Online learning

Online learning has revolutionised university teaching with much higher education now delivered via digital platforms, supported by educational technology (ed-tech) and, increasingly, AI tools. Find out how lecturers can adapt teaching methods to support learning online, build online learning communities and use the latest technology to advance student engagement and flexible, accessible learning.

By dene.mullen , 17 June, 2022

Playing to our strengths: how HE can benefit from shared edtech

Universities should not decline working together due to fears that their systems won't cooperate

Too many inter-institutional collaborations are derailed due to a false belief that institutions’ tech infrastructures are too dissimilar, says John Miles

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3minutes

By dene.mullen , 15 June, 2022

The metaverse is much more than a virtual copy of your campus

The metaverse opens up huge opportunities for universities that extend well beyond a virtual copy of their campus

Most universities are not yet in the metaverse space, nor clear about what is really involved – and we can’t afford to remain in this position, says Andy Miah

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4minutes

By Miranda Prynne , 14 June, 2022

Synchronous communication strategies for a successful learning design partnership

Two women demonstrating successful teamwork

Synchronous communication strategies that build rapport between university course designers and external edtech providers, shared by Rae Mancilla and Nadine Hamman, in the second part of a series looking at strategies for successful learning design partnerships

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3minutes

By dene.mullen , 7 June, 2022

For students’ sake, we shouldn’t be too proud to seek collaboration

Collaboration is key for universities and colleges that want to serve their students well

It’s difficult to admit as an institution where you aren’t delivering for students, but we must be self-aware enough to seek help when needed

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4minutes

By dene.mullen , 19 May, 2022

Chasing unicorns: can universities shape the edtech space to their advantage?

Allowing unicorn edtech companies to dominate the sector is a negative for universities

Staying abreast of developments outside the big players in the fast-moving world of edtech can benefit institutions while also ensuring a healthy marketplace

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3minutes

By Miranda Prynne , 13 May, 2022

Using remote learning technology  to boost student engagement and interaction

Image showing students learning via online tools

As face-to-face teaching returns, educational technology can be used to boost student engagement in ways that are not possible in a physical classroom. Andreina Parisi-Amon explains how

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3minutes

By Miranda Prynne , 5 May, 2022

Three tips for ‘unbundling’ an aspect of your university services

Image representing the role of edtech firms in higher education

Building partnerships with ed-tech firms and other providers involves ‘unbundling’ elements of university services to share tasks among all parties. Dawn Gilmore and Chinh Nguyen offer three tips on how to do this successfully

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3minutes

By Eliza.Compton , 3 May, 2022

Using communities of practice to drive teaching innovation

In the lead-up to Digital Universities Week US, we asked four university leaders about the barriers, ambitions and faculty needs when it comes to supporting the adoption of digital teaching methods

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6minutes

By dene.mullen , 3 May, 2022

Is your teaching and learning ‘not supported’?

Is your education not supported? Incompatibility in tech is a big problem for universities

Are you Google or Microsoft? WhatsApp or Signal? The incompatibility driven by Big Tech obstructs research and teaching, so Europe’s mooted Digital Markets Act may be good news

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4minutes

By dene.mullen , 26 April, 2022

In-person teaching now needs to be justified

If we applied the same critical lens to in-person learning as we once did to online, rationalising our need for the former, how much better could we make our teaching?

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4minutes

Online learning