Sheffield Hallam Demonstrating digital transformation - digital culture and collaboration by Sarah Knight

Conversations

2024-11-12 11:09:48 UTC

Pedagogical foundation to learning technology

2024-11-12 11:10:14 UTC

Collecting requirements across university

2024-11-12 11:10:49 UTC

Longer term roadmap for software and hardware

2024-11-12 11:11:59 UTC

Technically agnostic conversations

2024-11-12 11:13:00 UTC

Expending change energy on what is urgent now, but not allowing for what comes next

2024-11-12 11:13:38 UTC

Requirements first, then the technology solution

2024-11-12 11:13:48 UTC

Broad group of academics as well as IT colleagues

2024-11-12 11:15:41 UTC

Developed a swim lane road map from initial discussions to support further workshop sessions - this also included 8 key themes - supporting blended learning etc

2024-11-12 11:19:36 UTC

Already lots of existing competing agendas

2024-11-12 11:20:33 UTC

Try to focus on areas where the most benefit can be created

2024-11-12 11:21:17 UTC

Really needed to focus on student digital skills, more than expected

2024-11-12 11:22:19 UTC

Cost of laptops that students have versus the services that need to run on them

2024-11-12 11:24:10 UTC

Thinking carefully how IT interact with the academic community - T & L IT Steering Group - single point of decision making and strategy

2024-11-12 11:25:10 UTC

IT role in the viability of course design - the right skills, software and support

2024-11-12 11:26:29 UTC

Thinking strategically across multiple departments - need to make decisions rather than just aim to reach a consensus, which is hard to do

2024-11-12 11:29:55 UTC

Co-facilitation between IT and academics

2024-11-12 11:32:56 UTC

Break down workshop activity into manageable chunks

2024-11-12 11:33:39 UTC

Long term view is hard to get engagement with in an environment where there is such change

2024-11-12 11:35:26 UTC

Skill sets in house - or do we need external people? - Third Space Professionals can make effective things happen. Be able to speak in other peoples language. Can perform consultancy role within the workshops with internal people

2024-11-12 11:39:25 UTC

Third space professionals

2024-11-12 11:43:53 UTC

The importance of leadership within the third space is essential. Speaking a common language.

Structural issues around working as a third space professional

2024-11-12 11:45:16 UTC

Too many different solutions for the same problem

2024-11-12 11:45:58 UTC

A cross cutting group with IT and Academic to help with prioritisation and strategic objectives

2024-11-12 11:51:58 UTC

Software

2024-11-12 11:52:12 UTC

Do you have key recommendations and where is this information for staff.

Speaking each others languages

2024-11-12 12:16:36 UTC

Working across boundaries between technical/IT, Academic, Data, Leadership, Culture Registry, Estates, Students, Research (the list goes on....)is essential to enable change. Speaking the language of others in an empathetic and informed manner is a key skill to improve and speed up the change process.

2024-11-12 12:17:38 UTC

Making sure we consult with the right people

The broad and inclusive nature of the leadership and culture at Sheffield Hallam appears to be creating some excellent practice in digital transformation.

2024-11-12 12:20:37 UTC

Shared message

2024-11-12 12:45:38 UTC

The Digital IT L&T group share messages in a consistent manner. Their decision have been arrived at through discussion with all stakeholders in the group so they share ownership.

Updated TOR's

2024-11-12 12:47:17 UTC

The team have updated the TOR's of their steering group to ensure that they focus on strategic conversations rather than operational conversations.