Digital Teaching and Learning Review

Gravity assist: propelling higher education towards a brighter future

Last updated: 01 March 2021

Six actions for 2021-22

Please note, this is not regulatory guidance

We have drawn out a checklist of six things we think every university or college leader should consider ahead of the 2021-22 academic year.

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How will you apply our definition of digital access to identify challenges for new and returning students?
What steps will you take to help students mitigate potential issues before they become a problem?
Have you considered a range of scenarios? Are your plans flexible enough to accommodate uncertainty about the extent to which digital delivery will be required?

✓	Do students know what skills they will need before term starts? Can they be directed to resources to develop them before starting their course?

✓	Do you have the mechanisms in place to involve students in any learning design for the coming year – planned or emergency? Will students have regular opportunities to provide feedback on their digital learning experience?

✓	How will you engage with staff to understand their skills needs? Do you have appropriate development mechanisms to make sure staff are well equipped for the new term?

✓	Do you have clear and visible safeguarding mechanisms for your digital environments? Do students know where they can report any form of harassment online?

✓	How can you reflect on the longer-term implications of everything you have achieved in the last year? Have you made time to consider how you will apply the recommendations in this report to your own institution?

Published 25 February 2021

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