The Institute for Learning Innovation and Development (ILIaD) provides expertise, support and professional development to help the University realise its strategic ambition of revolutionising our educational offering by 2020. ILIaD launched on Monday 3 November with a conference in the Harley Suite, with exhibition stands, a series of ‘mini-presentations and ‘drop-in’ sessions throughout the day. Attendees were offered the chance to learn more about the fundamental objectives of ILIaD, including the creation of a community of practice collaborating to deliver educational innovation and research.

The fully booked conference was opened by a Key Note speech  from  Helen Beetham, titled Revolution and or Resilience – Learning for an Uncertain Future, which set the tone of the day.  Lively discussions and presentations ensued with staff from across the University, as well as external contributors,  sharing examples of their innovative work and ideas for further collaborations. The conference also saw the first fellowship of ILIaD awarded to Simon Kemp, Principal Teaching Fellow in Engineering and the Environment.

To read more about how ILIaD will help deliver our ambition to revolutionise our educational offering, please visit their webpages.

The launch event culminated with Professor Hugh Davis’ thought provoking Inaugural lecture, Breaking the Mould – How Technologies Change the way we Learn.

If you are interested in joiningILIaD’s Community of Practice, please visit their membership webpage.

You can also view their launch video on YouTube.