DIGITAL CAPABILITY

The HEDC has been developed over a period of years, with input and feedback from a global network of higher education leaders. The first iteration of the framework was released in 2018, with consisted of a 16-point framework identifying key capabilities underpinning digital higher education. The 16-point framework was used by institutions in different ways to articulate, share and showcase current and emerging models in digital learning, and to identify areas for strategic focus and development. The Framework was re-developed in 2020 as the Higher Education Digital Capability (HEDC) Framework, built on the earlier model and adding a deeper focus on digital capabilities across the whole learner lifecycle. Institutional capabilities were mapped to four connected dimensions across the lifecycle - Demand & Discovery (DD) to Learning Design (LD), Learner Experience (LX) and Work & Lifelong Learning (WL). In 2024, a third iteration of the framework was released, which incorporated the..