Online Education Strategy Pillar 1

Data collected from our SoM community emphasizes the need for online education in the SoM to be pedagogically led and learner centred using technology appropriately to enhance teaching and learning. Both students and staff expressed a preference for blended learning where relevant and a desire for online educational resources to be of a high quality.

There is a strong sense that while traditional forms of education including lectures, practical work, tutorials and clinical exposure remain central to the student experience, this experience may benefit from supplementation by online educational resources.

There is a need to ensure high quality and high academic standards in all SoM online educational output and a reputational risk to offering online educational material if they are not quality assured to the same standard as other forms of education provided by the SoM.

Opportunities exist in online education to promote inclusivity, respond to broader societal needs, provide flexible learning and improve accessibility.