Data is central to decision-making in further and higher education. But working with data can feel complex and isolating. We are launching the Jisc Data Community to change that. This is your space to connect with peers, share experiences, and discover practical insights that make data work for you. Why join? Our community is designed […]
Category: Higher Education
For the past decade, Jisc’s Digital Experience Insights (DEI) service has provided valuable evidence about the digital experiences of students, teaching staff and professional services staff across the UK and internationally. These insights have helped institutions shape and improve their digital environments, ensuring they remain relevant and responsive in a rapidly changing landscape. After careful […]
Heidi Plus is the UK’s higher education data analytics and visualisation platform, designed to transform HESA data into actionable insights, and turns 10 years old today. To celebrate, we’re sharing how mastering Heidi Plus can optimise your insights with ten practical tips to help you unlock its full potential. 1. Start with pre-built dashboards Heidi Plus offers a suite of pre-developed dashboards tailored to common sector challenges using some […]
Addressing sector challenges Over ten years ago, our members told us that they would like to be sure that the significant sums of money they were investing in digital technologies really were benefitting their learners and staff and delivering the expected return. After extensive consultation and research, the digital experience insights service was launched and […]
Digital transformation is a journey, and with most journeys it helps to have a guide with you along the way. Since Jisc launched the Digital Elevation Tool (DET) in 2022, over 200 colleges have signed up to use the tool to guide their self-assessment and plan their future digital pathway. Now, we are working on […]
Through our Interactive Insights, we’ve developed three advanced data dashboards, designed to support institutions with harnessing key data to support their research, benchmarking and strategy planning. These tools empower institutions to analyse and act on insights related to graduate outcomes, staff intersectionality and student progression from undergraduate to postgraduate studies. To showcase the full potential […]
Today on International Women’s Day (IWD), we’re looking at a few key points from Jisc’s IWD panel session. On Tuesday 4 March, Jisc’s CEO Heidi Fraser-Krauss and executive director for transformation, Joy Palmer, alongside external speakers Andrea Quantrill, Director of Quality and High Performance, Heart of Yorkshire Education Group, and Alex Vujcich, Interim Director of […]
Jisc has been following the experiences of international students, and how this compares or differs to that of home nation students, for a couple of years now. The 2023/24 digital experience insights surveys shed light on the current state of international students using digital technologies, and how technology limitations may affect their experiences, but what […]
Jisc’s data maturity framework treats data as an asset and defines what data maturity looks like in a higher and further education context. Data maturity refers to how well an organisation leverages its data for decision-making and its regulatory obligations. It considers risk mitigation, accountability and the effectiveness of data practices. The model offers a […]
Digital poverty comes in many forms. Access to good tech and devices, support to use the technology, and the cost implication of this, all affect a student’s learning experience and their future career. The 2023/24 digital experience insights surveys shed light on the current state of students’ learning using digital technologies but what can we […]