In the Learner experience collection phase of the FE Digital Student study we conducted 12 focus groups at 6 colleges in England, Scotland and Wales We met a total of 220 learners on L1 – L3 programmes across: Child Care Health and Social Care Creative Media Animal Management IT Sociology And in each subject, we […]
This week I attended the second in a series of events taking place throughout the UK as part of the FE Digital Student Project and was delighted to see plenty of stimulating discussions and thought-provoking presentations centred around the theme of learners’ expectations and experiences of using technology in further education.
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UCISA digital capabilities survey
Happy new year! At last I have got around to a blog post about the outcomes of the 2014 UCISA survey on digital capabilities (this link is to the Executive Summary report – full report in a few weeks’ time). Publication of the exec sum was accompanied by a webinar in December which looked at […]
We’re happy to report that on Thursday, 11 December, we finished the last of the FE Digital Student learner focus groups. We’re really grateful to the six Colleges who provided for their support in organising these events with us: Borders College, Sussex Downs College, Activate Learning, Myerscough College, City of Bristol College, Coleg Gwent 220 […]
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Some relevant national reports
Since we reported on the HE findings from our Digital Student work, several reports have been published that shed light on aspects of students’ digital experiences. This is a brief round-up and commentary (views expressed are my own). The HEA’s UK Engagement Survey (UKES) aims to help institutions understand and improve students’ personal engagement with […]
I had a brilliant day at the NUS FEstival 2014 conference today in Milton Keynes. The conference is run annually and supports new learner reps with getting involved in the key issues relating to their experiences as FE learners. This is an annual event for students’ unions and learner voice staff in further education colleges. […]
Now that we’ve completed our consultation with HE stakeholders, it’s time to ask what you are doing to enhance the student digital experience. There are no prizes but we’ll make sure everyone gets a mention here on the digital student blog, and some will be selected for a full write-up and promotion by Jisc as […]
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The power of the student voice
I was very fortunate to attend the recent QAA Quality Matters Conference in Birmingham. This is an annual conference which QAA run for student representatives and supports their engagement with the quality enhancement agenda and student engagement. Anthony McClaran in his introduction in the conference programme says, ‘It is vital that students have the right […]
Data collection for the FE Digital Student project kicked off in September. The desk study looking at published material relevant to understanding FE students’ expectations of their digital learning environment is now well underway. The team are looking at both openly available research and policy documents and internal documents that institutions have made available to […]
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Where did they get that idea from?
Last month we published a report which investigated incoming students’ expectations of the digital environment and how these were formed or influenced by school. The report can be found here. At the time I blogged about the study and report on the main Jisc website and then later on my own site under the title “Disconnected […]