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Digital capability Framework

Framing digital capabilities for staff – deliverables

Now that these deliverables from the ‘framework’ project have been nicely designed by Jisc, I can share them with everyone who has been involved – and with those of you who are just interested to know more. Apart from the six elements themselves – which have been through an extensive process of consultation – the …

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Digital capability

Raising awareness of our digital capabilities work

It’s been a busy few weeks. I’ve been speaking about the new ‘six elements of digital capability’ framework at several events including the UCISA Spotlight on Digital Capabilities event , EdTech15 in Ireland, the Jisc Learning and Teaching Experts’ group, the Standing Conference on Academic Practice and the Acadamic Practice with Technologies conference at Greenwich …

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Digital student

The experience of online students – findings from the Institute of Education

Guest post by Dr Martin Oliver, Institute of Education There are many practical reasons why people might want to study online – convenience, flexibility and so on. But are there other benefits, too? The Institute of Education undertook a study for Pamoja Education , the only approved provider of online courses for the 16 to …

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Digital capability

Revisiting digital capability for 2015

It’s been a hectic, interesting and sometimes information-overloaded couple of months on the Digital Capabilities frameworks project. Lou McGill and I have reviewed over 60 existing frameworks for describing the digital capabilities of staff, from professional frameworks which might only touch on digital practice, to frameworks from the IT industry, digital media, and business innovation. …

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Digital capability

Framing digital capabilities for staff

Recent consultations by Jisc have highlighted the need for institutions to take a strategic approach to the digital capabilities of their staff. We hear from students – for example at the recent Change Agents Network event – that teachers who are confident with digital tools make a real difference to their learning. We know that …

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Digital student

New materials online!

At last we can announce the launch of our new, revised materials to support everyone working to enhance the student digital experience. There is a whole new area of the web site devoted to examples of good practice, of which there are more than fifty, generously shared by universities (and some colleges) across the UK. …

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UCISA digital capabilities survey

Happy new year! At last I have got around to a blog post about the outcomes of the 2014 UCISA survey on digital capabilities (this link is to the Executive Summary report – full report in a few weeks’ time). Publication of the exec sum was accompanied by a webinar in December which looked at …