UCISA's Digital Capabilities Group promotes the dissemination of experience and good practice in IT training and skills development for both staff and students in UK higher education institutions. The Digital Capabilities Group organises events including conferences, for example Spotlight 2025, webinars, reports and key surveys, such as the Digital Capabilities Survey that informs the development of digitally capable students and staff. Membership, which entails contribution to the business of the group, is open to anybody in the academic community with an interest in the provision and management of IT training and user skills development. The recordings and presentations from our most recent conference Spotlight 2024 are available to all members via login. The Group is open to anyone involved in IT training and user skills development in UK higher and further education institutions. Speak with like-minded colleagues and peers, make connections and share best practice. To take part, join the Infrastructure Group's email list hosted by JISCmail. If you are interested in being a committee member, please contact Annette Webb (Chair) or Alison Waters (Vice Chair).Who we are
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Member Email lists
Group discussion lists are to be used by members to discuss subjects of common interest. People entitled to join the list are members of Full and Affiliate member institutions (ie not Corporate members). The lists should not be used to advertise or promote Corporate member or non-members events/services/products. These should be posted via the UCISA-announce list.
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Useful Information
The recordings and presentations from Spotlight 2024 are available to all members via login
UCISA DCG last surveyed the sector on how universities support staff and students in 2019 and are excited to announce a new project with DEG to produce a joint survey. Take a look at the results of the Digital Capabilities Survey.
Committee Members
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DCG Chair
- Annette Webb
- Digital Training Tutor
- York St John University
- a.webb@yorksj.ac.uk
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DCG Secretary
- Samantha Clarkson
- Digital Capabilities Manager
- University of Hertfordshire
- s.clarkson@herts.ac.uk
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- Dr Becca Ferrari
- Digital Learning Director
- University of Nottingham
- Becca.ferrari@nottingham.ac.uk
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- Fiona Handley
- Director of Teaching and Learning Innovation Centre
- Goldsmiths University of London
- f.handley@gold.ac.uk
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- Mary Hill
- Digital Skills Manager
- Sheffield Hallam University
- mary.hill@shu.ac.uk
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- Jane Mooney
- Senior Lecturer and Academic Theme Lead for Digital Skills and Literacy
- University of Manchester
- jane.mooney@manchester.ac.uk
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- Timothy Smale
- Digital Skills and Training Manager
- Keele University
- t.smale@keele.ac.uk
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- Tamsyn Smith
- Senior Learning Designer Team Lead
- University of Southampton
- t.m.smith@soton.ac.uk
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DCG Communications Officer
- Joanna Szpunar
- Learning and Teaching Technologist
- University of Hertfordshire
- j.szpunar@herts.ac.uk
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DCG Vice Chair
- Alison Waters
- Digital Capabilities Manager
- Cranfield University
- a.k.waters@cranfield.ac.uk
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