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  • Global Educator Series: Shape the Future - 2026

    AI is accelerating transformation across higher education—and we’re helping educators lead it. Join our free, four‑part global educator series to explore how AI can strengthen teaching, support fair and human‑centered assessment, and help you and your students love the journey of learning.

    Join AI and education experts in this 4-part global webinar series, as we explore the future of learning, AI ethics, practical AI tools for your classroom, and how to prepare students for an AI-driven workforce. Expect academically grounded guidance, immediately usable practices, and real voices from faculty, students, and experts. 

  • Pearson’s Practice Anatomy Lab 4.0 wins Best Virtual Lab at the 2024 SIIA CODiE Awards

    A hundred years ago, anatomy students would squint from the top row of an oak-paneled lab as their professor dissected a cadaver. They’d hastily make sketches to remember what they saw. Then came the camera, and the ability to snap a photo of an eviscerated mouse to study later in your dorm. And now, cutting-edge technology is reinventing the study of anatomy and physiology (A&P), with virtual labs that provide 3D anatomical models that can be accessed anywhere, anytime.

  • Let’s Talk – Sustainability teaching and learning for “non-green” degrees

    The panel discussion focused on integrating sustainability into typically non-green degrees.  Jen O'Brien, academic lead for sustainability teaching and learning at the University of Manchester led the discussion. The panel included Dr. Vily Papageorgiou from the University of Surrey, Charlene Gallery from the University of Manchester, Dr. Catherine Heinemeyer from York St. John’s, and Fariha Agha, a public health student at Manchester. They discussed various perspectives on embedding sustainability in curricula and highlighted the importance of incorporating ecological and social activism into education. The session aimed to provide diverse insights into sustainable education practices. The discussion welcomed a broad international audience, reflecting global interest in the topic. Here is a summary from Pearson.