August 2021
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When it happened…
Thursday, 15 July 2021
What delegates came to discuss…
This conference took place in the context of the commitment by Jisc to implement the recommendations of the OfS Digital Teaching and Learning Review in higher education during the pandemic.
It was an opportunity to consider the way forward and implications for HEIs, their staff, and their students, as well as key issues raised in the Review, including:
- importance - an increasingly central role for online learning in the future of the sector
- staff skills and confidence - differing levels of digital fluency between teaching staff and students relating to the ability to deliver and benefit from digital learning
- success factors - dependence on approach and design of courses, digital infrastructure, and a consistent and inclusive strategy, rather than actual means of delivery
- student engagement - recommendations on increased student involvement in course design, taking account of students’ digital access, as well as staff digital and communication skills development
We were pleased to be able to include a keynote session with Jonathan Baldwin, Managing Director for Education, Jisc.
There wasalso a keynote contribution from Professor David Hopkins, outlining work that he is currently undertaking on a global comparative study - including the UK, US, China, Taiwan and Australia - on digital learning and teaching in HE, exploring what HE institutions around the world are doing in terms of digital provision, and what UK universities can learn from international best practice.
The agenda brought out latest thinking on:
- key lessons learned regarding remote education in HE during the pandemic, and the outlook going forward
- improving student engagement and satisfaction, adapting pedagogy to online settings, and ensuring access and inclusion
- safeguarding academic integrity in remote education
- priorities for further driving the use and availability of digital provision in higher education
Who attended…
Representatives from 18+ Care Leavers Service; ACL Essex; Agored Cymru; Aston University; Bar Standards Board; Birmingham City University; Cengage; City, University of London; Copyright Licensing Agency; Information Commissioner's Office; Ipathdigital Community Interest Company; London College of Fashion; Liverpool Hope University; Middlesex University; NCFE; Nottingham Trent University; Oxford University Press; Plymouth College of Art; Qualifications Wales; Rose Bruford College of Theatre and Performance; Royal College of Music; Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland; Sheffield Hallam University; SOAS University of London; Swansea University; Taylor & Francis Group; The Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales; The University of Law; University College London; University of Limerick; University of London; University of Northampton; University of Nottingham; University of the West of Scotland and Workforce Training Services.
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