The Future of Teaching at the University of Edinburgh: Events in Support of the Near Future Teaching project

As I have mentioned a few times by this point (and ad nauseum to wife, friends, and family), I am working on several futures-oriented projects at the University of Edinburgh, all of which, in some small part, look to shape strategy and teaching for years and decades to come. I am and have been on air for some time now, and working behind the scenes on all those things that researchers do: data collection, analysis, research, engagement. Good times.

A big part of this is my work on the Near Future Teaching project. Near Future Teaching is a university-wide series of events and consultations focused on developing a strong, creative vision for digital education which can inform strategy, policy and planning for the coming decade or more. The project takes an approach to consultation which is open-ended, inclusive and focused on the development of innovative educational responses to the big, new problems and possibilities of a digital society.