11-11-2026 –, Jazz 2
Based on sector research and community diagloue since 2022, Jisc has produced a body of work focussing on post pandemic approaches to curriculum and learning design, primarily in the context of higher education. The work has produced original research, a number of reports and a set of openly available resources to support the development of approaches to curriculum and learning design at both strategic and programme levels. (https://www.jisc.ac.uk/guides/beyond-blended-rethinking-curriculum-and-learning-design) For the past 2 years, Jisc has supported 17 institutions to pilot the resources within their own institutional contexts and priorities. Supporting collaborative practice has been an integral value of this work.
The session will begin with an overview of the Beyond Blended resources and how they have been used to support staff with their curriculum design, particularly when faced with the potential disruption by AI. This will then be followed by an opportunity for delegates to participate in activities using the openly licensed resources and how they may use and adapt the resources to support their practice.
Key issues to be addressed in this session include:
• Supporting staff and students to design curricular in response to changing student expectations and the challenges and opportunities AI presents
• Purposefully designed pedagogical interventions for different modes of participation
• Developing and enhancing institutional design frameworks and principles
Overview of the session:
• Session introduction: overview of the Beyond Blended resources, and how universities are using the resources to support staff with their design practices(15 mins)
• Hands on activities - opportunities for participants to use selected resources and to discuss how they may be used and adapted to support their own practice (25 mins)
• Plenary feedback (5 mins)
An understanding of how to better design learning for their students in relation to their different modes of participation in their learning and how the beyond blended resources may help .
Digital learning consultant working with mainly HE focused organisations across the UK and beyond.
Paola is Head of engagement (digital transformation) at Jisc. She leads digital transformation programmes in the higher education sector, with a particular focus on libraries and senior institutional stakeholders across academic, student, information, and research services. Her work involves shaping strategic interventions, convening expert networks, co-creating resources, and fostering collaboration and knowledge sharing to drive innovation and change.