Submitted by Melissa Rielly on Tue, 11/10/2016 - 14:36
The University has launched its new Digital Strategy for Education, which aims to provide a framework for the introduction of technology that supports teaching and learning. Although face-to-face teaching such as lectures, supervisions and small-group teaching will remain at the heart of a Cambridge education, the University strongly believes that there is a key role for technology that enhances or supports these core activities.
The Strategy is pedagogically-led, and will be overseen by the Digital Teaching & Learning Sub-committee, which reports to both the General Board's Education Committee and the Information Services Committee. The Strategy focuses on activities between 2016-2020, and was developed collaboratively between the General Board’s Education Committee, University Information Services, the Digital Teaching & Learning Sub-committee, the Information Services Committee, and the Cambridge Centre for Teaching and Learning.
Through the Strategy, the University will seek to achieve five strategic goals:
- to build and maintain a shared understanding of the needs and priorities of the collegiate University;
- to support students throughout the learning cycle;
- to ensure quality and equity of the student experience;
- to provide maximum effectiveness and efficiency of resource for students, staff, and collegiate University administration;
- to enable and propagate innovation.
The full text of the Digital Strategy for Education can be accessed from the Digital Teaching & Learning Sub-committee's webpages.
Read more about two pilot projects running during 2016-17, on Lecture Capture and on Computer-based examinations.