Coleg Sir Gar HE Conference 030714

Lis Parcell, Jisc RSC Wales

Coleg Sir Gar: digital literacies and student experience03/07/14

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What are digital literacies?

»Those capabilities which fit someone for living, learning and working in a digital society

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A closer look at digital literacies

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A digital literacy pyramid

access and awareness

skills

practices in context

attributesidentity

Developed by Helen Beetham and Rhona Sharpe, 2009 & 2010

“I am...”

“I do...”

“I can...”

“I have...”

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What do digital literacies mean to you?

»What would you say are the attributes of a digitally literate HE student?

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Developing students’ digital literacies

» Student digital literacy confidence often exceeds capability to operate digitally in an academic setting.

» Needs for guidance vary (NB accessibility)

» Peer support, students as change agents

» Online professional identity a key motivator

» Importance of tutor as ‘role model’

» Importance of integrating into course requirements and study skills support

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Developing digital practices in academic context

» Digital practices needed for academic success are subject specific and best developed in a discipline-specific context

» Subject-specific digital attributes?

» Curriculum design is key – embed digital into quality mechanisms and graduate attributes

» Digital learning activities should be creative and appropriately assessed

» How digitally skilled do teaching staff need to be?

» Need for staff to work together (e.g. teachers, librarians, ILT support, IT staff)

Support for staff digital literacy development

Barriers• Fear• Time• Where to start?

Enablers• ‘Just in time’ & relevant

examples• Communities of practice• Developing online identity• Professional development &

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Digital student expectations

»Digital student project http://digitalstudent.jiscinvolve.org

»Review into students’ expectations and experiences of the digital environment at university (phase 1)

»Focus on general environment e.g. wifi, IT support, access to devices and printers; also study environment e.g. use of digital resources, devices and services to support learning

» Importance of dialogue and engagement with students

»Project has just started a new phase looking at FE learners

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What can the college do?

»How can the college help to develop the digital student experience? (may include developing digital literacies of students and staff)

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Selected Jisc resources

» Jisc quick guide to developing students’ digital literacywww.jisc.ac.uk/guides/developing-students-digital-literacy

» Developing digital literacies infoKit www.jiscinfonet.ac.uk/infokits/digital-literacies

» Jisc advice: student experience http://www.jisc.ac.uk/advice/student-experience

» Students’ experiences and expectations of the digital environment http://www.jisc.ac.uk/blog/students-experiences-and-expectations-of-the-digital-environment-23-jun-2014

» Student Summer of Innovation #studentideas http://www.jisc.ac.uk/student-innovation

» What students really want http://www.jisc.ac.uk/guides/what-students-really-want

» Jisc FE Digital Student project http://digitalstudent.jiscinvolve.org/wp/fe-and-skills-digital-student-study/ - deadline for expressions of interest: 30 July 2014

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Find out more…

Lis Parcell

Senior E-learning Advisor, Jisc RSC Wales

e.j.parcell@swansea.ac.uk

Tel: 07970 939550 @lisparcell

www.jisc.ac.uk @jisc

#digitalstudent#studentideas

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