NCG welcomed EdTech Provider partners to its headquarters in Newcastle last week as it hosted its first Ed Tech Summit.
Guests including Jisc, ClickView and Metaverse Learning ran sessions for staff and students from across NCG, demonstrating how their technology can be easily embedded into teaching and learning practices.
Staff and students from four of NCG’s colleges (Carlisle College, West Lancashire College, Newcastle College and Newcastle Sixth Form College) gathered to hear first-hand about the benefits of the partnerships and to find out more about the resources they can access.
Dean Digglesman, a T Level student from West Lancashire College, said: “This event has been great because I’ve found out about new ways to engage with my tutors and lessons. I also got the opportunity to talk to Claire from Metaverse Learning, which was great because AR and VR are areas that I’m really interested in.”
Teaching and Learning Innovator at Carlisle College, Tim Whitmarsh, added: "I wanted to come today to learn about opportunities to improve teaching and learning across every subject. There are lots of resources I’ve never come across, so I can use this time to get a good understanding of what’s available, and then spread anything I’ve learnt across the college.”
The full list of EdTech Partners who attended the event were:
- ClickView
- Jisc
- Turnitin
- SMART Technologies
- Prodigy Learning
- Blended Learning Consortium
- Metaverse Learning
The event was organised by NCG’s Head of Learning Technology and Digital Learning, Rob Wraith, who hopes to make the summit an annual event. Rob said: “It has been an absolute honour to be in the same room as so many dedicated people who are working together to revolutionise education. This summit brought together senior leaders, suppliers and students to demonstrate the technology we have invested in and to explore the future possibilities.”
Read more about Rob’s thoughts on the future of EdTech in his FE Week thought piece