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Jisc RSC Scotland @ UHI Virtual ConferenceWednesday 21st August 2013
The Digital Practitioner Session
Celeste McLaughlin Joan Walker Shelaine Douglas
Celeste McLaughlin Joan Walker Shelaine Douglas
The Jisc Regional Support Centre for Scotland exists to advise and support FE & the small HE institutions to realise their ambitions in the deployment of information and communications technology at both a strategic and operational level.
To gain a common understanding of the Digital Practitioner in the context of FE/HE education.
To engage in a practical approach to determine the skills and knowledge required to become a more effective Digital Practitioner.
To give an overview of some technologies that can support learning and help to meet the challenges of becoming a Digital Practitioner.
Through a variety of “hands-on” activities provide an opportunity to try some useful tools and see others in action.
Aims and Objectives
Session 1 – Introductions & Format The Digital Practitioner In Context and Key Skills
Session 2 – Technologies to Support Learning
Session 3 – Challenges for the Digital Practitioner
Comfort break (around 11:00)
Session 4 – The Digital Practitioner in Practice
Summary with Q&A
Overview of the morning
PresentationsElements of the morning will include some formal presentations
InteractivityInteractive elements will be through accessing websites with links and QR codes provided on screen and will include using some learning objects, some polls and some online applications.
Question & Answer sessionsOpportunities for Q&A will be built in to the sessions, with a chat site used to manage questions and for more general discussion.
Format of the session
http://chatwing.com
Ask a question:Question / Name / Location
Contribute to discussion:Name / Location
Using the Chat for Q&A or discussion
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Q&A time
Session 1
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New Professional Standards
Key Trends
Restructuring Learner Expectations
The Digital Practitioner in context
‣ Learners’ ICT skills are less advanced that educators think (Nicholas et al. 2008, JISC 2008-9)
‣ Learners’ experience many difficulties transposing practices from social context into formal learning (Cranmer 2006)
‣ Some aspects of learners’ everyday practice with technology are at odds with practices valued in traditional academic teaching (Beetham 2009)
Digital Literacies - Digital Natives?
Your Skills as an Educator?How did you come across your digital literacy skills?
Was it primarily:
A. Self-taught?
B. Peer –taught?
C. Formal training?
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Digital Literacies
‣ Effective integration of digital literacies in Learning and Teaching Strategy
‣ Tutor skills and confidence with technology is critical to learners’ development
‣ Support in migrating to more ICT based study practices
‣ Digital literacies need to be supported as learners engage in academic and authentic tasks
Thriving in the 21st Century: Learning Literacies for the Digital Age (LLiDA project) 2009. (phase 1)
Digital Literacies – Supporting Learners
Your Perception as an Educator?Nicol’ s findings are that Learners’ ICT skills are less advanced that educators think – in your experience is this
A. Accurate?
B. Learners ICT skills are below your expectation?
C. Learners ICT skills are above your expectation?
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Digital Literacies
CompetencyHow
Basic skills in the digital
realm
LiteracyWhat
Capabilities which fit an
individual for living, learning
and working in a digital society
FluencyWhen and Why
Agile, instinctive, sophisticated and multifaceted use
of technology.
The Digital Practitioner
http://bit.ly/14cNkVa What skills does a Digital Practitioner need to become fluent in?
Link to http://bit.ly/14cNkVa
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Session 2
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Bookmarking Alternatives = Digital Curation• Organise topic based collections using online
tools• Add “bookmarklets” to you browser toolbar
Using the Cloud to Access your Information
Technology for learning Scoop.it screen grab
Technology for learning Scoop.it screen grab
Technology for learning Scoop.it screen grab
Technology for learning Scoop.it screen grab
iPad app – Read.it! iPhone app – Scoop.it!
Access Jisc RSC Scotland’s Topic – supporting the digital practitionerhttp://bit.ly/1cHp1rx
Hands on activity
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Question and answer time
Voicethread is a collaborative, multimedia platform that holds images, documents and videos in slides which are navigated and interacted with.
VoiceThread
Connect through a cloud based application – Web Browser / Internet Connection / Adobe Flash.
- Connect - Collaborate - Communicate
Collaborate and Create – Upload, share and discuss documents, presentations, images, audio files and videos.
Communicate –Comment on slides using Microphone / webcam / text / audio-file upload.
VoiceThread
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Question and answer time
Session 3
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The Challenges Of Becoming a Digital Practitioner
The Challenges Of Becoming a Digital Practitioner
The Challenges Of Becoming a Digital Practitioner
New Ways to Communicate • Understanding New Mediums• Tutor to Tutor / Tutor to Learner / Learner to Learner
– Socialisation - Collaboration - Peer Learning
• Providing effective feedback
The Challenges Of Becoming a Digital Practitioner
Understanding Evolving Pedagogies to Enable Effective Course Design• Social constructivism / Connectivism• Structure
– F2F / Online – Loose / Tight
• Contents– Sourcing suitable resources– e-Tivities – Synchronous/ Asynchronous
Using Equipment and Technology Confidently• Have the ability to navigate a range of online
resources / networks – Confidence• Consider the systems to be used both tutors and
learners• Build time into lesson/course to enable learners to
familiarise themselves with systems• Create a process for reporting technical issues – for
both learners and tutors
The Challenges Of Becoming a Digital Practitioner
eSafety of Tutors and Learners• Netiquette• Dealing with Conflict
e-Safety & e-Safeguarding Scoop-ithttp://www.scoop.it/t/e-safety-e-safeguarding
The Challenges Of Becoming a Digital Practitioner
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Q&A time
Teaching Out With The Classroom•Teaching a course across different campuses•Working with remote learners
Personalising Learning•Promoting Independent learning•Meeting Individual Needs
Blended Learning•Integrating face to face with remote•Supporting learners in an online environment
Communicating and Collaborating at a Distance.•Using online communication tools effectively•Developing online skills-set
Meeting Different Scenarios
Anagram Clue: 10 minutes
Session 4
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http://tinyurl.com/RSCesafetyquiz
e-Safety Activity
e-Tivity
e-Safety & e-Safeguarding Scoop-ithttp://www.scoop.it/t/e-safety-e-safeguarding
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Q&A time
creation
iTech Case Studies
Jisc RSC Scotland promote the use of technology in academic institutions through our Case Studies, which capture and showcase innovative use of technology for learning and teaching; shared in a timely fashion in a bite-sized way.
Annual Conference and iTech Case Studies Awards
content communication
The Digital Practitioner – In Practice
Content – Communication - CreationStranraer Cutting Crew Facebook @ Dumfries and Galloway College• Student Requested and Led – Set Up Facebook Page• Secure Groups• Initially for General Communication• School Links• Local Salons – Employability• Community CollaborationLearners Facebook Confident – No Training – Nearly Always On!
Case Study – Stranraer Cutting Crew
Content – Communication - CreationUsing QR codes and Android tablets for library induction sessions at Perth College UHI.• Library inductions - those absent from study for sometime• Samsung tablet per group or own smartphones• Short QR codes and devices training session• Library tours created using soft chalk• Information about library services and resources• Online quiz instantly accessible – Survey Monkey
“Positive Feedback & Instant Quiz - effective learning ”
Case Study – Perth College
Content – Communication - CreationPinterest: The Art of Digital Curation @ Cumbernauld College• Pinboard style photo-sharing website• Create and mange pinboards in different topics• Share / Follow / Like other users’ pinboards• Excellent visual research & referencing tool• Effective collaboartive learning tool
“16000 pins – 87 boards and counting ...”
Case Study – Cumbernauld College
Content – Communication - CreationDelivering a full HNC Engineering Course on the VLE @ Anniesland College• Prospective students – working away from home • VLE to be used to create more flexible learning• Challenge – make concepts/theorems ‘come alive’• PDFs/WORD docs discounted –negative student feedback• Short videos – good but time consuming - compressed• Sourced short animations free for educational use
“Geographical span : North Sea Oil Rigs to Middle East”
Case Study – Anniesland College
More iTech case Studies…
• TQFE Induction Pathways @ University of Dundee• Webinar Tutorials to support TQFE Distance Learners
@ University of Dundee• Student Led e-Portfolio Training Sessions @ Angus College• Using Cloud services- delivering learning in the field to
Gamekeeping Student @ UHI
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More Case Studies
To gain a common understanding of the Digital Practitioner in the context of FE/HE education.
To engage in a practical approach to determine the skills and knowledge required to become a more effective Digital Practitioner.
To give an overview of some technologies that can support learning and help to meet the challenges of becoming a Digital Practitioner.
Through a variety of “hands-on” activities provide an opportunity to try some useful tools and see others in action.
Summary - Aims and Objectives
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