We were delighted to attend the second day of the Research In Distance Education (RIDE) 2025 conference last month. On our first visit back in 2023 (see the recording of our 2023 presentation here) we found it to be a warm, inspiring and thought-provoking space to explore some of the emerging and persistent challenges and opportunities for digital and online […]
Team members Rachel Bancroft, Rachel Challen and Rosemary Pearce have written a literature review on the emerging concept of digital confidence. This has been particularly relevant in recent times due to the rapid change in the sector, with the pandemic forcing more learning and teaching online. I spoke to Rachel, Rachel and Rosemary to find out a little more about […]
In our previous blog post Digital Confidence: Springboard and safety net we explained how we see the development of digital confidence in our colleagues as a key part of our role. We discussed how we act as a springboard and a safety net – providing the guidance and information that colleagues need to launch a new idea for teaching and […]
Digital confidence has long been important for learning and teaching, allowing for trying out new ideas and bouncing back quickly when the technology doesn’t work as expected. Since March 2020 there has been a greater need than ever for those of us supporting learning and teaching with technology to do what we can to build this confidence in ourselves and […]
