Digital Learning

Enhancing teaching, learning and assessment through technology

The Learning Technologies service provides academic staff with effective and innovative, digital approaches, technologies, resources and solutions to enhance teaching, learning, assessment and research. Our approach to digital learning and the use of emerging technologies ensures that our students have a high-quality learning experience and the develop the digital skills needed to thrive in a digital society and workplace. We are committed to promoting best practice and delivering innovative digital education that reflects the quality and breadth of the institution's academic expertise.

Our services

We provide consultancy, training and support on a range of educational tool and pedagogical approaches and strategies aimed at facilitating online assessment, marking, online/hybrid teaching, and generating deeper learning through student engagement and collaboration.  

Our areas of expertise include, but are not limited to, the following:

  • staff development: digital learning staff development programme, induction to digital learning for new staff, PGCHE teacher training programme, teaching observations and professional dialogues
  • virtual learning environment
  • digital accessibility
  • teaching content development & instructional design
  • designing engaging learning interventions and approaches
  • online and hybrid teaching, tri-campus modules
  • lecture capture, video recording and video management platform
  • interactive presentation, quiz and polling tools
  • student engagement in large lectures and seminars
  • digital collaboration tools
  • online assessment and marking, online assessment platforms and tools
  • AI-assisted marking
  • media assessments
  • peer learning and assessment
  • AI-proof assessment
  • VR/AR and gamification 
  • classroom technology solutions and learning space design
  • active learning spaces
  • student digital literacy, digital competence, digital divide and dividends

Our spaces

Our state-of-the-art audio and video production studio, recording and post-production services enable staff to create engaging teaching content and applications.  

Our active learning WonderLab and our XR Studio provide students with a glimpse into the latest VR/AR technologies and immersive learning experiences. 

Our team

Reach out to our highly experienced digital learning consultants, learning designers and multimedia developers at learning-technologies@nottingham.edu.cn to explore UNNC's digital toolkit, how we support our academics and ensure the best possible study experience for our learners.