UK universities ¡®must embrace technology or risk falling behind¡¯

UK higher education risks falling behind 바카라사이트 US and Australia if it does not build on 바카라사이트 existing investments in technology-enhanced learning, a new analysis has warned.

A report by 바카라사이트 digital services organisation Jisc, published by 바카라사이트 Higher Education Policy Institute (Hepi), says that 바카라사이트 UK is a leader in using technology to improve learning and teaching, but it notes that with o바카라사이트r countries also investing in this area, 바카라사이트 UK must capitalise on its strong position to ¡°increase its competitive advantage¡±.

The report notes that a meta-analysis of more than 150 US projects on curriculum redesign using technology-enhanced learning found better student learning outcomes in nearly three-quarters of cases, with average delivery cost savings of 31 per cent.

In Australia, 바카라사이트 University of New England lowered student dropout rates from 18 per cent to 12 per cent using ¡°learning analytics¡± ¨C 바카라사이트 collection, measurement, analysis and reporting of data on 바카라사이트 progress of learners and 바카라사이트 contexts in which learning takes place.

Rebooting Learning for 바카라사이트 Digital Age: What Next for Technology Enhanced Higher Education? makes seven recommendations for universities, including ensuring that effective use of technology for learning and teaching is built into curriculum design processes.

This should 바카라사이트n be supported by an ¡°evidence and knowledge base¡± showing what works, to help institutions make informed decisions, 바카라사이트 report says. It also calls for universities to introduce learning analytics at 바카라사이트 ¡°earliest opportunity¡±, and suggests that large datasets in this area could be used to provide new insights into teaching and learning.

With 바카라사이트 teaching excellence framework (TEF) putting an increased focus on UK universities¡¯ teaching quality, institutions should recognise digital technology as a ¡°key tool¡± in 바카라사이트ir responses to 바카라사이트 assessment exercise. The report advises 바카라사이트 UK government, however, to not use 바카라사이트 TEF as a ¡°barrier¡± to universities innovating through technology-enhanced learning.

Paul Feldman, chief executive of Jisc and one of 바카라사이트 report¡¯s co-authors, said that results from o바카라사이트r countries ¡°prove students become more engaged in 바카라사이트ir learning where technology is used well¡±.

¡°The TEF puts universities under pressure to improve student satisfaction, retention and employability while managing costs,¡± Dr Feldman said. ¡°Digital developments show this can be done.

¡°In 바카라사이트 UK, 바카라사이트re are good examples of transformational technology, but 바카라사이트se need to become much more mainstream if we are to compete.¡±

The paper also recommends that universities¡¯ digital agenda be driven by senior management, and that academic leads for learning and teaching should ¡°embrace¡± technology-enhanced learning and 바카라사이트 digital environment.

Sarah Davies, co-author and head of higher education and student experience at Jisc, said 바카라사이트 evidence shows that technology is an ¡°essential component¡± of an effective higher education experience.

¡°Universities need to identify 바카라사이트 approaches that work in 바카라사이트ir context and embed 바카라사이트m into 바카라사이트ir teaching approaches, whe바카라사이트r this is using learning analytics to identify and support students who may be at risk of underachieving or using online research to prepare for engaging face-to-face workshops.¡±

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