Supporting Digital Literacy for academic staff @ MMU

Nicola BeckDeputy Library Services Manager

What is Digital Literacy?

digital literacy defines those capabilities which fit an individual for living, learning and working in a digital society

JISC - Developing Digital Literacies:Briefing Paper in support of JISC Grant Funding 4/11(2011):

http://www.jisc.ac.uk/media/documents/funding/2011/04/Briefingpaper.pdf

Digital Literacy within Higher Education (HE)

Supporting the adoption and use of digital technologies in teaching

• ICT/Computer Literacy• Information Literacy• Digital communication/collaboration• Classroom technology (inc. virtual learning)

Digital Literacy within MMU: drivers• MMU corporate strategy for 2012-2017

quality, employability, excellent learning environment > well skilled, highly trained workforce

• Digital Literacy as a staff development priority for 2012-2013Focus > baseline skills in relation to the use of technology

• Institutional acknowledgement that digital literacy underpins excellent teaching and learning

University staff development priorities (MMU) http://www2.mmu.ac.uk/humanresources/current-staff/development/staff-development/

Digital Literacy skills for

academic staff

CELT & ELSOs

LRT

IT servicesCASQE

SPMI & SAS

Library

Digital Literacy within MMU: key stakeholders

Digital Literacy skills for

academic staff

Institutional VLE

LRT

IT servicesCASQE

SPMI & SAS

Library

Digital Literacy within MMU: key stakeholders

Digital Literacy skills for

academic staff

Institutional VLE

Institutional classroom

technologies

IT servicesCASQE

SPMI & SAS

Library

Digital Literacy within MMU: key stakeholders

Digital Literacy skills for

academic staff

Institutional VLE

Institutional classroom

technologies

Underpinning IT Skills, Office software,

Communication and collaboration tools

CASQESPMI & SAS

Library

Digital Literacy within MMU: key stakeholders

Digital Literacy skills for

academic staff

Institutional VLE

Institutional classroom

technologies

Underpinning IT Skills, Office software,

Communication and collaboration tools Corporate

business systems

Library

Digital Literacy within MMU: key stakeholders

Digital Literacy skills for

academic staff

Institutional VLE

Institutional classroom

technologies

Underpinning IT Skills, Office software,

Communication and collaboration tools Corporate

business systems

Information literacy and discovery

Digital Literacy within MMU: key stakeholders

Moodle Staff Resource Area

Staff Resource Area

All staff

• Finding databases• Accessing reading lists• Help & guidance for academic staff

Locating MMU resources

• Accessing ebooks and ejournals• Library Search • Find it!

Using MMU resources

• Open access resources• Finding statistical information• Using Google Scholar

Using resources beyond MMU

• Current awareness services• Saved search alert servicesCurrent awareness

• OER commons• JORUM• Creative commons licences

Open educational resources

• Digital identity• Using social media• Copyright

Digital awareness and identity

Digital Literacy within MMU: The Library’s input

Implementing a Digital Literacy baseline skills set for academic staff

Baseline skills set > basis for a checklist

Checklist • Staff recruitment• Staff induction• PDR meetings