Keele University aims to develop digital capabilities sustainably across the organization using a framework. This involves using data from a Digital Experience Insights survey and Discovery Tool. A vision of significant digital transformation includes developing digital skills and confidence through learning platforms. The approach involves discovering each area's needs, engaging staff in events and the Discovery Tool, designing priority activities informed by tool data, delivering activities through DigitalKeele elements, and reviewing progress. Jisc services like the Discovery Tool and LinkedIn Learning mapping are supporting these efforts to build digital capabilities over time.

1. Sustainable approaches to organisation digital
capability development
MATT STREET, SENIOR LEAD DIGITAL EDUCATION PROJECTS

2. Welcome
‘The session will cover the context of Keele university and our
ambitions for digital capability development, with a focus on how
we intend to develop this sustainably using a framework to
structure engagement with staff communities across the
organisation. This includes how we are using data collected from
both the Digital Experience Insights survey and the Discovery
Tool. There will be opportunity for discussion and sharing of
practice during the session’.

3. Activity
In the Padlet you will see 4 sections,
1) what is similar to your organisation
2) what is different
3) what is working for you
4) what isn’t working for you
As we move through this session share
thoughts and ideas within the padlet
sections. We’ll take a look at the end of this
talk and discuss responses in more detail
[INSERT PADLET LINK]

4. Where are we going?
• Keele context
• DigitalKeele vision
• Learning and
teaching context
• Where are we now
• Our approaches
• How are we using
Jisc services

5. Keele context
• Campus based
University in North
Staffordshire
• Circa 10,000 FTE
across 3 Faculties
• Circa staff
• Significant
institutional
developments pre
and during Covid-
19 Pandemic

6. DigitalKeele vision
• Significant digital
transformation across
organisation
• Development of digital
capabilities is in
strategic focus
• Internal and external
in opportunities
• One approach to
anchoring change
internally

7. Learning and Teaching context
• Curriculum underpinned by
social and active learning
• Keele Learning Principles
• Curriculum Design
Framework
• Flexible Digital Education

8. Where are we now
Staff focused: First project under DigitalKeele umbrella
Staff and Student focused: LinkedIn Learning being rolled out
Student focused: Prearrival induction since circa 2017 has Discovery tool
embedded in it and linked to programme induction projects in 2021
Student focused: Global Challenge Pathways, Digital fluency as a design
theme.
Staff and student focused: Digital Ecosystem review, capturing
experiences to inform future developments.

9. Our approach

10. What is DigitalKeele?
• DigitalKeele is a programme that engages the Keele community
of staff, researchers, students and businesses in supporting digital skills
and confidence, via a mixture of training resources, targeted expertise and
engagements
• DigitalKeele is the home for a range of learning platforms to enable the Keele
community to self-assess, reflect and build their digital skills, confidence and
capability.
• Through this service the teams are committed to working with Schools
and Directorates to understand where the focus of DigitalKeele developments and
engagements should be.

11. How we will work with Schools and Directorates
• Create a school/directorate focused approach that is interactive,
collaborative and co-designed to build motivation and engagement
and create a sense of ownership with digital capability
• To anchor the role of the Digital Ambassador in the respective area
• Cross institutional working group to steer process and pick up work
streams

12. Stage 1: Discover
Meet with
key Stakeholders
including Digital
Ambassadors
Aim: To discuss
DigitalKeele ambitions
and area strategic
plans. Define
boundaries of work,
introduce the Discovery
tool and Digital Keele
units decide on
communications for
first meeting.
Stage 2: Engage
launch events
delivered
Aim: Introducing
Digital Keele and
Discovery tool,
encourage completion
of the Discovery tool
with focus on own
professional
development as well
as context of direction
for the area.
Stage 3: Design
Discussion with key
stakeholder group to
shape and agree
priorities informed by
data from Discovery
tool
Aim: Agree a series
of activities,
incorporating
DigitalKeele units
Stage 4: Deliver
Deliver range of
activities using
DigitalKeele elements
Aim: To deliver
activities within areas
linking back to data
drawn from 1-3 to
encourage motivation
and engagement
Include focus on
individual
development
pathways
Stage 5: Review
Evaluation and hand
over
Aim: Evaluate
activities and capture
digital stories, feed
evaluation and new
content into
continuous
development of
DigitalKeele elements
Handover Teams
space with DA acting
as bridge between
areas.
Increasing school and individual ownership

13. How are we using Jisc services
DEIS feeds directly into the Ecosystem review and DigitalKeele discussions with Schools/Directorates drawing out key themes.
Discovery tool data from students and staff data will be tailored and broad themes used to inform discussions with Schools/
Directorates
LinkedIN Learning have mapped resources to the Jisc Digital Capabilities Framework, longer term plan to develop bespoke
resources
Discovery tool linked into Pre-arrival induction and transitions linking into more consistent points of contact for discussion
between staff and students
The Digital Capabilities service acted as a catalyst for us start a series of initiatives quickly

14. Key messages
• Digital capabilities doesn't have an end point
• Developing capability can be the engine for change [quote details
needed]

15. Keele University
Newcastle-under-Lyme
Staffordshire
ST5 5BG
+44 (0)1782 732000
Thank you

16. Discovery Tool
A self-assessment tool that allows
the identification of current skills and
areas for development based on the
following elements:

17. Next steps
• University wide launch events for DigitalKeele and to encourage
completion of the Discovery Tool
• Gather feedback from the Discovery Tool and arrange meetings
with respective areas to discuss the findings and priorities.