Digital advancements are reshaping every facet of education. We find ourselves at a pivotal moment where the promise of digital innovation must be aligned with a commitment to environmental responsibility.
The module, inclusive to eligible Jisc member organisations, covers the environmental impact of digital technologies, including topics like artificial intelligence (AI), before looking at positive solutions and best practices. Finally, you will find guidance to support effective leadership in digital sustainability, from creating and fostering a vision while still leveraging the benefits of digital technologies. Leaders play a crucial role in driving sustainable practices, inspiring stakeholders, and ensuring that sustainability goals are met.
This module is designed for individuals and organisations aiming to understand and implement sustainable practices in the digital world. Whether you're a leader, IT professional, educator, or student, you'll gain valuable insights into reducing the environmental impact of digital activities and technologies.
Request to download the module
Register your details and we'll review your eligibility and send you information on how to download the module.
Pricing for non-members
- Standard format with Jisc branding
- £800 per annum - for up to 500 users (£1.60 per user)
- An additional £1.60 per user licence per annum for 500 to 10,000 users
Find out more about our digital learning modules and what they can offer your organisation.
What staff will learn
By completing this module, individuals will:
- Understand the concept of digital sustainability and its importance
- Learn about the environmental impacts of digital technologies and AI
- Evaluate the effectiveness of approaches designed to improve digital sustainability
- Explore best practices for sustainable digital operations
- Develop leadership skills to drive digital sustainability initiatives
Who should access the module
This digital learning module is designed as an introduction for all staff who are interested in learning more about how their digital activities impact the environment and what they can do to create positive change.
Module outline
- The environmental impact digital technologies: explore how lifecycle analysis, device manufacture, energy consumption, and e-waste contribute to environmental the environmental impact of technology
- The environmental impact of AI: learn about environmental challenges posed by the use of artificial intelligence
- Evaluate digital sustainability approaches: use real-world scenarios to establish ways in which digital sustainability practices can be put into action
- Data management: reduce your environmental impact by reviewing your data management and storage practices
- Digital sustainability best practices: adopt best practices focusing on procurement, circular economy principals and optimising the energy efficiency of devices
- Digital sustainability leadership: model positive sustainable practices by inspiring others, setting goals, and instigating cultural change within your organisation and beyond
Benefits
- Increase and enhance awareness of digital sustainability and its importance, across the organisation
- Ensure staff know about the environmental impact of digital activities and services
- Reflecting and taking positive steps to improve individual and organisational sustainability practices
What is a digital learning module?
A digital learning module is an online, self‑paced training unit designed to provide clear, accessible learning on a specific topic through interactive content, scenarios, and knowledge‑checking activities. Jisc’s digital learning modules are built to support all levels of staff and learners, offering informative and engaging materials on priority areas such as information security, data protection, digital accessibility, copyright and emerging fields like AI. They can be delivered off‑the‑shelf or fully tailored to an organisation’s policies and context, ensuring relevance and consistency across staff training. Organisations can deploy these modules to give all learners access to up‑to‑date, structured training that can be completed flexibly and tracked as part of internal development pathways.
Bespoke options
For a one-off fee of £1,500 we can work with you to tailor ten elements of the module to include your organisation’s policies, procedures and branding. If you would like temporary access to fully review the module please register for a trial.
Contact us
For more information or to discuss your requirements, email training@jisc.ac.uk or phone 01235 822242.