A JISC sponsored supplement, 'Digital student' was published in the Guardian on Tuesday, exploring the achievements of institutions (with the use of various technologies) and some of the future challenges as universities and colleges look to exploit technology and place the student experience at the heart of learning and teaching.The kinds of technologies that have placed technology at the heart of the learner experience such as podcasting, wikis, immersive worlds such as Second Life and texting were highlighted in the publication. It also considered how such technologies have impacted on student progression and retention, assessment, the management of intellectual property rights and the building of new and more flexible learning spaces.
What came out quite strongly for me was the theme of technology supported student control and collaboration, both with other students and with their tutors.
"...students must have more control - they should have the opportunity to choose to learn using texts rather than having texts 'pushed' onto them.."
Paul Brett, MELAS (push the button article)
"There is a greater expectation from students that they are involved in the design of their education"David Melville (students fashion their own education article)
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