Full Description
The Digital Student: Challenges for Universities in a Post-Covid World and How to Address Them provides a thorough discussion of digital pedagogy, enabling readers to understand effective digital teaching methodologies, particularly post-Covid, to enhance online learning experiences and quality. The book discusses issues that have little coverage elsewhere, including the social dimension of online student life, the needs of neurodiverse students, those with mental health concerns and acknowledges that students differ in their level of awareness and competency of how to operate within the digital world. Insights into the impact of digital technologies on student well-being and mental health are discussed and ways that students can be supported are suggested. Online harms to students posed by digital environments are explored, together with cybersecurity and strategies to mitigate the risks. Guidance is provided on digital policy development and implementation. Strategies are suggested to help universities adapt to the evolving digital landscape. A self-assessment tool is provided enabling universities to benchmark their policies and activities against best practice in order to develop and enhance their digital operations
Contents
Introduction: Reflections on a Sector Burying its Head in the Sand Reimagining Blended: Learning and Teaching Delivery for the Digital Student Post COVID Loneliness and Belonging in Higher Education (HE): The Digital Influence Technology Usage for Students in Education: Reflections on Resilience Should Universities be Concerned by High Levels of Online Abuse in Schools and Colleges? Technology-facilitated Transition in Higher Education: 'Out with the old, in with the new?' Neurodiverse Students Studying Digital Technologies Cyber Security and the Digital Student Academic Integrity and Artificial Intelligence: are the two mutually exclusive? Online Safety Self Review Tool/Supporting the Digital Student
