Rewilding Digital Education

Rewilding Digital Education is a one-day online event to provide an opportunity to collectively explore how digital education can move beyond efficiency and technological adoption towards richer, more creative, connected and sustainable learning ecosystems.

What is Rewilding Digital Education?

Rewilding Digital Education is the practice of creating the conditions for diverse and human-centred forms of digital learning to flourish, while reducing dependence on standardised and ‘big teach’ platform-driven approaches to education.

We’ll be exploring numerous themes throughout the day. The full schedule will be shared closer to the event.

Reclaiming Human Relationships

Placing greater value on dialogue, peer learning and trust, recognising that learning emerges through human connection as much as through information access.

Valuing Uncertainty

Acknowledging that meaningful learning is often uncertain, unpredictable and non-linear and that do not fit neatly into data dashboards or learning analytics.

Slowing Down

Including creating opportunities for reflection, deep thinking and resisting the pressure to make every aspect of digital learning faster and more efficient.

Digital Sufficiency

Encouraging thoughtful use of technology, reducing unnecessary complexity and choosing tools because they serve educational purposes rather than because they are “shiny and new”.

Alternatives to ‘big tech’

Shifting power away from big tech platforms and centralised systems towards learners, educators and communities through alternatives like locally hosted AI’s, open educational practices and greater control over data, tools and learning environments.

Ecological and Ethical Awareness

Questioning the environmental and social costs of digital infrastructures, AI systems and big tech platform and considering sustainability, justice and the wider consequences of technological choices.

Hosts

Hosted by the Learning and Teaching Directorate, Digital Learning Practice team

Who Should Attend

This event is open to all UAL staff and external colleagues across Higher Education, Further Education, arts, culture, creative industries, educational technology sectors and relevant professional associations.

Where is this event?

Online

Extra information

Registration Instructions

Please only register for yourself, if you wish to share with others please refer them to the event listing.

Event booking confirmation and reminders

When you book your place, you will receive a booking confirmation email and reminder emails through Eventbrite. Please check your spam/junk folder if you do not receive them.

Tickets can be booked up to 1 hour before the event.

Cancellation

If you can no longer attend this event we’d appreciate it if you could cancel your place within the booking system. This gives others the opportunity to take your space.

We reserve the right to cancel this event if we do not get enough numbers, or due to other circumstances outside of our control. You will be notified via email if this happens.

Accessibility

The Learning & Teaching Directorate strives to make both our physical and online events accessible for all our participants. If you would like to discuss your needs prior to booking please contact us: learningandteaching@arts.ac.uk.

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