The document discusses the University of Nottingham's strategy for developing students' digital capabilities before, during, and after the COVID-19 pandemic. It outlines the institutional context and governance structure, recommendations from a secondment on digital literacy, and the transition to emergency remote teaching in March 2020 using various online tools. Going forward, the strategy involves moving from emergency remote teaching to a blended model combining online and face-to-face learning, with a focus on pedagogy, student experience, and engagement. A steering group will reassess recommendations and adjust the approach to ensure students develop the digital skills needed for the workplace.

1. 16-18 June
Student digital capabilities:
institutional strategy before,
during and after COVID-19
Elizabeth Newall, senior librarian, University of Nottingham
Richard Windle, faculty of medicine digital learning director,
University of Nottingham

2. Digital Teaching and Learning
Introducing the institutional context

3. The University will nurture a culture of excellence in
digitally-enhanced teaching and learning that:
Enhances the experience of learners and
those who teach and support them;
Is shaped by the voices of members and
partners of the university community as a
whole;
Promotes equity, inclusivity and values
diversity;
Is user centred, not technology led;
Is guided by sound pedagogic values and
principles;
Is informed by and fosters innovation and
creativity;
Inspires and unlocks the potential of our
learning community;
Engages with and informs the wider
education technology community.

4. Digital T & L
Digital Strategy
Board
Educ.
Excell.
Group
ESTATES
Digital
Research
Group PGCHE
IS
Learning
Technologies
Libraries
University
APVC T&L
Teaching and
Learning
Committee
Quality and
Standards
Faculty
APVC T&L
FACULTY
BOARD
Faculty Colleagues Students
Student
Services
Student
Digital
Capabilities
SU
Careers

5. Student Digital Capabilities
Within the broader institutional context

6. Student Digital Capabilities
Towards an institutional strategy
Student digital
capabilities at the
University of
Nottingham: a
Digital Literacy
secondment and
remit
Growing digital at
the institution:
Digital Futures,
Digital Learning
Directors,
Professional
Competencies in
the Curriculum
Teaching
Excellence
Framework: an
institutional drive
for an evidence-
based approach
to educational
enhancement
Recommendations to
Teaching and
Learning Committee:
filling the gaps in the
support for students
in developing their
digital capabilities
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7. Recommendations
16 but 16th lists 11 recommendations
for staff digital capabilities
Mostly embedded but some
wraparound interventions
Hardware, software, skills and
application
Governance
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8. A new sub-committee
Membership
Digital Learning Directors as
Co- Chair and Deputy Chair
Terms of reference
Scoring matrix to prioritise the
recommendations
Student Digital Capabilities: institutional strategy before, during and after COVID-198

9. Scoring matrix to prioritise the sixteen
recommendations: 10 criteria, scoring 5 to 0
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10. COVID-19
From ‘normal’ teaching to ‘remote emergency’ teaching

11. The path to emergency remote teaching
UoN: home and away
• Ningbo campus closed at the
beginning of the year
• 16 March: transition to online
week
• 23 March: campus fully closed all
classes/meetings etc online
• Special progression regulations
in effect from 15 March

12. Covid-19 T & L
ESTATESLibrariesISSUEEG
University
APVC COVID
BOARD inc QS
FACULTY ESE
COVID BOARD
SDCDRGLearning
TechnologySchool ESE
COVID BOARD
Faculty Colleagues Students

13. Open learning toolkit architecture

14. Covid-19 toolkit
For content Delivery
For recorded lectures
For recorded lectures
For seminars/meetings
For online assessment
For assignment submission

15. Covid-19 support
Students
Training
Needs based IT support
Engagement monitoring
Staff
Training
Virtual Drop-ins
Equipment loans

16. Institutional strategy from
September 2020
From remote emergency teaching to high quality guided learning
which blends online and face to face

17. September 2020 +
Synchronous
online
Asynchronous
online
Face to Face
Extending tools
Carefully reintroducing others
Focus on pedagogy
Student experience
Digital capability
Focus on engagement

18. One 2 Digital
STEP One. Analyse
Level: Course Level Design Owner: Course Lead
Analyse current modules to plan and assign potential online approaches.
STEP 2: Balance and Coordinate
Level: Programme level Design Owner: Programme Lead
Balancing to ensure a sustainable, but rich learning experience for learners and teachers.
Step: Digital Development and Delivery
Level: Activity Level Design Owner: Course tutor
Content converted/adapted for online delivery

19. Student Digital Capabilities
At the heart…
• Professional Services Education and Student
Experience Working Group
• Overriding pedagogic framework for staff and
students’ resources and training
• Student Digital Capabilities Steering Group
leading student framework
• 2020/21 reassess recommendations, adjust
scoring matrix and re-engage schools in
curriculum development
• Fundamental needs of students on entering the
digital workplace unlikely to have changed
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20. Thank you
Student
Digital
Capabilities:
institutional
strategy
elizabeth.newall@
nottingham.ac.uk
richard.windle@
nottingham.ac.uk
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