Digital Literacy Case Study Presented by: Jayne Holt -
Assistant Principal
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Technology is used in everything we do at the College
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It may be assumed that everyone is digitally literate Many of
the technologies in our organisation are mandatory and used by
staff very well, for example our SharePoint online facilities,
student tracking, and pastoral and disciplinary systems. There are
also many other technologies within the organisation that are
available to staff,e.g. Google drive, hangouts, webinars, forums,
blogs, social networking and apps.
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Skills and training need analysis We wanted to know if staff
were confident using a FULL range of technologies for teaching and
learning, and if not, identify what could be improved.
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The digital literacy selfassessment survey The College used
questions from the Coralesce digital literacy self-assessment
survey to carry out an online digital literacy survey across the
organisation. Over 130 members of staff participated in this
survey; data was collected, analysed and the results collated.
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The questions were non-threatening for staff and covered a
range of personal everyday technology skills, as well as technology
skills for teaching and learning. As staff worked through the
survey, the questions became increasingly focused on teaching and
learning. The digital literacy selfassessment survey
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Understanding training and development needs.
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The headline results Most of the staff surveyed were confident
using general technologies like email, the internet, applications,
etc However, 35% of staff surveyed did not feel confident using
anti-virus and phishing software. ACTION: We will be offering
training in security software alongside our e-safety Child
Exploitation and Online Protection (CEOP) training.
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The headline results 70% of staff surveyed felt confident to
share photos and video online But, 35% of staff surveyed felt that
they dont fully understand copyright and licencing. ACTION: We will
be offering copyright training alongside our e-communications
dissemination sessions.
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The headline results 28% of staff surveyed felt confident to
participate in synchronous online Continuing Professional
Development (CPD) opportunities Only 23% would feel confident to
lead an online session. ACTION: We will be offering staff
development and training in offering online synchronous
sessions.
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The conclusion We will support our teachers to transform their
practice using learning technologies, and will help them to develop
other skills and areas identified as needing improvement. ACTION:
To form a network of have a go teachers, who are willing to carry
out training, innovative practice and research.
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Happy to answer any questions
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The self-assessment and benchmarking tool Several areas of the
College participated in the online self-assessment tool. Due to
time constraints, staff did not have the benefit of training, and
therefore completed the SAT for their area online.
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The self-assessment and benchmarking tool Feedback included
that the tool took a while to fill in and was very subjective.
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The self-assessment and benchmarking tool The tool was very
useful for the College leadership, because we gained a real
understanding of the perception in each area. Firstly, where they
were and secondly their perception of where the College is. ACTION:
We will be doing a lot more to communicate the Colleges technology
vision and strategy.