Dear colleagues, The booking is now open for the next FE & Skills Coalition meeting on the 31st October. The meeting will be held at Jisc's central London offices at Brettenham House, 5 Lancaster Place, London, WC2E 7EN. Directions are here: https://www.jisc.ac.uk/contact Please register via the sign up form from this page: https://www.jisc.ac.uk/events/fe-and-skills-coalition-31-oct-2017 The programme is now available from this page and also includes the following topics: * Update on FE and Skills activities from Jisc - Paul McKean, Head of FE and Skills, Jisc * Designing learning and assessment in a digital age feeding back on the new Jisc guide: Ros Smith, Consultant * Digital Skills - highlights and case studies from the Ufi project portfolio: Katherine Laux, Project Manager, Ufi Charitable Trust * The role of Augmented and Virtual Reality (AR &VR) in further education and skills training: Matt Ramirez (Jisc), Leeds College of Music and Preston College will explore the use of these technologies in the FE and Skills arena. To be followed by a debate on the future of these technologies and their relevance for our sector * We will end with a discussion about the future direction and organisation of these events - we would be glad to have your thoughts and inputs! Refreshments and lunch will be provided. Registration starts at 10 am with the meeting starting at 10:30 and a 15:15 close. If you have any queries about the meeting please contact Rob Bristow, [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> who is organising this event. I look forward to seeing you at the meeting. Kind regards, Sarah [Jisc]<http://www.jisc.ac.uk/> Sarah Knight Head of Change: Student Experience M 077 477 679 44 Skype Sarahkjisc Twitter @sarahknight One Castlepark, Tower Hill, Bristol, BS2 0JA Please note I only work Monday - Thursday jisc.ac.uk<http://www.jisc.ac.uk/> Jisc is a registered charity (number 1149740) and a company limited by guarantee which is registered in England under Company No. 5747339, VAT No. GB 197 0632 86 Jisc's registered office is: One Castlepark, Tower Hill, Bristol, BS2 0JA. T 0203 697 5800. jisc.ac.uk<http://www.jisc.ac.uk/>