Digital capability in the curriculum
Less than a third of students said that they were given formal recognition or accreditation for their digital skills
Digital experience insights survey 2024
In addition, findings from our 2024 UK student digital experience insights survey show that only 37% of students in HE and 40% of learners in FE agree that their course gives them opportunities to build digital skills for future employment. However, we also discovered that most HE students feel that digital technologies allow them to make good progress in their studies (74%) and to contribute in ways they prefer while learning (68%).
74% of HE students said that technology allowed them to make good progress in their studies
Digital experience insights survey 2024
Explore our curriculum confidence resources
The practices that staff model set an example for students and it is vital that staff are confident in their subject, their teaching and their digital practice. Complex and specialised digital practices require subject specialists who can introduce these in context and who are confident in embedding these within the curriculum.
Becoming and remaining 'curriculum confident' is likely to be something that staff need continued support with – whether through staff training and development opportunities or through peer networks and communities of practice.
Jisc's Beyond Blended: rethinking curriculum and learning design offers an updated understanding of the different benefits and challenges of online learning, and the value of in place learning (where learners and educators are physically present in the same space). The report aligns this with existing thinking and research on how best to integrate technology into the curriculum through design, content creation and teaching methodologies.