Phew. So we had well over 60 #OLsuccess tweets in response to our question ‘What do you like about being an online learner?’ and 45 posts in our online forum. Here is a selection of contributions over the course of today: ‘The ability to study when I have time, fit the on-line courses into my […]
We know from the research literature that motivation is key to success in online learning. But motivation isn’t easily measured. We all have different reasons for engaging with online learning, and the rewards we expect or hope for will help us to decide whether we have been successful or not. Motivations can also change. Through […]
Welcome to #OLsuccess day one! If you’ve landed here and are wondering what it’s all about, you might like to read the our introduction to #OLsuccess week. Today we’re asking online learners to tell us: What do you like about online learning? It might be the convenience of studying at a time and place and […]
On Wednesday this week we ran a webinar for colleges and universities that were involved in the pilot implementation of the Tracker. Eight attended, along with several Jisc account managers representing other pilot sites. Then on Thursday around 50 members of the Jisc Student Experience Experts’ Group had the opportunity to explore the same findings. […]
As part of the Jisc Online Learners Expectations and Experiences study we are launching #OLsuccess – a week of interactions to engage online learners and find out more about their experiences. #OLsuccess will run from 4 to 10 July. In this time we want to reach out to as many online learners as possible and […]
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 […]
If you are one of our 24 pilot institutions for the Tracker you’ll know that all surveys closed on 29th April. Well done to everyone for getting learners involved right up until the last minute. We had a total of nearly 11,000 completed surveys – an enviable set of data, giving us a really comprehensive […]
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 […]
A couple of weeks ago I was invited to run a workshop at the NUS Course Reps’ conference exploring outcomes of the digital student work, and specifically looking at uses of the Jisc/NUS Digital Student Experience benchmarking tool. There was a huge turn-out at Goldsmiths’ College for the London leg of the conference. Like the […]
Sarah Knight has already posted about the recent pilot workshop in London where we tested out drafts of the digital student survey questions and ideas about what different stakeholders could do with the results. Students, Heads of Student Experience, Heads of IT services and e-learning specialists from over 20 institutions were represented so we felt […]