The initial development and accreditation, and to an increasing extent also the continuing professional development, of those who teach in UK higher education are undertaken with explicit reference to the UK Professional Standards Framework (UKPSF). The UKPSF is designed to remain in use for many years between revisions. It is also designed to work across the full range of higher education institutions and provision. It therefore properly avoids getting into the levels of detail that those designing and running particular post-graduate certificates in teaching and learning in higher education (PGCertHE) courses and CPD processes must address.

One major and fast-changing factor affecting higher education (along with the rest of the world) is the use of digital technologies. How are PGCertHEs adapting to digital technologies, in their design and operation and in the educational practices for which the PGCertHEs are preparing staff? This guide offers answers and links, including analysis of sources and case studies, from professional associations concerned with the development of teaching and learning in higher education. 

We hope that colleagues designing and running PGCertHEs will add new ideas, case studies and links, so that a growing set of current ideas and resources will be available.  Here are guidelines on submitting your case studies and resources.

We are grateful to the professional associations, universities and individual for their contributions; to the Higher Education Academy for their blessing; and to Jisc for funding this work.

The resource is still under development, and some intended sections are not yet complete. We thought it more important to get the major resources into use rather than waiting until it was complete before publishing.

Contents

• Statement of the UKPSF and its purpose
• Summary accounts of digital literacies / digital fluencies and their implications for the development of teaching and learning in the digital university
• Overview of digital opportunities and needs in each dimension of the UKPSF - resources for developers and resources for teachers
• Detailed accounts and case studies on the development and demonstration of how each area of activity, each area of core knowledge and each professional value can involve appropriate in relation to the digital university
• An overview of other relevant professional standards, including SCONUL, ALT and SEDA, in relation to digital literacies
• A summary of each professional association’s work relevant to the development of digital literacies