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Designing learning and assessment in a digital age

Learning occurs as the result of interaction between learners and their environment. When the learning has a planned outcome, it becomes a purposeful activity that requires the artistry and skill of a learning designer.

Principles of good assessment and feedback

Identify what good assessment and feedback look like in your context to benchmark existing practices and plan improvements.

Virtual learning environment review

A guide to support organisations wanting to review their virtual learning environment (VLE) use.

Advice and guidance

Meet the challenges you face through the provision of trusted advice and impactful support.

Lesson capture and streaming for further education institutions

How can further education Institutions in Wales discover, adopt or enhance the use of recorded and streamed content for teaching and learning?

Data maturity resources

We can support your data maturity journey through resources, training and our data maturity community of practice.

Digital strategy toolkit

Digital technologies are creating new opportunities where educators are required to deliver the skills needed for the future. A digital strategy is the road map to providing a digitally transformed experience.

Meet the Scottish colleges leading the digital pack at the 2023 CDN Awards

The Jisc-sponsored award for digital learning celebrates the colleges and further education providers using digital innovation to support students, staff and the wider community.

Organisational digital culture

Organisational culture is an important aspect of digital transformation focusing on how digital affects different stakeholder groups and their practices.

Lesson capture and streaming for teachers

How can further education teachers in Wales discover, adopt or enhance the use of recorded and streamed content for their teaching and learning?

Artificial intelligence

Embrace artificial intelligence (AI) with confidence.

Exploring the digital pedagogy toolkit

Helping academics to make informed choices when embedding digital into the curriculum.

Embedding AI in higher education: Innovation, integration, and impact at Queen’s University

Join us at Queen's University Belfast as part of the demonstrating digital transformation events series.

Good practice in IT sustainability

Advice and good practice from across the FE sector in Wales to help improve your financial sustainability and plan towards net zero.

Student experience experts group meeting

In our 55th meeting, we will discuss why universities want to understand the digital experience of transnational education students and how staff are supported with blended learning.

International students’ digital experience phase two: experiences and expectations

The voices of over 2000 higher education international students describe their digital border crossings and the digital shocks that impact the learning experience.

Vision for sustainable change workshop

Facilitated collaborative workshops to help you meet your goals around sustainability.

Knowledge exchange and partnerships

Knowledge exchange and partnerships is a core practice area of digital transformation focusing on digital communication, collaboration and participation.

Digital and physical infrastructure

Planning and investing in a secure, robust, integrated and accessible digital and physical infrastructure is a critical aspect of digital transformation.

Levels of university staff feeling supported to teach online shows little improvement since the pandemic

New Jisc report reveals increasingly positive perceptions of digital delivery, but that teaching staff need better support to make the most of technology.

From league tables to life chances: why continuation matters more than ever

Improving continuation is complex, but essential. With the right data and analytics, leaders can improve rankings, reduce financial losses, and, most importantly, help more students succeed.

The future of student recruitment

From fixes to foresight: Jisc and Emerge Education insights for universities and startups.

Knowledge management and use

Knowledge management and use is a core practice area of digital transformation focusing on effective use of information and data to support decision making.

Leading AI in colleges: a strategic framework

In this guide for college leaders, we outline the three pillars of our strategic AI framework, suggest a core set of tools and activities, and provide a simple checklist of actions for leaders.

Legal considerations for recording lectures

Clarifying the legal aspects of recording lectures at UK further and higher education institutions.

Video captioning and accessibility regulations

Guidance on how to ensure your audio and video recordings meet Public Sector Bodies Accessibility Regulations and tips from across the sector.

Student experience experts group meeting

Join us for the 54th student experience experts group meeting.

Student Experience Experts Group Meeting

Join us for the 53rd in person meeting of the student experience group.

Data and official statistics

Security Conference 2025: why it’s time to act on tackling cyber threats

Cyber threats demand UK education and research institutions build resilience, enforce governance, and respond swiftly to protect students, assets, and operations.

Independent HE providers catalogue of services

We offer the following services to independent HE providers who are included on the Office for Students’ register of higher education providers.

Staying safe online

Keep your organisation’s staff and students working safely online, whether they’re on or off-campus.

Beyond blended: rethinking curriculum and learning design

Helping curriculum teams consider the pedagogic differences between in place and online learning, and the need to balance flexibility with the specific needs of students.

Security and savings: optimising Microsoft Defender XDR in your organisation

Join us for an insightful webinar on how Microsoft Defender XDR can enhance your cybersecurity posture while reducing costs.

Trends in assessment in higher education: considerations for policy and practice

Shaping the future of assessment practices in higher education.

What's next after the UKRI monographs policy roll out?

We've worked intensively on a special project to support publishers, institutions, and authors with the launch of UKRI's policy. Now we look ahead to what still needs collective action.

Embedding Adobe Express to transform creative learning and digital fluency

Arts University Plymouth is focused on boosting digital fluency. But first, it needed to invest in the right digital infrastructure – ensure home access and be confident the investment would deliver results.

Vision for accessibility workshop

Supporting you to develop a cross-organisational, strategic approach to implementing digital accessibility.

ALTC25: building stronger foundations for inclusive, innovative learning

Reflections from Jisc expert-led sessions at ALTC25, sharing insights, tools and frameworks to help you navigate complexity and drive innovation in learning.

IT infrastructure reviews in FE: key findings

This report covers the state of IT service delivery in further education based on data from Jisc infrastructure reviews undertaken between 2020 and 2024.

Digital sustainability in tertiary education: trends, challenges, and sector insights

Navigating through the complexities of digital sustainability, including the challenges and opportunities confronting those working in tertiary education and research institutions across the UK.

Discovery and consultancy

Helping higher education institutions implement learning analytics solutions with confidence.

Ensuring continuity of learning during enforced absence

Practical tips to maintain teaching, learning and business operations during circumstances where staff or learners are unable to physically spend time on campus.

Knowledge development

Knowledge development is a core practice area of digital transformation supporting staff and students to learn, work and thrive in a digital environment.

Our role in open access

We are committed to removing the barriers to accessing research outputs. Working for and with the higher education sector, we are enabling the UK's academic research community to realise the rewards of open access.

Further education catalogue of services

What's included in your subscription.

Higher education catalogue of services

What's included in your subscription.

Procuring a research management system

Learn how to confidently select and procure a current research information system (CRIS).

Student analytics - A core specification for engagement and wellbeing analytics

Higher education student support champion Edward Peck outlines his vision for efficient and scalable student services through better data governance and predictive student analytics.

Maturity journey: current maturity

It is good practice to establish the current state of your data maturity before embarking on improvement activity within the data maturity framework.

Is it time to rethink curriculum and learning design?

The rapid transition to online learning in 2020 has been evaluated, lessons learned, and improvements made. The landscape has changed since then - is it time to pivot and adapt again, taking blended learning to the next level?

Jisc at the AoC Annual Conference 2024

Leaders, innovators and trailblazers will come together in Birmingham to discuss, debate and shape the response to some of the country’s biggest issues.

Operational AI

This stage of the AI maturity toolkit involves training staff, developing workflows, and establishing support systems to ensure AI technologies are used effectively.

Elevating digital transformation in further education: a guide for senior leaders

Senior leaders are key to driving digital success and our digital elevation tool can help turn strategy into action.

Code of practice for wellbeing and mental health analytics

Suggesting how education providers can ensure that their use of data to support wellbeing does not create risks for students or staff.

Jisc releases pivotal toolkit to guide higher education towards digital transformation

We've released a trio of resources to help universities make strategic moves towards a digital future.

Six ways FE colleges can help learners and teachers thrive in an AI-enabled world

A new set of guiding principles from Jisc and AoC makes it easier for colleges to use AI safely, responsibly and effectively.

Getting started with e-portfolios

Many educators see e-portfolios as vital to learning, teaching and assessment. Our quick guide takes you through the basics.

Accessibility regulations – what you need to know

Putting into practice the Public Sector Bodies Accessibility Regulations 2018 for colleges and universities.

Value and benefits of text mining

Through text, data mining and analytics we can exploit the vast amounts of information and data generated everyday through economic, academic and social activities.

Code of practice for learning analytics

Setting out the responsibilities of educational institutions to ensure that learning analytics is carried out responsibly, appropriately and effectively.

Sparking a passion for digital skills: a tried and tested approach to developing staff confidence

The digital experience insights survey 2020/21 revealed that only 6% of higher education teaching staff felt they received recognition for developing their digital skills. But with more being expected from educators, are they getting the support and recognition they need?

Maturity journey: roadmap

Understanding current data maturity will help you communicate the challenges and opportunities you face in data management and reporting provision.

Attendance monitoring

A hardware-free student attendance monitoring tool suitable for all higher education institutions.

Digital transformation consultancy

Flexible and targeted consultancy solutions designed to support you wherever you are in your digital transformation journey.

From data to inclusion: how Jisc supports Scotland’s innovation journey

Find out how we empower Scotland’s colleges and universities to drive inclusive, data-driven and technology-enabled innovation in teaching, learning and research.

Demonstrating digital transformation: building a coalition of the willing

Join us at City St Georges, University of London as part of the demonstrating digital transformation events series.

Rethinking assessment

From fixes to foresight: Jisc and Emerge Education insights for universities and startups. Has the pandemic helped to move us to an assessment system that is more relevant, adaptable and trustworthy?

Digital transformation in higher education

Developing and implementing a strategic vision for embedding digital in your organisation.

The human element: reimagining the digital strategy

The University of Exeter puts people, not technology, at the heart of its digital strategy.

Principles for the use of AI in FE colleges

Artificial intelligence is already transforming education, the workplace, and society.

Developing and managing institutional rights retention policies

Explore our collection of community-created resources designed to aid the implementation of rights retention policies at UK higher education institutions.

About Data Matters 2026

Turn the data you collect every day into a valuable strategic asset that drives impactful change and long-term resilience.

Supporting large-scale data transfers on the Janet Network

Explore the technical challenges and best practices involved in moving large volumes of data between sites on Janet and beyond.

Research’s AI future is nearly here – are we ready?

The AI revolution is about to hit the research sector at scale. As we begin to explore the possibilities of AI in research and research management, it’s Jisc’s role to work with members, funders and stakeholders to develop ethical and practical ways of adapting it.

What the R14 scramble tells us about data maturity

The R14 deadline exposes deeper issues in data culture and maturity across further education providers. Here’s why it’s time to take stock.

Research

Providing essential infrastructure to power your research.

Digital experience insights: University of Hertfordshire

How the university implemented change in a large, complex organisation.

Customer case studies

Find out how we are connecting local authorities, providing cyber security across educational campuses and facilitating digital transformation for charities.

Records retention management

Guidance and retention schedules for information held in higher and further education institutions.

How learning analytics can finally deliver on its promise

James Hodgkin, Jisc’s head of learning analytics, believes understanding data is more than a dashboard: it can improve data governance across higher education.

How is Jisc supporting universities to make digital transformation achievable?

While it’s true that all universities are transforming digitally, the process is far from uniform.

What’s keeping FE leaders awake at night?

We asked about their challenges for the coming year – and priorities have changed

New report questions impact of publishing on research culture

Open research publishing platforms could be an important mechanism for reform.

From scoping to implementing: insights and guidance from Newcastle’s learning analytics journey

The learning analytics project team from Newcastle University share their experience implementing data explorer and study goal.

Publishing under the UKRI open access policy: copyright and Creative Commons licences

Communicating research as fully and openly as possible whilst respecting the original authors’ rights.

Developing an organisational roadmap

Use our action plan templates to develop an organisational roadmap for digital transformation or more focused action plans.

New university press toolkit

Supporting and giving guidance to new university presses and library-led publishing ventures.

Framework for digital transformation in higher education

A comprehensive perspective on how the digital environment can support positive work, research and learning experiences, and promote a sense of belonging and wellbeing.

Beyond blended

This report follows the second phase of research into curriculum and learning design in higher education (HE) in the UK, which was conducted between November 2022 and July 2023.

Privacy notice

A statement on how we protect your privacy and the purposes for collecting and using your personal information.

Learning, teaching and assessment

Championing digital innovation for more inclusive student experiences and better outcomes.

Digital maturity model

Use the maturity model for digital transformation to assess digital maturity levels for all aspects of your organisation and identify areas for improvement.

Building the future intelligent campus

Using data to make smarter use of your university estate.

Routes to open access: transitional agreements

Our transitional agreements convert subscription expenditure to support immediate open access publishing of research output and continued access to read content that remains behind a paywall.

Implementing the UKRI open access policy

How we are supporting the research community to implement the UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) open access policy.

Using the power of collaboration to demystify open monographs

Elaine Sykes, head of open research at Lancaster University, explains how the last twelve months have seen their library team work tirelessly to bring open monographs to the forefront of planning.

'Cyber security: the task is significant and complex, but we are not alone’

Written by Universities UK (UUK) in association with the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) and Jisc, new guidance for the higher education sector demonstrates the criticality of cyber security.

Consultation on the design of the UK’s future research assessment system

To help shape the Future Research Assessment Programme, the funding bodies asked for your views through a consultation.

How to approach digital transformation in higher education: report and case studies

Findings from our digital transformation research pilot.

Driving technology transformation at The College Merthyr Tydfil using Jisc’s digital elevation tool

Our digital elevation tool is helping accelerate digital transformation, strengthen cyber security, enhance teaching and learning, and secure funding, while empowering staff and improving the student experience.

Digital learning and dynamic spaces: How e-books are transforming the student experience at Itchen College

When Adrian Waters stepped into the role of head of student support at Itchen College over two years ago, he joined a team committed to reshaping how students accessed learning resources.