Teaching staff digital experience insights survey 2020: UK further education findings
This year, 2,685 teaching staff from 26 further education (FE) and sixth form colleges took part in our survey. The survey was conducted between October 2019 and July 2020. 62% of the data for this survey was collected after the lockdown on 23 March in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
In times of great disruption colleges have responded swiftly and embraced technology and the enforced move to remote learning. This has been challenging for all, but particularly so for teaching staff and the learners they support. Here we focus on the experiences of teaching staff over the last year and our research into the impact of change.
It is good to see that 95% of teaching staff have a positive attitude to using technology and that a large majority (81%) are motivated to use it in their teaching, but the report also highlights some key challenges:
- The digital environment and infrastructure require further investment
- More resource is needed to support staff to develop pedagogically informed digital practices
- Strategic leadership is vital in driving digital transformation
This report shares key findings from the survey together with some early signs of impact and change after lockdown, and our research gathered since. It also highlights resources to support FE and sixth form colleges and to inform the digital practices of the future.
Question by question analysis of findings
This report details the full question by question analysis of all survey questions and provides further information about the HE and FE surveys, the methodology, the question sets, response rates and any significant differences in the data gathered before, and on or after 23 March 2020.
About the authors
I work in the business intelligence unit at Jisc, primarily on the digital experience insights surveys for students, academic staff and professional services staff. The focus is on supporting members across further and higher education to enrich their student experiences by providing powerful data to inform strategic planning and investment.
