Information and digital literacy in education via the digital path

The future of higher education is blended. While Covid-19 has thrown in new challenges, it has created many new opportunities, and it has expedited awareness of (and confidence with) digital ways of working for both staff and students.

How can digital technology help you achieve a truly transformative student experience? How do you develop the strategic vision, practices and infrastructure to make that happen?

We have asked a selection of UK learning providers to tell their digital breakthrough stories, adding in points of guidance from their experience to help make your digital journey a smoother one.

Taking up the digital challenge is never easy, but providers with success stories to share can offer insights into how to transform strategy, policy, practice and culture.

Some short, some more detailed, our case studies have been organised into six sections to help you get the most from the digital revolution taking place in the further education and skills sector.

Through digital, students and staff are more connected and have access to more information than at any other time in history. What does this mean for learning and teaching? How will technology impact our practice? We are looking at technology and academic behaviours to enhance sector understanding of these issues.

At the end of 2017 we began a short review into how Human Resources (HR) departments support staff to develop their digital capability. We developed an online survey and interviewed some of the respondents to try to capture a snapshot of current practice.

Digital technology has become an essential part of our everyday life and work activities. The digital economy is creating new industries, and employers seek out the digitally talented who have the knowledge and skills to drive innovation.

To keep up, educational leaders are reshaping existing e-learning policy into a broader and more organisationally-focused digital strategy that develops digital capabilities and harnesses the potential of digital devices and services.

While a virtual learning environment (VLE) is a vital resource for all students, it can also be an effective assistive technology for disabled students allowing them to be more independent learners.

Building capability for new digital leadership, pedagogy and efficiency.

We're working to ensure staff in universities and colleges are equipped for a changing digital environment