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Recent events have highlighted the importance of working with students as partners in digital transformation and hearing what they have to say about the impact of changes to how they have been learning.
A project developed by Edinburgh College that uses virtual reality (VR) to teach healthcare students how to care for and empathise with dementia patients has earned a Jisc-sponsored award for innovation.
The shift towards online and blended learning has increased the need for library and learning resources to be more widely available in electronic format, which creates both opportunity and challenge in equal measure.
Lord Knight outlines his views on how the effective use of technology can improve the human elements of learning.
With the expansion of T-levels and the technology revolution driven by industry 4.0, preparing learners for placements and careers beyond is a high priority for the further education (FE) sector.
For the past two-and-a-half years, Siemens’ Connected Curriculum initiative has partnered with universities to help equip graduates with a broad range of cutting-edge, industry-relevant skills.
Jisc is inviting staff from all member organisations to attend its annual edtech conference, Digifest, for free.
A new report by Jisc examines how existing software systems can improve the student journey and lead to better outcomes for both students and universities, such as boosting National Student Survey (NSS) scores and tackling low attrition rates.
COVID-19 lockdowns forced further education (FE) providers to devise and implement new, online means of assessing learners’ progress and giving feedback, using a variety of technology.
Jisc and Bolton College have teamed up to develop a chatbot that could help students throughout the UK.