BA Hons, PG Cert
Digital Skills Officer
- About
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- School/Department
- Digital & Information Services
Biography
Jen has worked in Higher Education for over 11 years, She looked after Digital Skills for staff at the Robert Gordon University working closely with Jisc, Adobe and Linkedin Learning to bring a cohesive bitesize CPD solution to busy staff. Now working for the University of Aberdeen as Digital Skills Officer in AI, where she is developing AI learning labs.
Previously she worked for the Business School Faculty at RGU, in a mix of roles from teaching on Digital Marketing, Fashion Management, Journalism and Media courses to looking after the VLE (Moodle) and module design as an Online Learning Developer.
As Senior Fellow for Advance HE, She has supported Colleagues successfully gain accreditation as a mentor for the fellowship programme and is currently working on her submission for Senior CMALT.
Conference Speaker:
AI Literacy in Practice: A Library Perspective. Research Information in collaboration with Clarivate, 2025
Empowering Educators: Building Digital Skills for University Staff: Adobe Creative Campus Collaboration, 2025
CTRL+S Your Time: A Time Saving Approach to Digital Skills at RGU: Jisc Building Digital, 2024
Through the Lens: Enhancing Assessment with Video Based Presentations: ITCSE Norway, 2020
Qualifications
- BA Hons Textile and Surface Design2008 - Gray's School of Art
First Class Honours
- PG Cert Academic Practice2018 - Robert Gordon University
- Data Analytics for Business Decision Making2025 - Robert Gordon University
- Strategic Digital Marketing2025 - Robert Gordon University
External Memberships
Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy, 2021
Fellow of the Higher Education Academy, 2017
Associate Fellow of the Higher Education Academy, 2015
Prizes and Awards
STAR award (RGU Student Led Teaching Award) for extracurricular support, 2016
STAR Award with Distinction for continued excellence, 2018
Teaching Excellence award, 2017