Much excitement! Three excellent keynote speakers have been announced for the 2026 edition of the H890 Research and Scholarship in Digital Education online conference due to take place in April. Alongside presentations from every one of our current students on the module, we are honoured to announce the following:
- On Friday 10th April 2026 (starting at 09:00 BST) the conference will be opened by Sukaina Walji, Director Centre for Innovation in Learning and Teaching, University of Cape Town, South Africa (and one of our very own alumni).
Sukaina Walji
- On Saturday 11th April 2026 (starting at 13:00 BST) we will enjoy a keynote from Tim Coughlan, Professor of Learning Innovation and Accessibility, The Open University, UK.
Tim Coughlan
- And on Monday 13th April 2026 (starting at 18:00 BST) the final session of the conference will begin with a keynote from Allison Littlejohn, Professor of Learning Technology at University College London, UK.
Allison Littlejohn
The conference is free to attend and open to anyone, but you must please register in advance. You can do that on the conference web page here: https://www.open.ac.uk/blogs/H890Conference/index.php/2026-h890-research-scholarship-in-digital-education-online-student-conference/
The student presentation titles and abstracts will also appear on the same page once they have been finalised in March.