Our Post-Festival Publication is Live!

The Learning and Teaching Enhancement Centre (LTEC) is thrilled to announce the launch of the inaugural edition of the Pedagogy Journal. Volume 1, Issue 1, 2025, titled “Future Horizons in Learning & Teaching Practice”, is now available online. This special post-festival publication brings together innovative research and insights from educators and scholars at the University of Salford, exploring the future of learning and teaching practices. The journal aims to foster a deeper understanding of pedagogical advancements and provide a platform for sharing best practices in education.

This 2024 Post-Festival Special Edition builds on our inaugural special edition “LTEC 2023 Post-Festival Publication” which explored the themes of authenticity in the context of: “practice”, “identity”, and “community” published by the online journal Innovative practice in Higher Education . To host our second edition of the Post-Festival Publication we launched Salford’s first L&T open access journal “Pedagogy: LTEC Learning and Teaching Showcase” via the digital platform Janeway. Contained within this inaugural edition is a collection of papers and audio poster from the Festival of Learning and Teaching 2024, which represent examples of practice through the lenses of community, collaboration and digital enhancement embracing our theme of “Future Horizons in Learning and Teaching Practice’”.

Overall, the articles in this journal underscore the importance of:

• active blended learning, authenticity in assessment, and interactivity in enhancing educational practices and preparing students for the digital demands of the modern workplace,
• supporting transitions, enhancing the student experience, valuing lived experiences, and leveraging narrative within educational practices,
• empowering students, fostering collaboration, and promoting cultural inclusivity in educational practices.

The Editors would like to thank all the contributors to this special edition for disseminating their scholarship, and to the keynote speakers who helped to make the festival a success. We also are very grateful to those who contributed to the reviewing and refining process: Maria Allen, Kathy Hartley, Rob Higgins, Helen Keegan, Dean Irwin, Lynne Marrow, Sara Namvar, Sonal Patel, Sami Safadi, Wendy Taylor, Calum Thomson, Paul Vivian and Neil Whitnell.

We would also like to extend our thanks to the Library Team for their continued support managing the Salford Open Journals and providing an exceptional platform for our Scholarly research publication, the third in a growing selection of titles.

For more information and to access the journal, please visit Pedagogy Journal.