At Jisc, we do a lot of ‘horizon scanning’ – research that explores emerging tech trends. In the last couple of months, the ‘fediverse’ (a web of interconnected, federated servers) has been on our radar. I had never heard of the fediverse until Mastodon began to gain popularity following the frenzy resulting from Elon Musk […]
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Game-based learning in FE and HE
The term ‘game-based learning’ describes the use of games as a pedagogical instrument. Today, the spotlight is on digital game-based learning’s potential as an emerging technological development to revolutionise teaching and learning. With the advent of the internet, and now with other ground-breaking technology such as artificial intelligence and extended reality, game-based learning promises […]
In this digital world personalised and adaptive learning are rapidly becoming essential components of modern education. Some people feel that the traditional approach to teaching is struggling to meet the diverse needs of students. We are very interested to hear your thoughts and experience on this topic and the role you feel digital can make. […]
Interest in using micro-credentials to demonstrate professional development and expertise has remained steady, but is predicted to increase due to a combination of factors, such as sustainable recovery from Covid-19, the recent announcement of the Lifelong Loan Entitlement, and growing pressure to improve opportunities for inclusion in education. In the spirit of this last aspiration, […]
The number of mature students in Further Education (FE) colleges is expected to rise, with more people opting for a career change or looking to reskill due to technology advancements such as the expected replacement of jobs by AI, and the upcoming Government Lifelong Entitlement Fund. My research looked at the availability and quality of […]
Mature students represent a considerable proportion of the Higher Education (HE) student body and are predicted to grow. At Jisc, we have been delving into the future to consider how universities can support the rising number of students aged 25 and over. How does the existing framework of support services, cater to their diverse needs, […]
When the COVID-19 pandemic hit in early 2020, it forced UK education institutions to shift teaching online. It was widely assumed that it might only be for a few weeks, but then as spring gave way to summer, it was clear that assessments would have to change markedly and quickly. Three years on, we have […]
As part of our work on a digital assessment maturity model, this post contains a more in-depth look at the creation and resourcing phase. Assessment creation and resourcing At the level of approaching and understanding, assessments are often limited to a small number of assessment types and are manually created. The timetabling and administration of […]
As part of our work on a digital assessment maturity model, this post contains a more in-depth look at the assessment design phase. Marking and feedback The marking and feedback for assessments is manual at the approaching and understanding stage. Staff will grade assignments and provide hand-written feedback to students. The feedback process is often […]
As part of our work on a digital assessment maturity model, this post contains a more in-depth look at the quality management phase. Quality management of assessment When approaching and understanding digital assessment, student assessment data may be stored in ad-hoc, basic tools, such as Microsoft Excel. Sharing data may only take place via email […]