ARLG16 The Higher Education Achievement Report (HEAR); an opportunity for librarians and learners

The Higher Education

Achievement Report (HEAR); an opportunity for librarians and learners

Presented by:

Alison Skoyles Acting Senior Information Adviser

for the School of Health and

Social Care

Nicola Bullock Digital Skills Trainer

Today

• The Higher Education Achievement Report

• HEAR at LSBU

• Employability

• LLR and HEAR

• Social Media workshops

• Future plans and challenges

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The Higher Education Achievement

Report Introductionfrom Higher Education Academy

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Video available from - https://vimeo.com/50533056

HEAR at LSBU

• Introduced for some LSBU students in

September 2015

• To be presented to students alongside

academic achievements

• Documents extra curricular activities

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HEAR at LSBU

• Not yet listed on the HEAR website.

• Portal to provide access to students’

personalised reports.

• Use the HEAR badge to promote the

department’s validated awards.

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HEAR at your institution

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Employability

• Information literacy

• Digital literacy

• Transferrable skills

• What are employers looking for?

• Assumptions about graduate skills?

• A way to demonstrate their digital literacy skills

Social media degree digital literacy?

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LLR’s contribution to enhancing

employability

• Recognised by the university

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HEAR provides opportunity for LLR

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Opportunity

Marketing tool

Greater visibility

Recognition

CPD

New workshops

Collaboration

Microsoft Office Specialist

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Social Media

• Nurses’ Digital Footprint lecture

– E-professionalism

– Using social media

– Professional and personal online presence

– People losing their jobs because of social media

– Career benefits of social media – Twitter, LinkedIn etc

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Social Media• Developing social media workshops to be badged

by HEAR

– What social media to cover?

• LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook

– What skills will this develop?

• Communication, Collaboration, Critical Thinking, Time Management

– How can it be assessed?

• Reflective writing, Twitter diary, in-class activities

– How does it relate to employability?

• Creating a professional online presence

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Social Media Game

1. Identify pairs of terms and definitions

2. Match pairs to the correct group:

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Suggested Solution

Future plans

• Digital Footprint and social media workshops

– Generic workshops

– HEAR-badged “course”

• Train the Trainer / Digital Skills Mentors

• Critical analysis and evaluating information

• Lynda.com

• Working with Employability

– Subject specific

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Challenges

• Developing new workshops

• Assessing student achievement

• Time constraints

• Resources

• ICT infrastructure

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How could librarians and digital skills

trainers contribute to students’ HEAR?

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Responses: How could librarians and digital skills

trainers contribute to students’ HEAR?

HEAR at your institutionRevisited

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HEAR at your institutionRevisited

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Any questions?