Ucisa Annual Review June 2020 – June 2021 Welcome from the Chair
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ucisa Annual Review June 2020 – June 2021 Welcome from the Chair As we look forward to our AGM on 10th June 2021, I am A programme of events was created and has continued between CAUDIT and ucisa on the HE Reference models delighted to introduce this Annual Review of ucisa’s throughout the year, including on-line conferences, which builds on the work of the capability model first activities over the past twelve months. webinars, peer-to peer CPD, study tours and round table published in 2018. events covering a broad range of topics to address the At the beginning of the year in January 2020 I looked back ucisa continues to be a thriving organisation making very challenges facing the education sector. at 2019 with a degree of satisfaction and a level of comfort good progress against the 5-year strategic plan. The knowing that we had worked through 2019 to achieve a To illustrate the progress against goal 4 to optimize the structural and administrative changes made during 2019 significant amount of change and transformation. Entering organisation, goal 3 to offer further membership benefits, have directly contributed to our ability to rapidly respond to 2020 ucisa had become a self-sufficient independently and goal 2 to grow membership and engagement, the events last year enabling us to offer unique opportunities operated organisation employing all its staff, had created comparison between 2019 and 2020 is stark. As an for members to Connect, Share expertise and Transform and recruited to the new role of Chief Executive, and had example, in 2019 ucisa hosted 16 events reaching 1,177 digital approaches, as well as enhancing ucisa’s ability to set up a new office, IT infrastructure and website. delegates. In 2020 the number of events more than trebled work with a range vendors, sibling and other organisations with 54 on-line events reaching over 4,100 delegates. This to improve the use of digital technologies for the benefit of Little did we know what was shortly to hit the world and the work has also contributed to a rapidly growing bank of students and staff within Higher and Further Education. unprecedented level of change and transformation to the resources. All of this has been provided at no additional way we all went about our working and personal lives. The Trustees are pleased to report that ucisa maintained cost beyond the membership fee to ucisa members. full business and service continuity throughout the year and Despite, and in many respects because of, the change the In furtherance of goal 1 to be the expert voice in the use of would like to record their thanks to the ucisa staff team for pandemic brought about, ucisa has continued to develop at digital technologies in education, we have significantly their hard work and dedication in bringing this about. a rapid pace and achieve significant progress against all 4 increased the level of representation activity working with of the strategic plan goals. corporate members, other vendors, and a range of As with every one of our members we had to respond very organisations within and beyond the sector to support ucisa quickly to the first lockdown and create a very different institutional members to meet the challenges and Drew Cook, ucisa Chair operating model for ucisa. Following the decision to opportunities presented by the pandemic environment. We and Director of ICT, postpone the Leadership Conference in March, the ucisa have also increased the level of collaborative work with University of Lincoln team and ucisa Groups rapidly transitioned to a fully online sibling organisations within the UK and internationally. The operating model. most recent example of this being the collaboration @ucisa2021 2 Our four Strategic goals 2018 - 2022 Goal 1: Goal 2: One of our strengths is ability to channel the collective expertise Grow the membership and make it easier to Become the expert voice in the use of One of our strengths is ability to channel the collective expertise of individual members for the benefit of all. engage with ucisa. digital technologies in education of individual members for the benefit of all. Promoting and spreading the benefits of ucisa We also seek to better channel collective expertise to the benefit Weengagement also seek toacross better all channel levels of collective IT staff and expertise to the benefit of individualsEnhancing anducisa their’s role personal as a central contribution source to of institutional ofmaking individuals it easier and fortheir all personalof us to share contribution collective to institutional goals. goals.trusted guidance that helps all stakeholders expertise, interact around common issues and make informed decisions about effective take advantage of career-enhancing knowledge technology use in education. and opportunities. Goal 3: Goal 4: Offer further membership benefits Optimise the organisation of ucisa to support One of our strengths is ability to channel the collective expertise One of our strengths is ability to channel the collective expertise effective strategy delivery of individual members for the benefit of all. of individual members for the benefit of all. Developing opportunities for members to Continuing to develop best practice resources contribute to, and support, the delivery of ucisa Weand also enhancing seek to betterand extending channel collectivecommunication expertise to the benefit We also seek to better channel collective expertise to the benefit strategy. Provision of dedicated financial, ofchannels individuals and and forums their personalto promote contribution greater to institutional goals. of individuals and their personal contribution to institutional goals. marketing and communication resource within the collaboration and even wider use of ucisa insight central ucisa team. and learning. ©ucisa2021 3 Working with and for our members The focus of our activity is entirely led by the One of ucisa's key strengths is our ability to ucisa draws together the collective and individual challenges and opportunities faced by members. channel the collective expertise of individual expertise of the people leading and supporting From the day-to-day to the strategic, our members for the benefit of all. digital transformation and services in education resources and services help keep members up to Likewise, we also seek to better channel institutions to support operational effectiveness, date and able to make informed decisions, whilst collective expertise to the benefit of individuals research, teaching and learning toward an our representation work ensures that our members and their personal contribution to institutional excellent student experience in those education collective voice is amplified and heard. goals. institutions. Through the range and quality of our publications, We rely on the input and expertise of our member surveys, webinars, case studies, toolkits and representatives, our range of specialist groups showcases available on the members are website, “ If the biggest part of digital transformation and committees – both in the production of able to share best practice, gain advice and is changing the way we think, then there is resources and in determining the priorities for the access new knowledge with our resources acting no better place to do that than within creation of new knowledge. as a catalyst for innovation, cost reduction and ucisa’s community of professional digital ever more efficient use of digital systems in practitioners” Through collaboration and partnership in our support of learning, teaching and research. common interest, we also act as a unique member-driven hub to inform, promote and foster Our events and Special Interest Groups cover the the expert community that underpins effective full spectrum of technology use providing the Paul Reardon technology use in higher education. opportunity to gain new knowledge, exchange ICT Senior Advisor ideas or simply meet new contacts with a common Technological University Dublin interest. ©ucisa2021 4 ucisa Governance Structure Board of Trustees Board of ucisa ucisa CEO Services Ltd Groups ucisa Communities Membership Leadership ucisa staff of Practice Council Working Parties ©ucisa2021 5 Board of Trustees June 2020 – June 2021 Office Holders Drew Cook Adrian Ellison Paul Butler Dean Phillips ucisa Treasurer Chair of Board of Trustees ucisa Vice Chair ucisa secretary Assistant Director, Digital Director of ICT Services, Associate Pro Vice- Director of Information University of Lincoln Chancellor and CIO, and Library Services and Information Services University of West London University of Greenwich University of Aberdeen [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] @ucisa2021 6 Board of Trustees June 2020 – June 2021 Darren Tysoe Sarah Cockrill Paul Harness Claire Priestley Arthur Clune ucisa Trustee ucisa Trustee ucisa Trustee ucisa Trustee ucisa Trustee Assistant Director, Research Former CIO, Regent’s Director, IT Service Director of Information Former Director of IT, and Innovation IT University London Management & Security Systems Services City, University London University of Sheffield Operations Lancaster University Coventry University @ucisa2021 7 Meet Team ucisa Deborah Green Lynne Newbitt Catherine Tack Nik Cutler ucisa CEO Membership Services Development Finance and Operations Manager Administrative Officer [email protected] Manager [email protected] [email protected] Deborah is responsible for delivering [email protected] ucisa’s strategic plan and vision,