Jisc, the UK’s education and technology not-for-profit, has partnered with the Association of Colleges (AoC) to launch the project on shaping the digital future of further education (FE) and skills. Jisc will bring together college leaders, teachers, students, sector bodies and edtech experts. The enforced shift to remote and online working and studying caused by the pandemic is the springboard for a new project aimed at realising the potential of technology to benefit the FE sector now and into the future.
The group will research, collate and share the best examples of innovative teaching, learning and assessment practice demonstrated during the pandemic crisis and establish a consensus on what good looks like in a transformed learner and staff experience ready for the reopening of campuses.
Jisc and AoC will look at the impact on staff as well as students, the requirements for good leadership in a digital age, cover business operations and identify funding and service needs.
To kickstart the process, Jisc and the AoC are arranging a series of webinars and virtual roundtable discussions before August, leading to detailed research-led actions in the autumn.
Based on the findings, a short series of reports will be published - the first due in July which will highlight some of the best emerging practices to help FE leaders navigate the coming months of uncertainty and change.
The first webinar is being held on June 15, 2020, focusing on the learner experience. More information can be found at https://www.jisc.ac.uk/events/shaping-the-digital-future-of-fe-and-skills-learner-experience-15-jun-2020.
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