A huge congratulations to @westoncollege, winners of the #AoCBeacons award for 'effective use of digital technology in further education'. Their pioneering virtual classroom project helps learners and teachers to boost their digital skills 👏👏👏
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The shift to remote education has made it more accessible to some but less accessible to others. Here are some ideas for creating safe, inclusive and equitable learning environments ji.sc/3sCXV1F
If we’re encouraging educators to develop their digital capabilities, then they need the time, opportunity and incentive to do so. Chris Melia explains how the DigiLearn Sector has benefitted staff at @UCLanCCL ji.sc/3LJzXIM
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Thanks to the hard work of the sector and the negotiations team, UK universities have reached an agreement with Elsevier that provides both unlimited open access publishing and access to paywalled journal articles jisc.ac.uk/news/jisc-respons…
After asking over 38,000 university students what they thought of their digital learning experience, 67% rated the quality of their online course as good, or better. Full report 👉 ji.sc/3jQ50ri
New report out today reveals the digital experiences of 23,741 learners in further education for 2020/21. Almost half reported problems with wifi, yet despite the difficulties, 66% rated the quality of their digital learning as good or better ji.sc/3tnlV7r
Of 38,917 university students, 21% said they had no safe or private area to work. Read the full report for more insights into learners' digital experiences ji.sc/3zUdVgV
From Ada Lovelace to Marie Curie, women working in STEM is nothing new. So why does the percentage of girls taking STEM subjects remain so low? #WomenInTechji.sc/3xk9bzR
Thorsten Lauterbach from Robert Gordon University sharing how virtual happy hour helped boost students' social health and develop a sense of belonging #ConnectMore21
The contract between academic publisher Elsevier and UK Universities is due for renewal this December. Staff at @Cambridge_Uni outline what is at stake
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