…ual working has enabled us to maintain contact with our members across the UK, and in many ways even deepen and increase our engagement with the teams within them. We have significantly expanded the networks available to professional and academic staff within our universities, with 25 new networks emerging as a response to the pandemic. We are now regularly facilitating over 30 networks of senior leadership, academic, professional, student and adm…
…commitment to the sector. You can see all 6 categories here. Ruth Whittaker, PVC, Education and Students, University of Brighton Ruth leads with clarity, professionalism and compassion. She is inspiring in her genuine and democratic approach to leading and developing staff, her enthusiasm for improving the student experience and her willingness to really listen to and take on board a range of views, whilst providing a clear direction. Dr Jen Vande…
…participants (David Attenborough is a voice on one of the FutureLearn MOOCs, for example). This compares to more traditional online learning which is continuing to develop alongside MOOCs, has tended to be managed by individual institutions and offers accredited learning in line with more traditional campus-based courses. “Social and economic success will rely on harnessing the online environment.” It is clear that an increasingly competitive and…
…being withdrawn will inhibit organisations like ours” Kimberley Montgomery, CEO, Novlr Ltd “ERDF Funding has been instrumental in the changes we’ve been able to make to see a step change in our growth. We would not have been in a position to take a risk on R&D without it.” Chloe Donovan, Managing Director, Natural Building Systems “As a start-up company with limited resources our KEEP+ project allowed us to tap into a rich and diverse pool of aca…
…to ensure they are fully compatible with (and not a hindrance to) digital teaching and learning. Technology companies should work with the higher education sector to improve existing technologies and ensure they are fit for the purpose of digital teaching and learning. Government, local authorities, schools, colleges, and universities should work together to build the digital fluency of students of all ages and ensure they are receiving a fully d…
…fund university accommodation fees, direct student funding to those in need, commissioning a welfare check ins for every student, providing training for staff to deliver their programmes completely online and providing extensive mental health support to students and staff. and diverting approx. Jane invested approximately £3million in funding to our covid response. • This was communicated to stakeholders via multiple platforms including video, Ins…
…s delivered online in a Virtual Learning Environment with recorded lectures, online tutorials with video links and consultation sessions. A small number of on-campus sessions are used to introduce students to their lecturers and cover materials that is best done face-to-face (e.g. some elements of Human Computer Interaction). At the same of the Degree Apprenticeship there is an intensive seven-week module to train all students in the basics of sof…
…reparing short video statements outlining why we wished to take on the role, online voting went live. April and I were elected by fellow PhD researchers to represent our social policy cohort. Made up of seven representatives from three strands (Bioscience, Energy and Social Policy), our role is to facilitate a collective voice for researchers at the DTA management level and provide a direct channel for feedback, advocating for positive changes to…
…example of this is the Ørestad Gymnasium in Denmark. This is an open space, completely free of traditional classrooms where all activities are visible to everybody in order to facilitate student activating, collaborative and personalised teaching methods. Aside from the open physical design, its most compelling feature is that all teaching and learning materials are digital. Another area which has led to significant progress in the development of…
…be piloted with the young people in all six of the partner countries – the UK, Italy, Turkey, Portugal, Ireland, and France. The team will then create: A ‘train the trainer’ package – a knowledge base of what works and why and online course methodology for use by youth workers, educators and leaders to mobilise young people to get involved in online civic spaces; and A guide for community organisations to help them to work with disadvantaged young…
