It’s the last day of October, and the tracker team (mainly Tabetha and Mike) have been incredibly busy this month. If you’ve signed up to complete the tracker in 2017-18 you’re one of more than 230 organisations that have done so. In fact 60 tracker surveys are already launched or in the process of being … Read more
Along with new question sets for students we have fully updated the guidance for organisations using the tracker in 2017-18. From today you can access the updated Guides and a full walk-through of the tracker process on our Guidance page. Even if you have already committed to using the tracker there is useful information in … Read more
If you’ve been following the 2017-18 tracker you’ll know that we’ve released a version of the new question set (HE) for you to review in BOS. You can also download a pdf file of these questions to share with colleagues. The FE questions use ‘college’ instead of ‘university’ but are otherwise the same. The questions … Read more
Today we’re launching the confirmation form for the Digital Student Experience Tracker 2017-18. You’ll automatically receive this form if you completed the first sign-up form. If you complete that first form now you’ll get the confirmation form within days – so if you haven’t committed yet, now is a good time to take the plunge. … Read more
In reviewing the data from two major Tracker pilots, and other work done by the Digital Student projects, we have developed a deeper understanding of the elements of the student digital experience. We know that it centres on the course of study. Confident teaching staff, relevant learning activities, and up-to-date digital systems all contribute to … Read more
Last month we published a report from this year’s Student Digital Experience tracker project, representing the voice of 22,000 learners from across the UK. Findings from the project have attracted national and international interest, and we’re starting to see some exciting lessons about what makes a difference to the learning experience. But the main purpose … Read more
Universities and colleges are investing large sums of money on their digital environment both in terms of infrastructure, learning materials and supporting their staff with the development of their digital capabilities. But how do we know if the investment being made in these areas is impacting on our students’ digital experience? What do students’ expect … Read more
Helen Beetham has now completed a comprehensive summary of the key themes that have emerged from the Digital Learner stories. The summary takes key themes from the 12 different learners’ stories and allows the learners voices to explore each theme in turn. Highlights of the summary include the following. Key benefits of digital learning for … Read more
The idea for the Digital Learner Stories came from feedback at a consultation event at the end of the Jisc Digital student: Skills sector study. Participants remarked that it would be useful to have real learner voices talking briefly about their digital experiences in various post-16 sectors. This would be a resource to help groups … Read more
There are just over seven weeks to go before we close the door on data collection for this pilot version of the Digital Student Experience Tracker. There have been a few questions about this deadline, so I’ll try to answer them here. First, though, it’s important to say that seven weeks is a long time! … Read more