Slides from the presentation by Helen J Parkin and Dr Liz Austen, of Sheffield Hallam University, at the student experience experts meeting, 12 October

1. Helen J Parkin & Dr Liz Austen
Sheffield Hallam University
Student Experience Group Meeting, 12th October 2016
Digital capability and teaching excellence: an integrative
review exploring what infrastructure and strategies are
necessary to support effective use of technology enabled
learning (TEL)

2. Project Overview
 QAA Subscriber Research
 Report, Guidelines for Developing Digitally-Capable Teaching
Excellence, Animation
 digital capability and teaching excellence - fluid and temporal
concepts
 'the capabilities which fit someone for living, learning and working in a digital society' (JISC
2014)
 'evidence of enhancing and transforming the student learning experience' (HEA NTFS, 2015)
 The original research questions were operationalised into:
 Which digital capability strategies have the most evidence of enhancing and
transforming the student learning experience?
 Which features of institutional infrastructure maximise and ensure the effective
use of Technology Enabled Learning to enhance and transform the student
learning experience?

3. Integrative Review Methodology
 test and build theory through an iterative process of review
and engagement (see Coren and Fisher, 2006)
 the aim, objectives and overall scope were subject to
modification from identified steering groups
 appropriate method for evidenced informed practice in
emerging and/or contested areas
 designated search strings yielded a total of 1818 pieces of
literature, of which 1784 were excluded. 34 were included in
the final sample and this formed the evidence base for the
findings

4. Guidelines for Developing Digitally-Capable
Teaching Excellence
Overarching principles:
 Start with pedagogy every time
 Recognise that context is key
 Create a digital capability threshold for institutions
 Use communities of practice and peer support to share
good practice
 Introduce a robust and owned change management
strategy
 Develop a compelling evidence-informed rationale
 Ensure encouragement for innovation and managed risk-
taking

5. Activity
 Choose one overarching principle and discuss:
 https://padlet.com/h_j_parkin/digcapte
Current practice
Challenges
Opportunities
Aspirational
Practice

6. What now?
 Launch at SHU (Oct/Nov)
 Internal workshops
 Sector dissemination
 Further publications
 Email: steer@shu.ac.uk Follow: @SHU_StEER,
 Visit: https://blogs.shu.ac.uk/steer/
Austen, L. Parkin, H. J., Jones-Devitt, S., McDonald, K. and Irwin, B. (2016) Digital capability and teaching excellence:
an integrative review exploring what infrastructure and strategies are necessary to support effective use of technology
enabled learning (TEL). QAA Subscriber Research Series. Gloucester: QAA.
Report
www.qaa.ac.uk/publications/information-and-guidance/publication?PubID=3115
Summary report
www.qaa.ac.uk/publications/information-and-guidance/publication/?PubID=3116
Animations
http://www.qaa.ac.uk/research/projects/published-research