Enhancing students Digital Skills with Jisc Discovery Tool and LinkedIn Learning
Charlotte Gregory-Ellis, University of Derby, Learning Technologist
We have integrated Jisc Discovery Tool with LinkedIn Learning content on our Develop@Derby platform. This initiative empowers students to assess their current digital capabilities and provides personalised recommendations to address skill gaps. By mapping the Discovery Tool outcomes to LinkedIn Learning, students gain access to targeted, high-quality resources tailored to their development needs.
This approach not only supports academic success but also aligns with the digital skills demanded by employers, ensuring our graduates are career-ready. The Develop@Derby platform, supports and equips students with the tools to thrive in an increasingly digital world.
Helping students on to the first rung of the ladder
Muhammed Hafiz, Vice President of Education at the Northampton Students’ Union, Dr Emma Heron, Head of Learning & Teaching Enhancement and Rob Howe, Head of Learning Technology at The University of Northampton.
The University of Northampton has been working with students for many years to enhance their digital literacy. Despite this there remains individuals who struggle to fully engage with technology. This talk will cover the steps it is taking in partnership with the Students’ Union to put the basic provision in place to enable these students to access the first rung of the technology ladder. Enabling this will help students become more self-sufficient during their academic progression.
Supporting student success: The Essential Digital Skills Programme
Nabila Raji, Education Capabilities and Engagement Manager, King’s College London
Digital competence and confidence are critical to student success. King’s College London created the Essential Digital Skills Programme to explicitly teach students the core digital skills they need to support their academic, professional, and personal development and build confidence in the digital world.
Since the programme launched in the 2020-2021 academic year, over 15,000 King’s students have joined, and had over 3 million interactions with the programmes content. The programme has proved to be successful in increasing students’ digital competence and confidence, and access to digital skills training, as well as raising awareness about King's services, systems, and processes and the importance of having digital skills for employability.
This presentation will outline King’s approach to teaching students core digital skills through the Essential Digital Skills Programme; the impact of the programme, and lessons learnt.
