Information and digital literacy in education via the digital path

This report has been developed as part of our research project Flexible Pedagogies: preparing for the future. Technology-enhanced learning is one of five main focus strands embedded within the theme of flexible learning. It offers a summary and analysis of the current state of play, as well as recommendations for developing robust and appropriate flexible pedagogies with a view to influencing policy, future thinking and change within the rapidly-shifting landscape of learning and teaching in HE.

The need to develop new ways of learning has become a live issue, largely linked with the demand for increased flexibility of pace, place and mode of delivery. Increasing student fees, with the result that many more students may choose to work their way through HE, means that the sector needs to identify pedagogies that are going to empower student learning, offering increased choice, and above all, facilitate high quality provision.