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Digital Learning (also known as Digital Education, Technology Enhance Learning, e-learning) is the use of digital tools and technologies during teaching and learning.  Advantages of embracing digital learning include being able to better teach subject matter, making teaching material more accessible and the ability to scale delivery to large cohorts of students. 

The SIG will provide value for its members by participating in the following types of activity:

  • Exchange best practices in digital learning 
  • Facilitate peer support between experienced and novice digital educators
  • Develop or signpost to existing practical “how to” guides for key and emerging technologies. 
  • Build repositories or useful digital teaching material
  • Provide SEFI with expertise for current trends in the field

Scope

How a digital tool is used to increase the effectiveness or efficiency of education. Examples include:

  • Open Educational Resources
  • MOOCs (Massive open online courses)
  • Artificial intelligence
  • Virtual and Augmented reality
  • Learner analytics
  • Remote Learning

Special interest group’s objectives

  • Put the topic of ‘Digital Learning’ on the agenda.
  • Keep up with current trends in the field.
  • Provide a platform for those interested in the topic to connect and work together on research.
  • Facilitate meetings and workshops on the topic of ‘Digital Learning’.
  • Connect to mainstream policies and discussions in this field.
  • Coordinate with other special interest groups (e.g. Curriculum Development, Gender and Diversity) and set up inter-special interest group collaborations.

Special interest group’s activities

  • Have an online special interest group presence and networked resource base; use the SEFI website SIG domain as the main channel for group communication.
  • Use social media to provide a continuous flow of information.
  • Establish a community of special interest group members.
  • Connect members and non-members to jointly work together on research and publications.
  • Have a presence at the SEFI Annual Conference.
  • Organizing themed workshops at the SEFI Annual Conference.

Membership of the special interest group

  • The Digital Learning special interest group invites all those interested from the SEFI community and beyond to join.
  • Members should preferably be active (or a desire to become active) in the field and willing to actively contribute to the realisation of the SIG’s objectives.
  • Members are encouraged to attend the SEFI Annual Conference.

GROUP CHAIR


Prof. Deolinda Dias Rasteiro

ISEC Coimbra
Antanhol, Coimbra, Portugal

Mikko Nurminen

Tampere University Foundation sr.
Tampere, Finland

Andrew Garrard

The University of Sheffield
Sheffield, United Kingdom

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