Vikki Liogier 🦋

Certificate of Achievement awarded to Vikki Liogier by the Global Skill Development Council for her outstanding contribution as a speaker at the GSDC Certified Learning event on instructional design, dated October 9, 2025.

Feeling grateful to #GSDC for this recognition following my keynote “Rethinking #InstructionalDesign: Turning Pitfalls into Best Practices.”

Loved connecting with so many professionals & exploring how we can design engaging and #inclusivelearning experiences.
#EdTech #EduSky #AcademicSky

Speaker spotlight for Vikki Liogier at the GSDC Certified Learning webinar on October 8, 2025, highlighting her EdTech expertise and UK EdTech50 recognition.

Banner for GSDC Certified Learning webinar, October 6–10, 2025, featuring speakers Mark Oehlert, Mark Sheppard, Vikki Liogier, Tom McDowall, and Heather Brown.

QR code to event registration page https://www.gsdcouncil.org/upcoming-events/solving-learning-effectiveness-challenges-in-instructional-design

Excited to be speaking at the GSDC Certified Learning webinar on Rethinking #InstructionalDesign: Turning Pitfalls into Best Practices ✨
I’ll be sharing ideas on making learning more engaging, inclusive, & impactful :)
See you later 4.30pm UK
#LearningEffectiveness #EdTech #InclusiveLearning #edusky

Accessibility by design is the way forward! Thx for sharing the article Agnes 🙂

Accessibility Matters: Turning High-Level Audits into Tangible Wins | FE News | Accessibility Matters: Turning High-Level Audits into Tangible Wins

My latest article is now live!
Small, practical changes can have a significant impact, as demonstrated by recent work with #UVAC.
#Accessibility isn’t just about compliance. It’s about #inclusion, usability, & trust.

#EduSky #EdTechchat #FE #HE #WCAG #DigitalEquity
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YouTube video by The Estate of Francis Bacon Artist Michael Clark on Francis Bacon mixing paint

Michael Clark about Francis Bacon’s painting techniques … Insightful 🙌

#FrancisBacon #Art #Paintingtechnique #mixingpaint #MichaelClark

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Infographic titled “The 6 Types of Teacher Reactions to AI : Which one are you? And which one do you want to be?” Two rows of three cartoon panels, each showing a teacher profile with a speech bubble, a short description, and a suggested next step. 1. The Skeptic: Gray-bearded teacher says “It’s just hype. Nothing beats a real teacher.” Resistant, values pedagogy, worries about ethics and data. Next step: Try AI once to summarise a pupil’s work. 2. The Secret User: Dark-haired teacher whispers “I don’t tell anyone I use ChatGPT….” Curious but cautious; deletes evidence of AI use. Next step: Share one AI-time-saver with a colleague. 3. The Power Prompter: Woman raises a finger: “I’ve got a prompt for everything!” Creative, efficient, maybe addicted. Next step: Build a prompt library for the department. 4. The Copy-Paster: Teacher holding a worksheet: “I just ask it to write a worksheet. Done.” Time-starved, uses AI shortcuts without quality checks. Next step: Critically review content… ask “Would I teach this?” 5. The Ethical Warrior: Teacher with tablet says “We can’t use this until we talk about safety and bias.” Values justice and safeguarding. Next step: Help create policy and model ethical AI use. 6. The Curious but Cautious: Blonde teacher: “I can see the potential… but where do I start?” Overwhelmed beginner. Next step: Ask AI to create three vocab games. Overall message: teachers vary from skeptics to power users; tailored support and next steps foster responsible AI adoption :)

Six teacher reactions to AI from skeptics to power users.

A useful lens for CPD and digital skills leads: AI adoption isn’t one-size-fits-all!

Visual credit to #cristobalcobo cristobalcobo.net
#AIinEducation #CPD #EdTech #DigitalSkills #TeacherTraining

👋 Last chance to help shape the future of digital skills!

#FutureDotNow is gathering insights on how organisations currently assess #essentialdigitalskills #EDS in the workforce.

Please respond by Friday, 4/07 bit.ly/44KGCyw
Thx!
@amplifyfe.bsky.social @futuredotnow.bsky.social

Learning support assistants - Natspec LSAs directly support learners in achieving their goals. These resources support their training and work.

Proud to support inclusive #FE as a Natspec Associate. New training resource for #LSAs now live, practical & built for real-world settings!

3 themes: role clarity, learner needs, & support strategies.
Check it out bit.ly/4lv23tb

#SEND #Inclusion #Natspec #Accessibility #CPD @amplifyfe.bsky.social

Content Design Spectrum A horizontal flowchart titled “Content Design Spectrum” spans from back-end(s) to front-end(s). It shows five sequential stages of content development: 1. Content Model – Objects, Relations, CTAs, Attributes (semantic structure) 2. Content Type – Required content attributes (logical structure) 3. Content Format – Specific content structure (organisational structure) 4. Content Design – Words + Media (rhetorical structure) 5. UI Design – Interaction (behavioural structure) Each stage includes a shape symbol and explanatory labels, with a GDS logo at the bottom.

A horizontal diagram titled “Content Design Spectrum” shows a flow from Back-end(s) to Front-end(s) across five stages: 1. Content Model – “Objects, Relations, CTAs, Attributes” (semantic structure, represented by a turquoise pentagon) 2. Content Type – “Required content attributes” (logical structure, turquoise pentagon) 3. Content Format – “Specific content structure” (organisational structure, turquoise pentagon) 4. Content Design – “Words + Media” (rhetorical structure, green triangle) 5. UI Design – “Interaction” (behavioural structure, pink circle) Each step answers a key design question, from “What’s available?” to “How packaged?” The image is branded with the GDS (Government Digital Service) logo in the bottom left corner.

A grey cloud-shaped diagram centered on a turquoise hexagon labeled “IA” (Information Architecture). Seven spokes radiate outward, each representing a design tension or trade-off: 1. body <> head(s) 2. cookies <> snowflakes 3. bottom-up <> top-down 4. flexible <> brittle 5. big <> small 6. slow <> fast 7. help <> harm The image suggests that good IA involves balancing these tensions. A GDS (Government Digital Service) logo is shown in the lower-left corner.

In yesterday’s session, Rick from GDS unpacked how #contentdesign, #IA & #UI intersect, & why structure matters as much as surface:
Content is infrastructure.
Design from the inside out.
Model small. Stay flexible.
Cookies, not snowflakes.

#GOVUK #DesignSystems #HCID2025 #EduSky #RikWilliams

Disaplay of different Design Justice zines on a table

Don't forget to take a look at the student work (desig justice zines!) table in the main foyer #HCID2025

Sampson stands beside a presentation slide titled “A New Paradigm: Critical-HCI.” He is pointing towards the screen while speaking. The slide critiques the traditional UX paradigm, raising questions like “Is the user the best starting place?” and “Who gets silenced?” It advocates for experiential liberation over optimisation, plural and cooperative experiences, and rejecting consumer centrality in favour of broader, social and cultural contexts.

Sampson urges a rethink of #UX in public services: less about optimisation, more about liberation.
Current models centre ideal users, sidelining others. Time to design for complexity, cooperation, & shared experience not just efficiency.
#LiberatoryDesign #HCID2025 #TonySampson #DesignJustice

Christoph stands in front of a projected slide during his presentation, The slide displays six principles in bold text, each with a corresponding icon: 1. “CREATE CIRCLES, NOT LINES” 2. “PLAN WITH, DESIGN WITH” 3. “BE HUMBLE LEARNERS WHO PRACTICE DEEP LISTENING” 4. “CHOOSE CRITICAL CONNECTIONS OVER CRITICAL MASS” 5. “SEEK PEOPLE AT THE MARGINS” 6. “RECKON WITH THE PAST TO BUILD THE FUTURE”

Hassler urges designers to break out of the “ivory tower” & learn from fields like architecture, journalism, & craft.
To move beyond traditional design thinking & collaborate across disciplines to tackle complex, real-world challenges.
#DesignThinking #Interdisciplinary #HCID2025 #ChristophHassler

Two speakers are presenting at the HCID Conference 2025 in a lecture room. A man is holding a microphone and speaking, while a woman stands at a podium with a laptop. Behind them, two large screens display the conference title slide, which reads: “HCID Conference 2025 – Paradigm Shift. Steph Wilson and Sara Heitlinger (Co-Directors), Stuart Scott (Interaction Lab Manager).” The man is wearing a green T-shirt, and the woman is dressed in black. A small audience is partially visible in the foreground.

Back to @citystgeorgesucu.bsky.social this morning for the #HCID conference. Last week’s Digital Transformation event was insightful and glad to have been invited to attend today’s event!
Thank you 🙂
@stuartscott.bsky.social

#HCID2025 #ParadigmShift

TeacherMatic Assessment Pilot - call for applications - Artificial intelligence Jisc members can now apply for the TeacherMatic pilot. Read this blog to find out more about TeacherMatic and how to apply.

🚀 Jisc’s AI in Assessment Pilot is now open!

✔️ 50 free #TeacherMatic licences
✔️ Optional access to KEATH.ai & #Graide
✔️ Apply by June 20 to take part
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#AIinEducation #EdTech #Assessment #AmplifyFE #HE

A mind map diagram titled "Generative AI in Higher Education: A Critical Manifesto". It branches out into five sections: "Purpose of Manifesto", "Language & Metaphors of GenAI", "Positive Potentials (Affordances) of GenAI", "Negative Impacts & Concerns (Challenges) of GenAI", and "Call to Action & Inquiry". Each section is represented as a clickable node, suggesting deeper exploration of the themes :)

Just read a manifesto on #GenAI in #education that gets it... grounded, critical, & collective 🙌
It’s not about hype, it’s about what really matters in teaching & learning. If you're working with #AIineducation, give it a read!
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#AI #DigitalEquity #Ethics #HumanFirst

Infographic showing ALT’s Framework for Ethical Learning Technology around a central ALT logo, with four colored quadrants titled Awareness, Professionalism, Care & Community, and Values, each listing key principles for ethical use of learning technology.

As a #ALT Working Group member: Framework for #EthicalLearningTechnology, I share our #FELT Survey. Your voice will help us understand how FELT is used & where to improve it.
FELT www.alt.ac.uk/about-alt/wh...
5mn survey closes 30/05 docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
🙏 spread the word! #AmplifyFE

Merci Scott, toi aussi x
Let’s try to get together before the end of the academic year…

A Blue rabbit-like creature with gold lace, pearls, and glowing eyes in a soft, dreamy setting. Created in collaboration with MidJourney.

Wishing you all, a wonderful Easter break 🐣🐰🎉
#happyEaster #Easter #EasterBunny #EduSky #AcademicSky #EdTech #EdtEch@BlueSky #EdTechChat #AmplifyFE

A colourful infographic titled “UNESCO AI Competency Framework for Students,” launched during Digital Learning Week 2024. The left side features a red background with a white UNESCO logo at the top. Below the title, the subtitle reads: “Equipping young people with values, skills, and knowledge to use AI responsibly and creatively.” A cartoon illustration shows a smiling robot emerging from a computer screen, with a girl sitting cross-legged reading a book in front of it. Surrounding them are books, a pencil, and a magnifying glass. The right-hand panel (on a pale yellow background) lists four sections: Key Competencies: - Human-centred mindset - Ethics of AI - AI techniques and applications - AI system design 12 competencies across 4 dimensions and 3 progression levels: Understand, Apply, and Create. Educator Guidance: - Build AI literacy for all students - Support inclusive and ethical design - View learners as future AI creators Alignment in the UK: - Jisc’s guidance on generative AI literacy for FE learners - AI Playbook for the UK government - DfE’s guidance on generative AI in education

UNESCO: the AI Competency Framework for Students!

12 core skills across ethics, applications, and design—guiding learners to understand, apply & create AI.

Aligns with Jisc, DfE & UK Gov AI Playbook

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#AIinEducation #AIliteracy #EduSky #AI #EdTech #AcademicSky #EdTechChat

YouTube video by ALT AmplifyFE: Celebrating excellence in AI pedagogy in FE and Skills

If you missed @fetapestry.bsky.social and I celebrating innovation excellence in #AI in #FE and Skills at the recent
@amplifyfe.bsky.social webinar as part of @ufitrust.bsky.social's #WeekofVoctech you can catch up via the recording now: youtube.com/watch?v=dcY5... #loveFE #AmplifyFE #UKFE #EduSky

Governors explore one of the futuristic #immersive #learning spaces at USP College’s Xtend #Digital Campus on 2 March 2023. The room features a curved wall of high-resolution screens displaying a vivid, space-themed digital environment, with a central table and white chairs.

After 5 rewarding years, I’ve stepped down as a governor at #USPCollege. Proud to support its digital journey from Ofsted 'Good' to the Xtend Digital Campus. Huge respect for the team. If you want to give back, consider becoming a college #governor 🙌
#EdTech #FurtherEducation #AmplifyFE #EduSky

Kelly Edwards introduces the session and the college

5 core apps

15 core apps in 2025

Delta Muntean introduces the use of AI at the college.

At @harlowcollegehs.bsky.social, hearing about their digital journey since 2014, starting with iPads and 5 key apps, now expanding to 15! A great example of how technology enhances teaching and learning. Truly inspiring! @kellyedwardsnc.bsky.social #deltamuntean #EdTech #edusky #AmplifyFE

Lots of talk at #Digifest25 about AI but little challenge around the realities- it’s the big tech thing, but I feel like we’re really in, or approaching a trough of disillusionment. How does the education sector navigate its way through this.

A snapshot of the stage with: Anthony Bravo OBE, Ceo and principal, Basingstoke College of Technology Debra Gray, Ceo & principal, Hull College Pat Carvalho, BMET and AoC president Helen Scott, Deputy principal education, University of Stirling Judy Williams, Pro vice chancellor education and students, Queens University Belfast Susannah Quinsee, Vice-president, digital and student experience, City St George’s, University of London Robin Ghurbhurun, Managing director for further education and skills, nations, advice and training, Jisc

Stimulating start at #DigiFest25 today with insights on the #FutureOfLearning: AI-enhanced learning, personalised experiences, & modular credentials. Emphasis on the need for a structured #AI framework to prevent institutions from going "all over the place"
Collaboration & shared resources are key!

A few take aways from Sana Khareghani @DigiFest25

AI => No Magic, but #Strategy!
- Governance matters...Have the right policies in place.
- Data is key; understand it to avoid risks.
- Productivity gains, what’s next?
Cost-cutting or reimagining how you work?
#AI is here to stay. How will you use it best?
#FutureOfWork #DigiFest25 #edusky #edtech

AI is not magic dust...

"AI is not magic dust; it’s a tool to augment human capabilities, not replace them." says #SanaKhareghani
The key? Start with the challenge, not the tech!!
- Identify needs
- Assess if #AI is the right solution
- Decide: build, buy, or partner

->Let's think through change. #DigiFest25 #FutureOfWork

A sreen snapshot of the top 10 reasons for fear (USA). Failure is 4th!

The #Right2Fail!
Nobody wakes up planning to fail 😜. We try, care, and learn. That’s why failure, when done in the spirit of growth, should be a human right, says Paul Iske 🥰
We all deserve the freedom to experiment, take risks, & have our failures understood, not punished. 👍
#DigiFest25 #Learning

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#AI is a Tool, Not a Shortcut!

Students don’t need help using ChatGPT or MyAI on Snapchat; what they need is guidance on how & when to use AI responsibly, says P. Armstrong @ Nottingham Coll. So, they’ve designed resources to help them grasp AI’s power, limitations, & appropriate use 🙂
#DigiFest25

Digital capability agenda underpinned by a shared language!

Building a Digital-First Future by J. Mooney @ManchesterUni
#Digitaltransformation isn’t a one-time project; it’s an ongoing evolution! Priorities:
Empowering all with #digitalliteracy
Embedding #AI
Ensuring #digitalequity & #inclusion for all learners
Moving to #sustainable #impact
#DigiFest25

Insightful panel discussion 🤩 Here are 6 key #strategies for fostering a #culture of experimentation & #learning:
- Leadership Approach
- Structural Innovations
- Communication Strategies
- Experimental Mindset
- Collaborative Learning
- External Perspective

#DigiFest25 #EdTech #EduSky #Edtechchat