Calendar – 2025-2026 | Professional Digital Learning

Timing – 12.15 for 30 minutes, extended to 45 minutes for presentations and workshops (as indicated)

Venue – MS Teams
(Invites to be circulated by Hannah Clarkson via IET-Research)

We meet 1^st and 3^rd Thursday of each month, as follows:

Autumn term 2025

Dates	Group or Partner	Focus	Lead
25^th Sep 11-12 noon	CALRG seminar*	*Extending “AI Literacy” beyond Technical Fluency and Ethical Use* Duygu and Colleagues
25^th Sep	No P&DL
2^nd Oct 11-12 noon	CALRG seminar*	*How Can Mixed Reality Help Us Learn and Perform Better with Data?* Yuko Suzuki	Beck
2^nd Oct 12.15-1pm	P&DL	What Are the Learning Preferences of Gen Z in Higher Education? Findings from a Narrative Review	Nashwa Ismail & Dr Rebecca Graham
9^th Oct 11-12 noon	CALRG seminar*	*GenAI’ literature search tools and scholarly diversity* Kathy Chandler, Katy Jordan and colleagues	Beck
9^th Oct	No P&DL
16^th Oct 11-12 noon	CALRG seminar*	*GenAI as an Educational Gatekeeper* Denise Whitelock
16^th Oct 12.15-1pm	P&DL	Career development session – topic TBC	Alison
23^rd Oct 11-12 noon	CALRG seminar*	*Peace of Mind update* Natalie Divin and Jess Carr
23^rd Oct	No P&DL
30^th Oct	Half Term – No CALRG & No PDL
6^th Nov 11-12 noon	CALRG seminar*	*What research methods and skills are necessary for social scientists in 2025-2030* Bart Rienties & Carinna Bossu
6^th Nov	No P&DL
13^th Nov 11-12 noon	CALRG seminar*	Title TBC Simon Cross
13^th Nov	No P&DL
20^th Nov 11-12 noon	CALRG seminar*	*AI in Education: Designing a Certification Framework for Schools and Colleges* Sarah Alcock
20^th Nov 12.15-1pm	P&DL	Creating impact by understanding power types, tyrannies and enablers	Anne Adams and Gareth Davies
27^th Nov 11-12 noon	CALRG seminar*	*NEP/E, Title TBC* Beck Pitt & Lisa Davies
27^th Nov	No P&DL
4^th Dec 11-12 noon	CALRG seminar*	*Doctoral Showcase* Kendall Wright, Nicole McDowell, Helen Darlaston & Kathleen Calder	Beck
4^th Dec 12.15-1pm	P&DL
11^th Dec 11-12 noon	CALRG seminar* openTEL	Title TBC Rob Farrow
11^th Dec	No P&DL
18^th Dec 11-12 noon	CALRG seminar* openTEL	*Title TBC* Julia Sargent
18^th Dec	No P&DL

Spring term 2026

Dates	Group or Partner	Focus	Lead
8^th Jan 11-12 noon	CALRG seminar*	Title TBC
8^th Jan	No P&DL
15^th Jan 11-12 noon	CALRG seminar*	*Doctoral Showcase*
15^th Jan	No P&DL
22^nd Jan 11-12 noon	CALRG seminar*	Title TBC
22^nd Jan 12.15-1pm	P&DL
29^th Jan 11-12 noon	CALRG seminar*	Title TBC
29^th Jan	No P&DL
5^th Feb 11-12 noon	CALRG seminar*	*Title TBC*
5^th Feb 12.15-1pm	P&DL
12^th Feb 11-12 noon	CALRG seminar*	*Title TBC* Koula Charitonos
12^th Feb	No P&DL
19^th Feb	Half-Term No P&DL or CALRG
26^th Feb 11-12 noon	CALRG seminar*	Title TBC
26^th Feb 12:15-1pm	P&DL
5^th Mar 11-12 noon	CALRG seminar*	Title TBC
5^th Mar	No P&DL
12^th Mar 11-12 noon	CALRG seminar*	Title TBC
12^th Mar 12:15-1pm	P&DL
19^th Mar 11-12 noon	CALRG seminar*	Title TBC
19^th Mar	No P&DL
26^th Mar 11-12 noon	CALRG seminar*	Title TBC
26^th Mar 12:15-1pm	P&DL

Summer term 2026

Dates	Group or Partner	Focus	Lead
16^th Apr 11-12 noon	CALRG seminar*	Title TBC
16^th Apr	No P&DL
23^rd Apr 11-12 noon	CALRG seminar*	Title TBC
23^rd Apr	No P&DL
30^th Apr 11-12 noon	CALRG seminar*	Title TBC
30^th Apr	No P&DL
7^th May 11-12 noon	CALRG seminar*	TBC
7^th May 12:15-1pm	P&DL
14^th May 11-12 noon	CALRG seminar*
14^th May	No P&DL
21^st May 11-12 noon	CALRG seminar*	TBC
21^st May 12:15-1pm	P&DL
28^th May	Half-Term No P&DL or CALRG
4^th Jun 11-12 noon	CALRG seminar*	Title TBC
4^th Jun 12:15-1pm	P&DL
11^th Jun 11-12 noon	CALRG seminar*	Title TBC
11^th June	No P&DL
18^th Jun 11-12 noon	CALRG seminar*	Title TBC
18^th Jun 12:15-1pm	P&DL plus
25^th Jun 11-12 noon	CALRG seminar*	Title TBC
25^th Jun	No P&DL
2nd Jul 11-12 noon	CALRG seminar*	Title TBC
2^nd Jul 12:15-1pm	P&DL
9^th Jul 11-12 noon	CALRG seminar*	Title TBC
9^th Jul	No P&DL
16^th Jul 11-12 noon	CALRG seminar*	Title TBC
16^th Jul	No P&DL
23^rd Jul 11-12 noon	CALRG seminar*	Title TBC
23^rd Jul	No P&DL