Inside Digital Higher Education: Self-Assessment Guide for Educators (FutureLearn)

Learn how to respond to the changing digital learning landscape and gain the skills needed for self-assessment in education. Harness the potential of digital teaching and learning at your institution. In recent years, there has been an increased focus on digital teaching and learning in higher education. This two-week course will help you as an educator develop strategic institutional responses to the changing digital learning landscape.

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You’ll be guided through the processes of strategy development, current practices of self-assessment, and fostering a culture of continuous improvement in the area of digitally enhanced teaching and learning.

This interactive course will also give you the opportunity to learn from the experiences of other institutions and discuss your own experiences and challenges with your peers.

Delve into digital learning

You’ll start by exploring your own context to understand what your institution wants from digital education.

Next, you’ll unpack the changing digital landscape to explore the enablers and barriers to digital transformation. With this knowledge, you’ll learn how to develop an effective digital education strategy.

Hone your teaching practices in digital education

To help develop your teaching, you’ll explore the digital education self-assessment tools and instruments you can use to foster a culture of continuous improvement.

Through real-life case studies, you’ll learn how to use the tools to conduct institutional self-assessments and develop a toolkit for best practice.

Learn from the experts at DIGI-HE and Dublin City University

Throughout the course, you’ll be guided by the specialists at DIGI-HE and Dublin City University.

With their expertise, you’ll finish the course with the knowledge and skills to become a successful digital teacher.

What will you achieve?

By the end of the course, you‘ll be able to...

- Debate the increasing focus on digital education in the evolving higher education landscape

- Reflect on the role and strategic positioning of digital education in your institution

- Explain how higher education institutions can develop effective strategies to support and harness the potential of digital education

- Compare different digital education self-assessment tools and frameworks available to institutions

- Develop a future roadmap for institutional self-assessment and the continuous improvement of digital education