Our current projects are listed below, along with selected past projects. If you are running, or thinking about running, a digital education project we'd love to hear about it. We can help with a range of things (resources permitting), such as:
The earlier you involve us the more help we can offer, so please contact us.
You can also view a list of our recently completed projects.
| Project | Details | Scale | Expected completion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blackboard Ultra | We have begun converting courses to Blackboard Ultra, an enhanced version of our current Digital Learning Environment, Blackboard Original. Blackboard is a key tool in providing a positive student learning experience. Our goal in moving to Ultra is to improve this experience by providing a modern, dynamic, accessible interface which keeps pace with new ways of teaching. | University-wide | Ongoing |
| Digital Experience Insights Survey | We regularly run JISC surveys to assess the quality of our digital provision and identify areas for improvement. | University-wide | Annual Project |
| Digitally Ready | A student introduction to the Bristol virtual learning environment, to equip new students with the digital tools and competencies needed to confidently start their studies at Bristol. | University-wide | Ongoing |
| Digitally Ready Annual review | Each year we undertake a project to review and update the Digitally Ready induction course, in collaboration with our student digital champions and Bristol SU. Digitally Ready aims to equip new students with the digital tools and competencies needed to confidently start their studies at Bristol. | University-wide | Annual Project |
| Digitally Ready for Admin Staff | A blended online course to equip administrative staff with guidance and specific context for administering assessments and other key processes online. The first part of the course focusing on assessments ran in Feb and March and is available as a self-study course for new administrators on request. The second part on Digital Education Systems Overview as well as Engagement is expected to be delivered by Summer 2021 and will ran as a course in September 21. | University-wide | Ongoing |
| Digital skills and capabilities | The DEO are committed to improving the understanding and importance of digital skills and capabilities. Aligning ourselves with the Jisc Digital Capability framework, over the next year we will be aiming to develop this understanding for both staff and students, so that both can feel confident in their digital skills and recognise the importance of their use throughout their time at university and in the development of their careers. | University-wide | Ongoing |
| FeedbackFruits pilot | Overall, the pilot’s goal is to validate the pedagogical value of the Peer Review and Group Member evaluation Tools, by aligning with the institution’s priorities. We aim to achieve three different categories of objectives: pedagogical value, efficient implementation, and technological stability. We will measure the success of the pilot project via surveys and data from the tool. | Selected schools | July 2025 |
| Online assessment platform requirements (including remote proctoring and invigilation) | A short requirements-gathering exercise to assess what faculty requirements for remote, high stakes assessment. | University-wide | Ongoing |
| Questionmark upgrade to UX Portal (2025 version) | Questionmark will be upgraded to the latest version in August 2025. The new Portal includes "Next Gen Scheduling" the new functionality to schedule assessments together with the new version of the Securer browser. | Selected schools | March 2025-September 2025 |
| Student Digital Champions | Student digital champions from across all faculties in the university are reaching out to students, channelling the student voice straight to the DEO. Their focus is on student engagement, motivation and feelings of community when learning online. | University-wide | Ongoing |
| TQEC Programme development | We will be working with programme teams to embed digital approaches in programmes due to be taught at TQEC. | School based | Ongoing |
