Jim TempleAquinas College

Aims

To present the tactics used to engage tutors’ interest in Digital Literacy and position the Learning Centre as a key player in its implementation.

Objectives1.Briefly touch on what we deliver to students

2.Look at how the Learning Centre uses its role in the eLearning Team to engage tutors

3.Look specifically at how we used Aquinas’s eSafety programme to position the Learning Centre

eLearning Team

• Role of Learning Centre

• eLearning Annual Review

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Why it’s so important to invest in online resources from trusted sources...

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All JCS resources offer quality-assured content and a ‘safe’ environment for students:

the source of all content is made clear – authors, book titles, dates etc.

the content reviewed for accuracy, lack of bias etc, and cannot be changed by users

the images are of excellent quality for displaying on whiteboards.

resources are updated regularly

the rights cleared for educational use

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Important reasons from the research published by the Think Tank, ‘Demos’...

“...many young people are not careful, discerning users of the internet. They are unable to find the

information they are looking for or trust the first thing they do. They do not apply fact checks to the information they find. They are unable to recognise

bias and propaganda and will not go to a varied number of sources.”

‘Truth, lies and the internet, a report into young people’s digital fluency’, Demos, September 2011

Why use subscription e-resources?

• Quality assured resources - internet resources can be inaccurate or biased, e.g. Many universities ban use of Wikipedia

• Originality - find more original material than simply “Googling”

• Demonstrate Research Skills – A level students’ lack of research skills is often cited as a barrier in their transition to university

• Digital Natives – Yale Information Society Project, 4 April 2009, John Palfrey

Why use subscription e-resources?

Why use subscription e-resources?

What can the Learning Centre do for you?

We can provide sessions on using eResources to your students.This can be anything from a quick 5 minutes to a full lesson.

Last year 122 sessions were delivered to a wide range of subjects.

Example : Applied BusinessBefore the sessions : 81% of students felt either unsure or

unconfident about their research skills. After the sessions: 89% of students felt either very confident or

confident about their use of research skills online.

“These lessons should be done more….”“Very good, is VERY useful!”“Cheers!”“Lesson was very useful and helpful”

eSafety at Aquinas

• Role of Learning Centre

• Raising the teams profile

Feb 2012

•CEOP Ambassador 1 day training

March 2012

•L&T Staff Development pilot

Feb 2013

•INSET ½ day training all teaching staff

May 2013

•College Governors

On going

•Catch up training; support staff; new starters; tutorials.

Timeline of eSafety at Aquinas

CEOP Overview

We work in partnership to protect children and young

people from sexual exploitation – in the online and offline

world

CEOP Ambassador Training

Feb 2012

•CEOP Ambassador 1 day training

March 2012

•L&T Staff Development pilot

Feb 2013

•INSET ½ day training all teaching staff

May 2013

•College Governors

On going

•Catch up training; support staff; new starters; tutorials.

Timeline of eSafety at Aquinas

The Aim of this Training

To equip staff with the appropriate knowledge, enabling them to deliver

Thinkuknow resources to students

To provide an overview of e-Safety here at Aquinas College

• Introduction to CEOP

• Staying up to date with technologies

• Risks posed to young people online and Social Networking in the news

• How to access the Thinkuknow resources

• e-Safety at Aquinas College

Contents

Myspace

Pinterest

Couchsurfing

Diaspora

Habbo

Otaku

Sorkin

Piczo

Flickr

Faceparty

Trendster

Bebo

LiveJournal

Foursquare

Hashtag

Kiwibox

Blogster

Instagram

LinkedInFormspring

Myspace

Pinterest

Couchsurfing

Diaspora

Habbo

Otaku

Sorkin

Piczo

Flickr

Faceparty

Trendster

Bebo

LiveJournal

Foursquare

Hashtag

Kiwibox

Blogster

Instagram

LinkedInFormspring

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Feb 2012

•CEOP Ambassador 1 day training

March 2012

•L&T Staff Development pilot

Feb 2013

•INSET ½ day training all teaching staff

May 2013

•College Governors

On going

•Catch up training; support staff; new starters; tutorials.

Timeline of eSafety at Aquinas

• Library Service – raised profile – INSET Day; Governors Training; tutorials• Met College’s Safeguarding

obligations• Increased tutors’ confidence (96%

felt confident or more confident)

Outcomes