Reflection is often where learning becomes meaningful. Cat Bailey discusses a workshop where reflection was the goal and explores what happens when reflection becomes a conversation rather than a written exercise.
The UK government’s announcement that under-16s will be banned from major social media platforms by spring 2027 marks a significant shift in how we approach young people’s digital lives. Platforms including TikTok, YouTube, Instagram, Snapchat, Facebook and X are all in scope, with enforcement largely placed on tech companies to prevent access.
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10 years of Inspiring Learning
This month marks the 10th anniversary of the first post on our Inspiring Learning blog! Our first author was our colleague Celeste McLaughlin who had shared this piece with us shortly before leaving for a more senior role at the University of Edinburgh. 173 posts later, here we are! This has been (and continues to […]
May’s round up edited by Cat contains some of the things the Digital Practice team at Jisc have been reading, writing, recording, watching and pondering this month. There’s some links from Chris Thomson (CT), Kathryn Woodhead (KW) and me (CB). Don’t forget to let us know what has been getting you thinking and talking this […]
The construction industry is often seen as hands-on and practical, but digital skills are central to how learners are trained and how construction businesses and self employed workers operate. To explore this in more depth, we interviewed teaching practitioners from further education (FE) colleges and an industry training board to understand what digital skills are currently being taught, what learners will need in the future, and where the biggest opportunities and challenges lie.
The Digital Practice round-up for April 2026 of the things we’ve been reading, watching and discovering this month.
Cat Bailey reflects on a collaboration between Jisc and University of Exeter looking at learning technology piloting in tertiary education.
Highlights from Jisc’s Digifest 2026 event. In this post Scott explores our complex relationship with technology and how it impacts our wellbeing in a podcast with Dan Owens, Digital Wellbeing Officer at Coleg y Cymoedd.
The Digital Practice round-up for March 2026 of the things we’ve been reading, watching and discovering this month. Lots of Digifest-related activity this month for you to peruse as well as a potentially significant moment in our relationship with big tech platforms like Meta and YouTube.
Learning from an FE library and learning resources community workshop at Digifest 2026