Back in January Learning Technologists piloted a new method of providing CPD. DigiThings was a self-directed, peer-mentored online programme that aimed to support staff with teaching and research responsibilities to explore and engage with a range of different presentation tools and techniques.

It was adapted from Dr Helen Webster’s ‘23Things for Digital Humanities‘ (DH23Things) course which she ran at Cambridge University. Instructional posts were delivered via WordPress and participants were encouraged to try each tool and reflect on their experiences using the ‘A New Curriculum for Information Literacy‘ (ANCIL) framework developed by Coonan and Secker (2011).

Although initial interest was high, engagement with the course declined steadily. Please see the full DigiThings Evaluation for a more detailed report to find out why this might have been. Despite the decline, participants did like the format and the quality of content and as a team it is definitely something we would run again having learnt lessons from this first pilot.

Interview with DigiThings participant, Dr Emily Beaumont, Lecturer in Entrepreneurship.