A presentation from Jisc's joint building digital capability and digital experience insights community of practice event, November 2021.

1. Taking students at the
University of
Nottingham on a digital
learning journey
Elizabeth Newall
Richard Windle
Barrie Edmonds

2. Factors for success
To develop a programme that impacted on learner experience and was comprehensive, adopted
institution-wide, addressed strategic goals and was sustainable, there have been four interwoven
strands:
Strategic engagement
Strategic alignment
Data collection
Delivery

3. Overview
Digital focus
at UoN
Spring
2018
UoN
subscribes to
two new Jisc
services
Student
Digital
Capabilities
campaign
Autumn
2018
Alumni
survey
Winter
2018
Consultation
with Schools
Spring
2019
Recommend
ations
endorsed by
TLC
Autumn
2019
Student
Digital
Capabilities
Steering
Group
Scoring
matrix
designed to
agree
priorities
Winter
2019
DEI surveys
run (little did
we know this
was eve of
pandemic)
Spring
2020
Scoring
halted as
pandemic
strikes
Spring
2020
DEI
recommend
ations
Summer
2020
A new
Student
Guide to
Digital
Learning
produced
(30,000
views)
Summer
2020
Strategic
development
Autumn
2020
Student
Digital
Capability
Delivery Plan
produced
Winter
2020
Digital
capabilities
workshop
Spring
2021
DEI runs mid
pandemic
Spring
2021
3 work
streams
launch
Summer
2021
Education
and Student
Experience
Strategy
launches
Summer
2021
The Digital
Student
goes live
Autumn
2021
Alignment of
DEI data
Autumn
2021
DEI runs
(post-
pandemic?)
Spring
2022
Digital
Student
Digital
Researcher
Autumn
2022
Digital
Graduate
Autumn
2023

4. Part 1
An evidence-based
approach
Elizabeth Newall
Associate Director for Teaching
and Learning (Libraries)

5. An evidence-based approach
Digital focus at UoN:
• Libraries introduce a digital literacy
role
• new Faculty DLD roles
• Digital Futures Programme
• Professional competencies
Spring 2018
UoN subscribes to two new
Jisc services:
• Building Digital Capabilities
• Digital Experience Insights
Data gathering 1:
• Student Digital Capabilities
campaign
Autumn 2018
Data gathering 2:
• Alumni survey
Winter 2018
Consultation with Schools
Spring 2019
Recommendations
endorsed by TLC
Autumn 2019
Student Digital Capabilities
Steering Group (a Teaching
and Learning sub-
committee) established
Scoring matrix designed to
agree priorities
Winter 2019
DEI surveys run (little did
we know this was eve of
pandemic)
Spring 2020
Scoring halted as pandemic
strikes
Spring 2020
DEI recommendations to
Teaching and Learning
Committee and Digital
Futures Programme Board
Summer 2020

6. Digital focus at UoN increases

7. Data gathering #1: current students

8. Data gathering #2: alumni

9. A grand tour of all (27) Schools
1. What digital capabilities does your discipline require?
2. What support do you already provide your students in the development of their
digital capabilities and who provides it?
3. Having considered the findings, which areas of digital capability would you want to
see further supported or prioritised in the curriculum?
4. How do you see these digital capabilities being addressed within the curriculum,
and what is your process for introducing changes that might be required?
5. Do your staff have the digital capabilities needed to develop them in their
students?
6. What else might be required in order to further develop your students’ digital
capabilities?

10. Teaching and Learning Committee endorsement

11. From agenda slot to dedicated senior committee

12. First university-wide DEI implementation

13. Covid pandemic strikes

14. … but pre-covid insights still relevant

15. Part 2
Delivering change
Richard Windle
Professor of Digital Learning
and Faculty Digital Learning
Director

16. Delivering change
A new Student Guide
to Digital Learning
produced (30,000
views)
Summer 2020
Strategic developments
get picked back up,
scoring matrix
redesigned and scoring
conducted
Autumn 2020
Student Digital
Capability Delivery
Plan produced
Winter 2020
130 staff attend
workshop to define a
set of UoN digital
competencies
Spring 2021
DEI runs mid
pandemic
Spring 2021
3 work streams launch
• Digital Student
• Digital Researcher
• Digital Graduate
Summer 2021
Education and Student
Experience Strategy
launches
Summer 2021
The Digital Student
goes live
Autumn 2021

17. Student guide to digital learning

18. Student Digital Capability Delivery Plan
The Digital Student
The Digital Researcher
The Digital Graduate

19. Consultation
130 participants

20. The Digital Student - remit

21. The Digital Student - Insights

22. The Digital Student - approach
Self evaluation
Competency Resources Recording

23. The Digital Student - competencies
I use a range of technologies provided by the
University of Nottingham, efficiently on a
range of devices in order to send, receive and
manage communications to support
my learning.

24. The Digital Student - map

25. The Digital Student – Discovery Tool

26. The Digital Student - resources

27. The Digital Student - recording

28. The Digital Student - usage
Discovery tool – approx 2,500 completions
Badges– approx 15,000 awarded

29. Part 3
The future of digital
capabilities at the
University of
Nottingham
Barrie Edmonds
Senior Digital Literacy
Consultant (Libraries)

30. Looking forward
Alignment of DEI data to other priority
educational enhancement work as identified
on ESE Action plan
Autumn 2021
DEI runs (post-pandemic?)
Spring 2022
Digital Student
Digital Researcher
Autumn 2022
Digital Graduate
Autumn 2023

31. Strategic alignment (Autumn 2021)
Education and Student Experience Strategic Delivery Plan
and Action Plan

32. Video and lecture capture review
Our students made use of recorded lectures to a significantly greater extent than our competitors:
90.42% of our students watched recordings compared to 85.5% RG and 81.49% HE.
At UoN, 6.05% more students indicated engaging with
recorded lectures than live sessions, with this differential
only slightly less in the RG (0 .71%) and, interestingly,
recordings less popular by 2.75% in the sector than live
sessions
(Theme 3: Technology in your learning)

33. Curriculum project
Nearly two thirds (64.7%) of our students reported
having never discussed their digital skills.
The next largest group had discussed digital skills
with other students – but this group makes up less
than one fifth (19.1%). 15.3% had an opportunity to
discuss their digital skills during induction or welcome
week.
(UoN Customised questions)

34. Professional development
Asked to reflect on positive aspects of teaching online, 112 (out of 406) respondents felt that teaching
itself had been positive:
The felt it had improved their pedagogy, making them
more creative and their sessions more interactive.
Teaching online had led to the creation of better resources
and improved access for students.
Another 98 reported student engagement had improved, and 46 appreciated the opportunity to develop new
skills.
(Theme 3: Technology in your teaching)

35. Call to action
Leads for each of the Education and
Student Experience work packages
have been asked to consider the
aligned DEI findings, and then to report
back through the governance structures
as to what action will be taken in
response.

36. Digital Experience Insights (2022)
Next round of surveys to launch March 2022

37. Update on the 3 workstreams
Student Digital Capabilities Delivery Plan

38. Digital Student
Curriculum
Microsoft
365
Assessment
Digital
Student

39. Digital Researcher (Autumn 2022)
Data management
Specialist software
Data literacy
Real-world case studies
Ethics

40. Nottingham Advantage Award
The Award is the University's free employability scheme
that helps you prepare for the job market and formally
recognises your extracurricular activities.

41. Digital Graduate (Autumn 2023)
Big data and decision making
Artificial intelligence
Programming and coding
Peer mentoring

42. Thank you for
listening
Questions?

43. The Digital Student –Discovery tool data
Current student question set
Sep to 14 Oct 2021
New student question set
Sep to 14 Oct 2021