardiff and Vale College, where they've created a personalised learning bo...

15. How can structure help student wellbeing?

28 Jan 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Our guest for this episode is Professor Parama Chaudhury, professor in the department of economics at University College London. Edtech fanatic, and d...

14. Why wellbeing is so important, a student's story

14 Jan 2021

Contributed by Lukas

This week we speak to Hayley Mulenda, all about student mental health. Hayley is an award winning international speaker, author and change agent, who ...

13. Teaching students in a virtual world

16 Dec 2020

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode we go on a guided tour of a virtual world for students, created by Itzel Lopez, an international officer from Cardiff and Vale college...

12. How can social media support staff digital skills? - South Thames College Group

26 Nov 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Our guest this week is Jamie Giarraputo, a teaching and learning coach from South Thames College Group. Jamie leapt from the music industry into teach...

11. What can the UK learn from the rest of the world? Education 4.0 with the University of Bath

11 Nov 2020

Contributed by Lukas

This week our guest is Dr Chris Bonfield, a technology-enhanced learning manager from the University of Bath. Chris is a once medical medieval histor...

10. Coleg Menai - How to teach with virtual reality

29 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

In this podcast we hear from members sharing their journeys to realising Education 4.0. This week we chat to Daniel Dybowski Bryant, an English langua...

9. Barnet and Southgate College - Assessing students online

08 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

This week we chat to Luke Rudderham-Cozier, a learning technologist from Barnet and Southgate College, all about online assessment. During lockdown,...

8. Canterbury Christ Church University - Ensuring inclusivity in education

20 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

This week, we chat with Professor Helen James, deputy vice chancellor at Canterbury Christ Church University, about her work around inclusivity, in pa...

7. University of Lincoln - Using games to engage students

06 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

This week we are joined by Dr Chris Headleand who is director of teaching and learning for the school of computer science at The University of Lincoln...

6. Bradford College - Keeping students connected during 'the new normal'

23 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

This week we are joined by Seima Mahmood who is an ESOL Lecturer at Bradford College. Over the course of lockdown Seima and her ESOL students have bui...

5. University of Highlands and Islands - responding to COVID-19

11 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode we chatted with Keith Smyth, professor of pedagogy at University of the Highlands and Islands, about how the pandemic has raised aware...

4. University of York - responding to COVID-19

04 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

We chatted with Anthony Sinnott, Access and procurement development manager at the University of York, about the logistics of libraries in lockdown, p...

3. Students view - responding to COVID-19

28 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

This week we get a student's view on the response to COVID-19, we were joined by Owen Barlow, final year student and student fellow specialising in we...

2. University of Gibraltar - responding to COVID-19

19 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

This week Christian Celecia, Director of Information and Communication Technologies at the University of Gibraltar, shares how they responded to COVID...

1. Basingstoke College of Technology - Responding to COVID-19

13 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

In this podcast we'll hear from members about how they are implementing Education 4.0 technologies including their challenges, successes, and where th...

What the Edtech?! The future role of libraries in further and higher education part two

14 Feb 2020

Contributed by Lukas

What will the library experience look like in 30 years time? Is there a role for paper books in the future? How will technologies like AI and machine ...

What the Edtech?! The future role of libraries in further and higher education part one

14 Feb 2020

Contributed by Lukas

What will the library experience look like in 30 years time? Is there a role for paper books in the future? How will technologies like AI and machine ...

What the Edtech?! Process improvement - people before technology

24 Sep 2019

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, John Cartwright director of computing services at the University of Liverpool talks about how his team are improving the student exp...

What the Edtech?! Web accessibility

19 Mar 2019

Contributed by Lukas

In this new episode of What the Edtech?! we explore web accessibility and the new regulations for websites and mobile applications for public sector b...

What the Edtech?! E10: the best of series one

21 Jun 2018

Contributed by Lukas

In the final episode of series one of What the Edtech?! we take a look back over the best bits so far. This mega-mix of insight and advice from top in...

What the Edtech?! E9: the rise of the robots - future tech in education

14 Jun 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Artificial intelligence: the biggest shake up since the invention of the motorcar? In this penultimate episode Martin Hamilton, resident futurist h...

What the Edtech?! E8: Cyber security, a growing threat to education

05 Jun 2018

Contributed by Lukas

An in-depth look at cyber security, the types of attacks targeted at universities and colleges and the measures taken to mitigate the risks. Jisc's ch...

What the Edtech?! E7: Celebrating women in tech

31 May 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Celebrating the careers of female tech experts, their motivations and the challenges they've faced in an industry where in the UK just one in six spec...

What the Edtech?! E6: How AI and big data will transform research

24 May 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Our experts explore the fascinating (and mind boggling) world of artificial intelligence (AI), and how cloud computing is changing how we think abou...

What the Edtech?! E5: What do students really want?

17 May 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Student contracts, data collection, the ideas of students as customers, and the employability agenda all take a turn under the microscope. Do the ...

What the Edtech?! E4: Student data – how far is too far?

10 May 2018

Contributed by Lukas

We explore the mysterious world of learning analytics, and how it can potentially be used to enhance the student learning experience. Senior co-design...

What the Edtech?! E3: The research landscape, here and now

03 May 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Episode three is all about the changing landscape of research. We hear conversations between Terry Clark, research fellow in performance science at ...

What the Edtech?! E2: Creating a successful startup

26 Apr 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Our expert guests in this episode are discussing startups and how great ideas are turned into successful businesses. Sue Attewell, head of change for...

What the Edtech?! E1: Transforming education through social media engagement

18 Apr 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to the very first episode of our brand new podcast What the edtech!? In this episode, our host, Laura Kidd, is joined by education consultant ...

Our student ideas edtech competiton

06 Dec 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Sue Attewell chats to us about our student ideas competition, which launches next year; from how to work the competition into the curriculum, to what...

Three key ways to build staff digital capabilities and confidence

24 Nov 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Staff digital capabilities are central to student and organisational success. It's a digital world, and in addition to a chosen subject, students are...

The push and pull towards new models of publishing

23 Nov 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Within the world of publishing, we are seeing some new trends emerge. Born from a desire to change the current publishing landscape, dominated by a ha...

The benefits of tech for students' financial literacy

02 Nov 2017

Contributed by Lukas

As the UK population becomes digitally-savvy from an increasingly younger age, it's easy to assume tech take-up is evenly shared across every aspect o...

The future of FE: our vision for the next five years

01 Nov 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Can colleges and skills providers become efficient and financially stable, while also providing an excellent learning experience that produces a workf...

Managing audiovisual research data

20 Oct 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Recently, a number of colleges and universities have asked for advice on how to manage the digital elements (pictures, recordings, etc) of their res...