Using a digital capabilities framework for CPD and community building by Mark Childs · February 23, 2016 At Oxford Brookes the Jisc/NUS benchmarking tool has been adapted and developed as a website by Richard Francis and Mark Childs in our the first step in implementing a university-wide staff developmental programme for TEL and as the basis for community building. The intention of using the benchmarking tool is to place student experiences as the focus of any planned intervention. For each characteristic within the tool staff can upload and access best practice, discover colleagues who have already implemented practice in that area and discuss their experiences. In parallel the website also contains information on how the tool can be used to support professional development. It is envisaged that the website will be used as a mechanism to conduct institutional audits, and also for any staff, teaching and support, to use it as a means to self-audit, look towards where their practice could be developed, then review the supporting material for that next step. The tool has been used as the basis for a series of workshops and preliminary feedback has been obtained. The tool will be introduced to the wider higher education community at the JISC Student Experience Experts Group. The session will demonstrate the tool and share the feedback. It is hoped that colleagues within the group will have further recommendations for improvements to the tool, suggestions for its use and perhaps collaborate on sharing best practice within it. Tags: academic literacy / digital literacy / learning / technology enhanced learning / tel