Rob Whitehead

Learning Tech’ Manager @UoS_Management (University of Sheffield) | MA Edu & Innov | BA (Hons) Sport St | L5 CMI | MCE & MIE | CAA Drone Pilot | FHEA | Own Views

[Rob Whitehead @RobWhitehead86]

A great afternoon supporting an Occ Psych lecture with a thought provoking 360/VR experience based on neurodiversity. Students left the session saying they ‘found the experience enlightening’. @UoS_Management @sheffielduni #DigitalExperience #SUMSTELteam #SUMS @MetaQuestVR @Meta

[Rob Whitehead @RobWhitehead86]

A great and worthwhile day at #BETT2024 - some interesting things to bring back to the office for sure. Fantastic to catch up with some old friends and colleagues too!

[Rob Whitehead @RobWhitehead86]

Looking forward to #Bett2024 tomorrow, checking out the latest EdTech as well as catching up with some friends in Edu/EdTech space.
@Bett_show

[Rob Whitehead @RobWhitehead86]

It has been great to lead on this project over the last year, which positively topped off my last week at @leedscitycoll! @ExtremeNetworks #ExtremeAcademy

[Leeds City College @leedscitycoll]

We're delighted to have launched a state-of-the-art academy room in collaboration with networking solutions provider @ExtremeNetworks.

The trailblazing initiative signifies a dynamic partnership that will give digital students the skills & experience needed for the future.

[Coptrz @Coptrz]

🤝 We're thrilled to announce the launch of the Coptrz Hub, a ground-breaking collaboration with @leedscitycoll 🎓

This partnership has created a new emerging technologies space that bridges the gap between academia and the working world for students at the college!

#innovation

[Rob Whitehead @RobWhitehead86]

It’s been a pleasure to drive the emerging tech agenda alongside @Coptrz over the last couple of years. The new Coptrz Hub looks great and is really benefitting our Digital & IT students at @leedscitycoll
#PrintworksCampus @LuminateEdGroup #Innovation

[Coptrz @Coptrz]

🤝 We're thrilled to announce the launch of the Coptrz Hub, a ground-breaking collaboration with @leedscitycoll 🎓

This partnership has created a new emerging technologies space that bridges the gap between academia and the working world for students at the college!

#innovation

[Rob Whitehead @RobWhitehead86]

Great to help out Kam in our @LCCDigitalAndIT team today with his @PTECH group. We demonstrated our fantastic @insta360 One X2 360 cameras, looking at how we can use @ThingLink to create 360 experiences/tours in #VR.
@PTECHNETWORK @IBM @leedscitycoll @LuminateEdGroup #Digital

[Rob Whitehead @RobWhitehead86]

Enjoyed @Coptrz’s #Ascend conference today in Leeds! Personal favourites were the @DJIGlobal M350 & the awesome @Wingtra One. Great to network with likeminded people around #DroneTech in education. @leedscitycoll @LuminateEdGroup #Innovation #Digital #DroneTechInEducation

[Leeds City College @leedscitycoll]

We had a blast at the #LDCF23!

Our @LCCDigitalAndIT T Level students showed their robots, Salt and Pepper while another group demonstrated a digital immersive space created during their work experience with @hundo_xyz, offering a virtual tour of the fair! 🤖👏

@LeedsDigiFest

[Rob Whitehead @RobWhitehead86]

What a fantastic event #LDCF23 was! Great to speak about our courses & employer links we have at Printworks. Credit to our 3 T Level students who demo’d Salt & Pepper, definitely the stars of the show. #Innovation @LeedsDigiFest @leedscitycoll @LuminateEdGroup @PepperTheRobot

[Rob Whitehead @RobWhitehead86]

Loading into @firstdirect Arena in Leeds and our students are setting up Salt and Pepper. 2-7pm! #LDCF23 @LeedsDigiFest @leedscitycoll @LuminateEdGroup #Digital #Innovation #BandEntrance #Robotics

[Leeds City College @leedscitycoll]

Don't forget, we'll be at Leeds Digital Careers Fair tomorrow!

We're excited to be sponsoring this year's event and showcasing our @LCCDigitalAndIT
provision. Join us to find out about tech careers, jobs and training available in Leeds.

Book here: https://t.co/99fiqfn87B

[Rob Whitehead @RobWhitehead86]

Salt & Pepper are looking forward to meeting you at Leeds Digi’ Careers Fair @firstdirect arena (26/9). Come see 3 T Level students demo them in one of the Inspire pods.
Cheryl Macfarlane & I will be talking about the courses we offer at Printworks. @leedscitycoll #PepperRobots

[Rob Whitehead @RobWhitehead86]

Great to have Jon Smith from @netcompany_uk talking to our Digital students about the potential impact on AI on the IT job market. Insightful and some excellent questions from our students. @leedscitycoll @LuminateEdGroup #Printworks #AI #digital #Innovation @LeedsDigiFest

[Rob Whitehead @RobWhitehead86]

Great to host @LydLogan, IBM, chatting about our #PTECH programme, inc. taking a computing course, building in emerging tech & professional skills development, preparing learners for @IBM internships.
#Digital #Innovation @PTECHNETWORK @RajSritharan @LuminateEdGroup #SkillsBuild

[Leeds City College @leedscitycoll]

Our partnership with @IBM has led to life-changing opportunities for our students, including those in our 14+ Academies. We were delighted to meet their very own @LydLogan to see how we can build on those foundations.

#P-TECH #IBM

[Rob Whitehead @RobWhitehead86]

Great to get to @WoodkirkAcademy on Monday leading 2 sessions on what we offer at @leedscitycoll, including a fantastic activity & discussion around emerging tech’! The students were great and loved the activities!
@LuminateEdGroup #ProspectiveStudents #Year10 #SchoolLiaison

[Rob Whitehead @RobWhitehead86]

Enjoyed the #UnlockingPotential #LuminateConference23 today. Some excellent sessions including Generative AI, and how to control stress/anxiety. #ArtificialIntelligence #AI #ChatGPT #GoogleBard

[Rob Whitehead @RobWhitehead86]

Great to briefly attend and speak at the #EducateTheEducators event at Platform in Leeds talking about our @leedscitycoll Printworks offer in the digital/tech/innovation space. Back to @LuminateEdGroup’s #UnlockingPotential training day now!

[Rob Whitehead @RobWhitehead86]

Now our T Level exams are all wrapped up, learners are really delving into programming our @PepperTheRobot(s). Today they were programming them with face recognition, tracking & following a person. @leedscitycoll @LuminateEdGroup #Innovation @LCCDigitalAndIT #SaltAndPepper

[Rob Whitehead @RobWhitehead86]

We hosted our ‘Parent Event’ tonight, welcoming parents of prospective students for a talk, Q&A and tour of our fantastic facilities here at #PrintworksCampus @leedscitycoll. Parents left happy and well informed - a fantastic and very busy event!
@LuminateEdGroup