Today Jisc is launching the Code of Practice for Learning Analytics at the UCISA Spotlight on Digital Capabilities event here in the amazing MediaCityUK at Salford Quays. Developing this document was chosen by institutions as the number one priority for Jisc’s learning analytics programme. The Code aims to help universities and colleges develop strategies for dealing […]
Jisc today released a new report: Learning Analytics: the current state of play in UK higher and further education. It was written after a series of visits I made recently to universities and colleges across the UK which were known to be carrying out interesting work in learning analytics. I was inspired by campuses filled […]
Should Open University students be entitled to particular types and amounts of tuition during their studies? Should provision be consistent across tutor groups, regions and nations, and qualifications? What are the most successful pedagogical strategies for online synchronous sessions? How should we engage with Facebook as an institution? What role do face to face sessions […]
At the moment the Open University’s policy is to remove module websites in our Moodle-based virtual learning environment for three years after the module presentation. To have all the module content simply vanish after that period is becoming untenable. For our students the module website is where their learning activities are coordinated and increasingly where […]
Elearning is taking place in all universities and colleges to varying degrees. For many it is now a strategic priority but few institutions could honestly say that it is being rolled out across all courses systematically, and some have not yet even defined a common language for what elearning is. Benchmarking and accreditation processes are […]