This area provides strategic guidance on technology to help your institution to improve the student journey.

Student journey

Student journey

Meet student expectations with mobile learning

04 April 2013

As 80% of people will be accessing the internet using mobile devices by 2015 (Ericsson), organisations need to embrace mobile learning quickly if they are to keep abreast of student   More...

Engage your students as agents of change

03 April 2013

Higher student fees are changing the relationship between institutions and students. By seeing students as partners in the delivery of their education, institutions benefit from fresh perspectives and students gain   More...

Successful student recruitment

11 March 2013

With rising competition for university places and improving A-level grades, the government is keen that fair access to study is maintained. Students, now paying more than ever for their education,   More...

Retaining students

11 March 2013

According to a National Audit Office report, 20% of students in higher and 15% in further education do not complete their studies. Universities and colleges with high student drop-out rates   More...

How can my organisation use technology for work-based learning?

11 March 2013

As part of its commitment to upgrade workforce skills, the UK government has pledged funding for 250,000 more apprenticeships over four years. Learning providers will also have greater freedom to   More...

Develop online learning to your institution’s competitive advantage

11 March 2013

UK universities and colleges need to make online learning a central part of their strategies if they are to stay competitive globally, according to the new report from the Online   More...

How can I keep the curriculum relevant at a time of rapid change?

11 March 2013

Institutions are under greater pressure than ever to provide courses that appeal to a broad mix of students and equip them for future employment. Keeping the curriculum responsive to   More...

How can we improve the way students are assessed?

11 March 2013

Effective assessment has greater bearing on successful learning than almost any other factor. Yet students express more dissatisfaction with assessment and feedback than with any other aspect of their learning   More...

How can digital technologies help my institution recruit a wider mix of students?

11 March 2013

Universities are under greater pressure than ever to increase the diversity of their student populations by recruiting people from a variety of non-traditional backgrounds including those from ethnic minorities, schools   More...

Developing students’ digital literacy to give them the best chance of success

04 March 2013

Many learners enter further and higher education lacking the skills needed to apply digital technologies to education. As 90% of new jobs will require excellent digital skills, improving digital literacy   More...

How can my institution improve employee access to higher education?

14 June 2012

To meet the Leitch Review target of 40% of workers in 2020 having a degree or equivalent, adults already in work need access to higher education. By providing appropriate courses,   More...