Jisc NUS student digital experience benchmarking tool

A benchmarking tool developed by Jisc in collaboration with the National Union of Students (NUS) and the Student Engagement Partnership (TSEP). The tool is a starting point for discussions between staff and students about what is working in the digital learning environment and what they can work on together to improve it.

Student digital experience tracker 2016: results from the pilot project

Building on funded work on the experiences of today’s digital students http://bit.ly/jiscdigistudent (2014-2015) and feedback from stakeholders, Jisc piloted a tracker tool with 24 education providers in Higher education (HE) and Further Education (FE) and skills. The aim of the tracker is to provide a snapshot of learners’ digital experiences at a training provider, college or university so that education providers can better understand this aspect of the learning experience. This survey report highlights key findings from the tracker pilot.

Student Digital Experience Tracker Case Study: University of Westminster

Student Digital Experience Tracker Case Study: University of Westminster. A case study describing the pilot of the Jisc Student Digital Experience Tracker at the University of Westminster.

Student Digital Experience Tracker Case Study: North Lindsey College

Student Digital Experience Tracker Case Study: North Lindsey College describing their experiences of being involved in the Jisc Pilot.

Student Digital Experience Tracker Case Study: University of Northampton

Student Digital Experience Tracker Case Study: University of Northampton describing their experience of being in the Jisc pilot.

Student Digital Experience Tracker Case Study: University of Nottingham Ningbo China

Student Digital Experience Tracker Case Study: University of Nottingham Ningbo China describing their experience of being in the Jisc pilot.

Student Digital Experience Tracker Case Study: Case study: Barton Peverill Sixth Form College

Student Digital Experience Tracker Case Study: Case study: Barton Peverill Sixth Form College describing their experiences of the tracker pilot.

Student Digital Experience Tracker Case Study: Royal National College for the Blind

Student Digital Experience Tracker Case Study: Royal National College for the Blind describing their experience of the Tracker pilot.

Student Digital Experience Tracker Case Study: University of Westminster

Student Digital Experience Tracker Case Study: University of Westminster to describe their participation in the Tracker pilot.

Student Digital Experience Tracker Case Study: Key Training

Student Digital Experience Tracker Case Study: Key Training describing their experiences of the Tracker pilot.

Effective Practice in a Digital Age

Effective Practice in a Digital Age is designed for those in further and higher education who aim to enhance the student learning experience through apt and imaginative uses of technology. A visually rich publication, Effective Practice in a Digital Age outlines key aspects of designing learning in a technology-rich context and is structured to address the needs of experienced practitioners as well as those new to technology-based learning and teaching – the ten newly researched case studies offer a choice of pathways reflecting the diversity of approaches taken by practitioners in current UK practice.

A view of the Assessment and Feedback Landscape: baseline analysis of policy and practice from the JISC Assessment and Feedback programme

Assessment and feedback lies at the heart of the learning experience, and forms a significant part of both academic and administrative workload. It remains however the single biggest source of student dissatisfaction with the higher education experience. The JISC Assessment and Feedback programme (Sept 2011-Aug 2014) is supporting large-scale changes in assessment and feedback practice, supported by technology, with the aim of enhancing the learning and teaching process and delivering efficiencies and quality improvements. This report summarises baseline reviews undertaken by a number of institutions as part of their programme activity.

Case study: Creating a culture shift at Blackburn College

Case study on how three projects at Blackburn College are helping students and staff to engage with digital technologies and enhance learning and teaching and the broader student digital experience.

Case study: Building a powerful partnership empowering the student community

Case study on two initiatives at Leeds City College to enhance the student digital experience and develop leadership skills, competencies and experience that will prepare student for future study and employment.

Huntingdonshire Regional College - The Teacher/Learner Switch

It is said the best ideas are often the simplest ones. At Huntingdonshire Regional College, Ken McKerral, an Advanced Practitioner in E-Learning has developed a very simple idea to engage students and improve teaching and learning. Ken has named his method "The Teacher/Learner Switch". It is a process that uses a unique colour code system, to help differentiate learning outcomes and deliver ownership of time to the students to enrich learning experience.