We had an overwhelming response to our call for universities and FE/skills providers to help pilot the Digital Experience Tracker – over 50 institutions completed the planning sheet and applied to take part. One outcome is that we have extended the number of institutions we are working with to more than twenty: 12 Universities, 10 …
We are about to link up with the Jisc Digital student project as they begin the next phase of their work. A team has been appointed to undertake a review into online learners’ expectations and experiences of the digital environment. Given the relevance of the Scaling up online learning project, we expect the work of the …
On 2 and 3 March, Jisc held yet another highly innovative and engaging Digifest event. I felt a great buzz and hive of activity throughout the two days, encapsulated by enriching presentations and content, but not forgetting the robots! My role this year was to be on-hand to provide social media coverage for sessions throughout …
Posted on behalf of Rebecca Rochon, Senior Lecturer in Education, Buckinghamshire New University: Whether you call it partnership or it’s just the way your organisation works, we know that the way students and staff work together is both changing and driving change. If your organisation is involved in partnership activities, we invite you to complete …
Last week at Jisc Digfest I gave a demonstration of the new Jisc Scaling up online learning guides and the Online Learning Readiness Tool* which received a lot of interest. It was a great opportunity to share the resources that have been developed over the last year as a result of feedback from the wider community …
The Journal of Educational Innovation, Partnership and Change has just published the third edition and is available to download in PDF, ePub and Kindle formats here. Editor Simon Walker from the University of Greenwich and Sarah Knight, Senior Co-design Manager, Jisc provide an introduction (The strategic importance of working together with our students), with a …
This week at Jisc DigiFest Heather Price will be demonstrating the new Scaling up online learning guides and the Online learning readiness tool. The three guides provide a comprehensive overview of what institutions need to consider when scaling up online or distance learning. The first guide Scaling up online learning helps you consider which model/s are appropriate …
(published on behalf of Alev Zahir) On Thursday 21st of January Jisc and LOOP collaborated on a unique event which explored: “The future of student feedback and the role of technology”. At the heart of the debate was how technology can support student feedback to improve quality in colleges and learning providers. The event was …
Following our highly successful event in Dundee last year, Jisc is again working with European colleagues EUNIS and SURF to organise the next EUNIS e-Learning Task Force workshop on Friday 15th April, at the University of Amsterdam. The workshop will explore how universities are addressing aspects of the new European Commission framework (A European Framework for Digitally-Competent Educational …
Posted on behalf of Callum Hutchinson – second year student at the Royal Veterinary College (RVC) Last year I took on the role of the Student Learning Technologist (SLT) for my cohort. The core task for myself and the other Technologists is to promote, encourage and support students at the RVC in the use of …