DIGITAL BY DESIGN
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VISION
The University of Westminster will be a place where all stakeholders are able to use digital tools and systems routinely to underpin and enable delivery of their working goals and learning objectives. Digital technologies will be at the core of how staff and students work and learn, driving innovation and high quality performance in all that is done.
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Success in Blended Learning
Federica Oradini and Gunter Saunders
GENERAL PRINCIPLES UNDERPINNING THE DIGITAL STRATEGY
Agility – an environment and culture that drives development of digital first business processes
Data Driven – ready access to University and external data to underpin creativity and innovation
Usable and Inclusive – a consistent user experience on any device with an emphasis on design for mobile
Safety and Compliance – digital solutions and processes that balance risk with ease of use.
Well-being - an appropriate work-life balance that exploits the affordances that digital approaches offer
CAPABILITY
INFRASTRUCTURE
WORKING PRACTICES
THREE STRANDS
Students, colleagues and leadership have the skills and confidence to exploit digital tools and working practices
Equipment, systems and tools are fit for purpose and designed to enable colleagues to use the digital environment
Digital first in all that we do with working practices embracing and exploiting our digital environment in user-centred processes
WESTMINSTER DIGITAL STRATEGY
Raise the digital capability standard of the organisation as a whole encompassing:
- the usability and utility of its systems
- the digital skills and confidence of its staff and students
This will ensure that our students and staff are able to make effective use of the opportunities that our digital tools and systems offer.
Ensure students have a consistent and rich digital learning experience throughout their journey with us that is inclusive and support future student employment and lifelong learning
Provide enabling learning spaces and resources, that integrate physical and virtual, and are focused on the needs of all stakeholders in promoting active learning and co-creation
Re-design and refocus the way work is done by all staff and students
Change manner in which services and support are provided by the university to all key stakeholders by being ‘Digital First’
MEASURING SUCCESS
The University will set targets that facilitate the digital strategy in the following areas:
Recruitment
Staff personal development plans
Minimal standards for digital aspects of existing curriculum delivery
The development of digitally enhanced curricula
Student administration and other business processes
Business processes
Working practices
