Online Education, Place, and the UK’s International Education Strategy

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Published last week, the UK’s International Education Strategy 2026 places transnational education (TNE) at the heart of its global ambitions. With its emphasis on partnership, export growth, and flexible modes of delivery, TNE (via on-ground and online modalities) is positioned as a key mechanism for extending UK influence while widening access to high-quality education worldwide. … Continue reading Online Education, Place, and the UK’s International Education Strategy

Why using AI to make more content may be the least interesting thing we can do with it

Mid-century style illustration showing a transition from ‘Content Generation’ to ‘Judgement & Meaning’. On the left, stacks of papers, a laptop, and a university building represent content production. On the right, an open book, a human profile with a question mark, a magnifying glass, and balance scales represent critical thinking, interpretation, and judgement. A soft arrow connects the two, suggesting a shift from producing content to making meaning.
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Higher education is not short on content. It has lectures, readings, videos, activities, frameworks, rubrics, and resources in abundance. What it is increasingly short on is time, clarity, and space for deep thinking. Yet as generative AI becomes embedded across the sector, much of the attention remains fixed on accelerating the very thing we already … Continue reading Why using AI to make more content may be the least interesting thing we can do with it

Looking Beyond the Data: Reflections on the 2025 Voice of the Online Learner Report (UK Edition)

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Risepoint's 2025 Voice of the Online Learner: UK Edition arrives at an important moment for the sector. For more than a decade, the US edition of this report has provided valuable longitudinal insight into the motivations and realities of online students, but this is the first time Risepoint has produced a dedicated UK version. It … Continue reading Looking Beyond the Data: Reflections on the 2025 Voice of the Online Learner Report (UK Edition)

Google’s AI and the Future of Learning: From Content Delivery to Curiosity

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When Google published a major update on AI and Education in May 2024, it signalled a significant step in how one of the world’s largest technology companies imagined learning in an AI-enabled world. Google showcased the potential of large language models to tutor, summarise, assess and personalise content at scale. Yet, it drew fair criticism … Continue reading Google’s AI and the Future of Learning: From Content Delivery to Curiosity

Why the UK’s Skills Vision Needs a Digital Spine

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The Government’s Post-16 Education and Skills White Paper (DfE, 2025) sets out an ambitious plan to align education with the needs of a changing economy. It promises flexibility, lifelong learning, and regional empowerment — a vision many in the sector have long championed. Yet, beneath the rhetoric of transformation lies a familiar omission: the digital … Continue reading Why the UK’s Skills Vision Needs a Digital Spine

Canvas–OpenAI Alliance: Is the LMS Model now on Borrowed Time?

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The recent announcement of a global partnership between Instructure (makers of Canvas LMS) and OpenAI is more than just a high-profile edtech collaboration—it may well mark a turning point in the evolution of digital learning ecosystems. Framed as an ambitious step toward embedding agentic, generative AI experiences within the VLE, the deal has the potential … Continue reading Canvas–OpenAI Alliance: Is the LMS Model now on Borrowed Time?