University of Southampton
The University of Southampton is a research-led institution, based on the south coast of England, about 1 hour and 20 minutes from London. It has 24,500 students and comprises of 8 Faculties, from Engineering and Computer Science to Nursing, Business and Art.
With such a broad base of disciplines there is never going to be a 'one size fits all' tool to support the integration of technology to enhance learning.
However, through working with our Innovation and Digital Literacies Champions (iChamps) we have gone some way to bringing a consistent approach to developing digital literacies skills for both staff and students.
I think it's no secret that at Southampton education hasn't had the priority that research has, but it is changing, it has to - not just because of the TEF.
There are people at Southampton leading the TEL agenda, raising awareness, Fiona certainly is very good at this. Networks, projects, best practice, shared practice.
Digital Literacies is at the heart of everything we do, whether that's working with educators or turning ECR's into teachers.
Researcher's need the same skills that educators need, perhaps even more so.