ucisa's Digital Capabilities Group aims to promote sharing of experience and good practice in IT training and skills development for both staff and students in UK higher education institutions. The Digital Capabilities Group is active in supporting events, reports and key surveys, such as the Digital Capabilities Survey, that can be used to inform the development of digitally capable students and staff. Membership, which entails contribution to the business of the group, is open to anybody in the academic community with an interest in the provision and management of IT training and user skills development. The Group is open to anyone involved in IT training and user skills development in UK higher and further education institutions. Speak with like-minded colleagues and peers, make connections and share best practice. To take part, join the Infrastructure Group's email list hosted by JISCmail. Information currently under reviewWho we are
What we do
Get involved
Group email list or MS Teams
Group discussion lists are to be used by members to discuss subjects of common interest. People entitled to join the list are members of Full and Affiliate member institutions (ie not Corporate members). The lists should not be used to advertise or promote Corporate member or non-members events/services/products. These should be posted via the ucisa-announce list.
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Useful Information
The Group carries out a biennial survey on digital capabilities. The results from the last survey were published in 2019.
Playlist of presentations from the 2019 ucisa
DCG-DEG Spotlight on digital capabilities conference
Committee Members
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DCG Chair
- Kerry Pinny
- Senior Academic Technologist
- University of Warwick
- k.pinny@warwick.ac.uk
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DCG Vice Chair
- Annette Webb
- IT Trainer
- York St John University
- a.webb@yorksj.ac.uk
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- Ben Gill
- Digital Skills Developer
- Lancaster University
- ben.gill@lancaster.ac.uk
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- Elaine Swift
- Head of Digital Learning and Teaching
- University of Worcester
- e.swift2@worc.ac.uk
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- Gareth Johns
- IT Skills Development Advisor
- Cardiff Metropolitan University
- gpjohns@cardiffmet.ac.uk
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- Gillian Fielding
- Associate Lecturer
- University of Salford
- g.fielding103@salford.ac.uk
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- Jim Tyson
- Senior IT Trainer, ISD Training
- University College London
- j.tyson@ucl.ac.uk
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- Julie Adams
- Academic Skills Tutor: Digital Impact
- Staffordshire University
- j.f.adams@staffs.ac.uk
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- Marcus Elliott
- Senior Digital Practice Adviser
- Nottingham Trent University
- marcus.elliott@ntu.ac.uk
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- Mary Hill
- Digital Skills Manager
- Sheffield Hallam University
- mary.hill@shu.ac.uk
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- Nedelin Velikov
- Training Specialist, Digital Skills Lab
- London School of Economics
- n.n.velikov@lse.ac.uk
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