The Essential Digital Skills Programme aims to ensure that King’s students learn the digital skills required to support their academic, professional, and personal development.
The programme focuses on teaching five main themes:
- Online learning platform (KEATS)
- Digital tools to equip students for success
- Being a good digital citizen
- Wellbeing in the digital world
- Resources for studies
Students will work through the online content, and complete short assessments (such as quizzes) to measure and reinforce learning.
Students will learn:
- How to use the required IT systems to support their academic development and gain confidence in their use.
- About key services, systems and processes that are available to support their academic, professional, and personal development.
- How to be a good digital citizen and develop a positive digital identity./li>
- About the digital skills required by employers.
Additional benefits include:
- The Programme is free.
- Receive a digital certificate from King’s College London.
- Receive a Higher Education Achievement Report (HEAR) accreditation (if applicable) when you complete the programme and pass the assessments. The HEAR accreditation will be added to your university transcript so that prospective employers know that you completed the Essential Digital Skills Programme.
- Read more information about the HEAR.
It is a fully online programme that will be delivered via KEATS over the first two terms:
- Different activities will be recommended and supported during specific weeks, with catch-up weeks kept free from new activities to allow greater flexibility.
- The entire programme can be completed in around 30 hours with no more than 2 hours per week during term time.
- However, as it is a self-paced programme, you can work through the material at a pace that suits you.
It is open to all current King’s students irrespective of Faculty or year group. The programme is not compulsory. Students have the option to take the programme.