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Experts weigh in on how the sudden, forced adoption of technology-delivered instruction will affect the well-being of professors and students alike. Via Ana Cristina Pratas, Nik Peachey 
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Throughout higher education, institutional learning analytics are inspiring interest and gaining traction as an exciting new strategy for improving college student experiences and success. Together with information technologists and institutional research, effectiveness, and assessment experts, faculty from curricular departments and student support professionals from co-curricular units are using data to assist students and enhance learning environments on our campuses. This effort to make a difference in students’ lives encompasses nearly all areas of the academy.
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As part of the online learners’ study I was asked to write a short review of what the previous studies have taught us. Of course there is no substitute for engaging with that work, especially as each team took a different focus. The original HE study considered learners’ transactional and transformational engagements with technology, and how their expectations about learning with technology were set by their lecturers and the demands of their course. The FE study looked more closely at how learners differ among themselves, whether they are ‘mainstream pragmatists’, digital pioneers, or have various kinds of digital disadvantage. The Skills study looked particularly at the interface between learning and work.
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Last week we opened our call to find 50 of the most influential HE professionals on social media in the UK. But what consitututes good practice?
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Supporting institutions to develop digital environments which meet students’ expectations and help them to prepare for higher study and employment
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There are pressing questions academic institutions will need to address over the next couple of years regarding their expanding participation in social media streams. Andy Tattersall argues that wi...
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This infoKit provides ideas and resources to inspire the strategic development of digital literacies ie those capabilities which support living, learning and working in a digital society.
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Library directors and administrators at all types of colleges and universities agree their libraries should teach undergraduates research skills and information literacy, but the Ithaka S+R Library Survey 2013 also suggests libraries are increasingly tailoring their services to address institutional needs. Ithaka, a nonprofit research organization that promotes innovative forms of teaching and scholarly communication, previously surveyed library directors in 2010. That survey captured libraries in the middle of a difficult transition from print to electronic resources. Based on the responses of 499 institutions in the fall 2013 survey, that shift has been, “from a budget allocation perspective, nearly completed.”
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Next-gen security offers sophisticated web filtering technologies for higher education environments. While some colleges and universities may deploy web filtering to block internal users from accessing certain content or websites, more and more higher ed institutions are turning to increasingly sophisticated web filtering to handle a wide variety of external security threats, particularly with the advent of bring-your-own-device (BYOD) programs.
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The University of Kent has been leading the way in designing systems and ways of presenting content to make it easily accessible to as many learners as possible.
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Providing adequate financial support plays only a small part in helping disadvantaged students to successfully complete an undergraduate degree, writes Devorah Lieberman.
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Plethora of benefits associated with educational technology has enabled so many educational institutions to integrate technology in learning environment. Learn how..
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tThis policy aims to set out how the University will use student data in an ethical way in order to shape the student support provided. The policy is based around eight key principles, each of which is linked to particular aspects of learning analytics.
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Understanding the likelihood of successful adoption before embarking on a reform can help colleges invest wisely in new technologies. Based on CCRC’s Readiness for Technology Adoption (RTA) framework, this self-assessment tool is designed to help colleges develop a nuanced picture of their overall readiness for technology adoption.
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Many learners enter further and higher education lacking the skills needed to apply digital technologies to education. As 90% of new jobs will require excellent digital skills, improving digital literacy is an essential component of developing employable graduates.
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Whether they work at a big research university, a small four-year college, or something in between, academic-library directors share a “resounding dedication” to teaching information literacy to undergraduates. Beyond that, the priorities they set for their libraries depend on the size and nature of their institutions and how many (or few) resources they have to work with.
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Jisc Legal's Top Tips for managing the use of social media effectively
It is important for a learning provider to make clear its approach to the use of social media. Addressing risk, control and authority issues head-on helps protect it from liability and prevents uncertainty and confusion for staff, and leads to fewer mistakes. Below are Top Tips for managing the use of social media effectively. .
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Some interesting views.