Research – Wonkhe https://wonkhe.com Home of the higher education debate Fri, 27 Oct 2023 13:22:50 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.7.11 Setting the curve 1 – how universities are deploying technology for learning, teaching, and student success https://wonkhe.com/blogs/setting-the-curve-1-how-universities-are-deploying-technology-for-learning-teaching-and-student-success/ https://wonkhe.com/blogs/setting-the-curve-1-how-universities-are-deploying-technology-for-learning-teaching-and-student-success/#respond Mon, 23 Oct 2023 05:01:49 +0000 https://wonkhe.com/?post_type=blogs&p=154989

Wonkhe and Kortext have surveyed educators and talked to sector leaders to explore the post-Covid landscape for digitally enabled higher education. Spoiler: pedagogy drives technology

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Setting the curve 5 – navigating technology adoption in the academic community https://wonkhe.com/blogs/setting-the-curve-5-navigating-technology-adoption-in-the-academic-community/ https://wonkhe.com/blogs/setting-the-curve-5-navigating-technology-adoption-in-the-academic-community/#comments Sun, 22 Oct 2023 23:05:25 +0000 https://wonkhe.com/?post_type=blogs&p=155027

University staff might want to develop their use of technology but struggle to make the time. Jo Midgley and Emily McIntosh reflect on what it takes to make technology change meaningful

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Setting the curve 4 – the contours of the generative AI debate https://wonkhe.com/blogs/setting-the-curve-4-the-contours-of-the-generative-ai-debate/ https://wonkhe.com/blogs/setting-the-curve-4-the-contours-of-the-generative-ai-debate/#comments Sun, 22 Oct 2023 23:04:18 +0000 https://wonkhe.com/?post_type=blogs&p=155018

Will generative AI stop students from thinking or help them do it better? Educators are split - but Kelly Coate calls for calm

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Setting the curve 3 – do students know what is expected of them in their engagement with technology? https://wonkhe.com/blogs/setting-the-curve-3-do-students-know-what-is-expected-of-them-in-their-engagement-with-technology/ https://wonkhe.com/blogs/setting-the-curve-3-do-students-know-what-is-expected-of-them-in-their-engagement-with-technology/#comments Sun, 22 Oct 2023 23:03:09 +0000 https://wonkhe.com/?post_type=blogs&p=155013

Universities might have big plans for digital learning and teaching, but students don't always receive the memo. Bethan Dudas calls for joined-up thinking

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Setting the curve 2 – how can technology support institutional goals for student success? https://wonkhe.com/blogs/setting-the-curve-2-how-can-technology-support-institutional-goals-for-student-success/ https://wonkhe.com/blogs/setting-the-curve-2-how-can-technology-support-institutional-goals-for-student-success/#respond Sun, 22 Oct 2023 23:02:07 +0000 https://wonkhe.com/?post_type=blogs&p=155005

Educators are confident technology can support student success goals. Tony Moss and Keith McLay explain how that works in practice

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Setting the curve 6 – moving forward with institutional digital transformation https://wonkhe.com/blogs/setting-the-curve-6-moving-forward-with-institutional-digital-transformation/ https://wonkhe.com/blogs/setting-the-curve-6-moving-forward-with-institutional-digital-transformation/#respond Sun, 22 Oct 2023 23:01:59 +0000 https://wonkhe.com/?post_type=blogs&p=154999

What works (and what doesn't) in institutional digital transformation? We have some wise words from Jisc chief executive Heidi Fraser-Krauss

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Financial struggles make it harder for students to connect and engage in their university community https://wonkhe.com/blogs/financial-struggles-make-it-harder-for-students-to-connect-and-engage-in-their-university-community/ https://wonkhe.com/blogs/financial-struggles-make-it-harder-for-students-to-connect-and-engage-in-their-university-community/#respond Sun, 15 Oct 2023 23:10:02 +0000 https://wonkhe.com/?post_type=blogs&p=154806

New research from Wonkhe and Pearson finds connections between students' financial struggles, wellbeing, and academic progress. Gail Capper and Debbie McVitty report the findings

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Having the conversation with students about learning engagement and data analytics https://wonkhe.com/blogs/having-the-conversation-with-students-about-learning-engagement-and-data-analytics-2/ https://wonkhe.com/blogs/having-the-conversation-with-students-about-learning-engagement-and-data-analytics-2/#comments Mon, 02 Oct 2023 05:52:27 +0000 https://wonkhe.com/?post_type=blogs&p=154336

Students have views on how learning engagement data should be collected, analysed and used. Michelle Craig and Debbie McVitty share findings of new research from Wonkhe and Solutionpath

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New demands on universities and their people will require fresh thinking on professional development https://wonkhe.com/blogs/new-demands-on-universities-and-their-people-will-require-fresh-thinking-on-professional-development/ https://wonkhe.com/blogs/new-demands-on-universities-and-their-people-will-require-fresh-thinking-on-professional-development/#respond Sun, 24 Sep 2023 23:30:53 +0000 https://wonkhe.com/?post_type=blogs&p=154105

Interviews with university leaders by Wonkhe for Advance HE reveal a sector that is increasingly outward-facing. Advance HE chief executive Alison Johns considers the implications for how universities support and develop their people

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What makes a higher education curriculum fit for the future? https://wonkhe.com/blogs/what-makes-a-higher-education-curriculum-fit-for-the-future/ https://wonkhe.com/blogs/what-makes-a-higher-education-curriculum-fit-for-the-future/#comments Wed, 12 Jul 2023 23:20:24 +0000 https://wonkhe.com/?post_type=blogs&p=152605

Mark Andrews and Debbie McVitty introduce new Wonkhe/Adobe research with university leaders exploring the changing curriculum and how universities are making their aspirations for curriculum change a reality

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Drawing links between insight, practice, and student success https://wonkhe.com/blogs/drawing-links-between-insight-practice-and-student-success/ https://wonkhe.com/blogs/drawing-links-between-insight-practice-and-student-success/#respond Mon, 28 Nov 2022 00:06:13 +0000 https://wonkhe.com/?post_type=blogs&p=146536

How can we best use the possibilities of student engagement data to provide tailored support. Aaron Porter introduces new research from Wonkhe and Solutionpath

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The four foundations of belonging at university https://wonkhe.com/blogs/the-four-foundations-of-belonging-at-university/ https://wonkhe.com/blogs/the-four-foundations-of-belonging-at-university/#comments Sun, 16 Oct 2022 23:10:02 +0000 https://wonkhe.com/?post_type=blogs&p=145287

New research from Wonkhe and Pearson shows four foundations to student belonging

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Campus wokery as academic rigour https://wonkhe.com/blogs/campus-wokery-as-academic-rigour/ https://wonkhe.com/blogs/campus-wokery-as-academic-rigour/#comments Thu, 13 Oct 2022 23:25:09 +0000 https://wonkhe.com/?post_type=blogs&p=145268

Sunday Blake considers the recent attacks on attempts to diversify and decolonise curriculums against new research findings from Wonkhe and Pearson

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Students don’t expect perfection, they expect us to listen https://wonkhe.com/blogs/students-dont-expect-perfection-they-expect-us-to-listen/ https://wonkhe.com/blogs/students-dont-expect-perfection-they-expect-us-to-listen/#respond Wed, 05 Oct 2022 23:01:04 +0000 https://wonkhe.com/?post_type=blogs&p=144924

Sunday Blake interrogates recent research from Wonkhe and Pearson on belonging and inclusion to see if there is a right way to get accessibility wrong

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What is the future for student careers services? https://wonkhe.com/blogs/what-is-the-future-of-student-careers-services/ https://wonkhe.com/blogs/what-is-the-future-of-student-careers-services/#comments Sun, 17 Jul 2022 23:41:23 +0000 https://wonkhe.com/?post_type=blogs&p=143311

The world of work is changing, and graduates are changing too. New research from Handshake, Wonkhe, AGCAS, and ISE examines the role careers services will play in ten years' time. Handshake's Charles Hardy introduces the findings

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Learning technology needs to support learner success https://wonkhe.com/blogs/learning-technology-needs-to-support-learner-success/ https://wonkhe.com/blogs/learning-technology-needs-to-support-learner-success/#comments Sun, 26 Jun 2022 23:44:51 +0000 https://wonkhe.com/?post_type=blogs&p=142772

Ministers are demanding a return to normal, while universities are using an ever-greater range of technologies to support students - but what do those doing the teaching make of it all? David Kernohan has data from a new survey

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Building students’ sense of belonging needs time and energy https://wonkhe.com/blogs/staff-perceptions-of-belonging-and-inclusion-in-higher-education/ https://wonkhe.com/blogs/staff-perceptions-of-belonging-and-inclusion-in-higher-education/#respond Mon, 20 Jun 2022 03:05:33 +0000 https://wonkhe.com/?post_type=blogs&p=142512

There are ways to ensure that students feel they belong at university - and there are big benefits if they do. Anna Jackson and Sunday Blake have the latest findings from a year long project with Pearson.

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Belonging inclusion and mental health are all connected https://wonkhe.com/blogs/belonging-inclusion-and-mental-health-are-all-connected/ https://wonkhe.com/blogs/belonging-inclusion-and-mental-health-are-all-connected/#comments Tue, 15 Feb 2022 00:05:55 +0000 https://wonkhe.com/?post_type=blogs&p=138684

Wonkhe and Pearson surveyed more than 5,000 students on belonging and inclusion at university. Gail Capper and Debbie McVitty lift the lid on our findings

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Students want the right help at at the right time in their journey to a graduate career https://wonkhe.com/blogs/students-want-the-right-help-at-at-the-right-time-in-their-journey-to-a-graduate-career/ https://wonkhe.com/blogs/students-want-the-right-help-at-at-the-right-time-in-their-journey-to-a-graduate-career/#comments Tue, 08 Feb 2022 00:12:35 +0000 https://wonkhe.com/?post_type=blogs&p=138265

Handshake's Careers 2032 report uncovers the trends that will shape student careers support in the decade ahead. Debbie McVitty considers what students and SUs had to say

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The challenge for HE leaders – wellbeing and inclusion in the age of blended learning https://wonkhe.com/blogs/the-challenge-for-he-leaders-wellbeing-and-inclusion-in-the-age-of-blended-learning/ https://wonkhe.com/blogs/the-challenge-for-he-leaders-wellbeing-and-inclusion-in-the-age-of-blended-learning/#comments Mon, 07 Feb 2022 00:05:50 +0000 https://wonkhe.com/?post_type=blogs&p=138224

Wonkhe and Kortext have consulted leaders of learning and teaching on the changes they see coming as a result of Covid-19. Debbie McVitty shares what we found

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Building back learning and teaching means changing assessment https://wonkhe.com/blogs/building-back-learning-and-teaching-means-changing-assessment/ https://wonkhe.com/blogs/building-back-learning-and-teaching-means-changing-assessment/#respond Mon, 24 Jan 2022 00:28:00 +0000 https://wonkhe.com/?post_type=blogs&p=137763

How students are assessed is among the most totemic issues in pedagogy. Debbie McVitty finds out what it takes to make assessment change happen

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Wonkhe community survey 2021: a sector pulled into too many directions https://wonkhe.com/blogs/wonkhe-community-survey-2021-a-sector-pulled-into-too-many-directions/ https://wonkhe.com/blogs/wonkhe-community-survey-2021-a-sector-pulled-into-too-many-directions/#respond Mon, 22 Nov 2021 00:37:40 +0000 https://wonkhe.com/?post_type=blogs&p=136443

Debbie McVitty dives into the Wonkhe community's views on universities' handling of the Covid-19 pandemic, feelings about the future of the sector, and what HE's priorities should be

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A curriculum for a complex world – students’ views on digital literacy in the curriculum https://wonkhe.com/blogs/a-curriculum-for-a-complex-world-students-views-on-digital-literacy-in-the-curriculum/ https://wonkhe.com/blogs/a-curriculum-for-a-complex-world-students-views-on-digital-literacy-in-the-curriculum/#respond Sun, 27 Jun 2021 23:15:48 +0000 https://wonkhe.com/?post_type=blogs&p=132447

Debbie McVitty reflects on the findings of a Wonkhe/Adobe qualitative study exploring student perceptions of the links between their curriculum, their future aspirations, and their development of digital literacy

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A future for learning resources that supports learners and librarians https://wonkhe.com/blogs/a-future-for-learning-resources-that-supports-learners-and-librarians/ https://wonkhe.com/blogs/a-future-for-learning-resources-that-supports-learners-and-librarians/#comments Sun, 20 Jun 2021 23:51:54 +0000 https://wonkhe.com/?post_type=blogs&p=132120

The shift to emergency online learning threw outdated assumptions about learning resources and student engagement into sharp relief. Libby Homer, Ramy Badrie, and Michelle Morgan sketch out a collaborative and sustainable future.

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Educators’ experience of digitally-enabled learning and teaching during Covid-19 https://wonkhe.com/blogs/educators-experience-of-digitally-enabled-learning-and-teaching-during-covid-19/ https://wonkhe.com/blogs/educators-experience-of-digitally-enabled-learning-and-teaching-during-covid-19/#comments Mon, 15 Mar 2021 00:11:04 +0000 https://wonkhe.com/?post_type=blogs&p=128980

A Wonkhe/Aula survey of 630 academics and professional staff finds that most hope to use the best of face to face and digital to build a richer, more inclusive learning environment post-Covid. Philippa Hardman breaks down the findings.

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The expectation gap II – students’ hopes for learning and teaching in the next normal https://wonkhe.com/blogs/the-expectation-gap-ii-students-hopes-for-learning-and-teaching-in-the-next-normal/ https://wonkhe.com/blogs/the-expectation-gap-ii-students-hopes-for-learning-and-teaching-in-the-next-normal/#comments Wed, 03 Feb 2021 00:01:29 +0000 http://wonkhe.com/?post_type=blogs&p=127470

New Pearson and Wonkhe research on students' learning experience finds that, despite their struggles with studying during Covid-19, students are open to flexible learning post-pandemic. Anna Jackson breaks down the findings.

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Our radical student-led proposals will secure and champion campus free speech https://wonkhe.com/blogs/our-radical-student-led-proposals-will-secure-and-champion-campus-free-speech/ https://wonkhe.com/blogs/our-radical-student-led-proposals-will-secure-and-champion-campus-free-speech/#comments Mon, 01 Feb 2021 01:05:03 +0000 http://wonkhe.com/?post_type=blogs&p=127318

Responding to the ongoing furore over campus free speech and political diversity, three student leaders launch proposals for a robust new code.

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Skills to Thrive – academics’ perceptions of student skills development https://wonkhe.com/blogs/skills-to-thrive-academics-perceptions-of-student-skills-development/ https://wonkhe.com/blogs/skills-to-thrive-academics-perceptions-of-student-skills-development/#comments Mon, 11 Jan 2021 00:01:04 +0000 http://wonkhe.com/?post_type=blogs&p=126661

How are educators thinking about the range of skills students acquire during their time at university? Debbie McVitty and Mark Andrews report on the findings of a Wonkhe/Adobe survey.

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The costs of Covid restrictions on students are social https://wonkhe.com/blogs/anti-social-learning-the-costs-of-covid-restrictions-on-students/ https://wonkhe.com/blogs/anti-social-learning-the-costs-of-covid-restrictions-on-students/#comments Wed, 04 Nov 2020 05:00:05 +0000 http://wonkhe.com/?post_type=blogs&p=124867

Jim Dickinson introduces headlines from a large survey on student wellbeing - and finds lonely students not getting the social learning experience they crave.

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The expectation gap: students’ experience of learning during Covid-19 and their expectations for next year https://wonkhe.com/blogs/the-expectation-gap-students-experience-of-learning-during-covid-19-and-their-expectations-for-next-year/ https://wonkhe.com/blogs/the-expectation-gap-students-experience-of-learning-during-covid-19-and-their-expectations-for-next-year/#comments Tue, 14 Jul 2020 23:22:25 +0000 http://wonkhe.com/?post_type=blogs&p=121076

As we publish Wonkhe/Pearson research into the student experience through and after Covid, Anna Jackson analyses the findings to find out what has the most impact on students.

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