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Developing Digital Skills and Training to Boost Employment Paul Bailey, Learning and Teaching Programme, Joint Information Systems Committee (JISC)
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What does the term “Digital Literacy” mean to you?
Academic Staff
Student
From Mark Kerrigan, University of Greenwich, Baseline Survey 2012
A definition of digital literacy?
We’re working with colleges and universities to embed core digital skills into the curriculum.
By digital literacy we mean those capabilities which fit an
individual for living, learning and working in a digital
society: for example, the skills to use digital tools to undertake academic research, writing and
critical thinking; as part of personal development
planning; and as a way of showcasing achievements.
Employable Graduates are Digitally Literate
“…unless people are digitally literate... they are going to struggle to function in a modern society and a modern workplace”.
Dr Andrew Eynon, PADDLE Project, Coleg Llandrillo
Around 90% of all new graduate jobs require a high level of digital skillsRace Online 2012: www.raceonline2012.org/stories/jobcentre-plus
“So we want to be able to say University of Greenwich will support you in reaching whatever you wish to be, and one way of doing this is making sure you are equipped to function digitally in the outside world.”
Mark Kerrigan, University of Greenwich, speaking in the JISC on Air Radio podcast
From Hague, C. & Payton, S. (2010) Digital Literacy Across the Curriculum. Bristol: Futurelab http://futurelab.org.uk/resources/digital-literacy-across-curriculum-handbook
Developing skills for employment
The main driver for developing digital literacy for arts graduates is employability. Arts and design students are going into an industry in which they need to build themselves as a brand so they need the digital capabilities that go along with that such as creating websites, using social media for professional gain and networking, developing an online portfolio and managing an identity in the digital age
Lindsay Jordan, DIAL project, University of the Arts.
Digital Literacies in the Subject Discipline
“A digitally literate person in the Faculty of Humanities and Social Science is critically and ethically aware, confident in engaging
in a wide array of digital practices, resources/tools and academic and
professional environments, and establishing coherent identities”
PRiDE project, University of Bath “The use of digital technologies and media by researchers potentially is changing what it means to be an
effective researcher or skilled academic/professional in higher
education”John Igoe, Developing Digital Literacies Baseline Report, Vitae.
Digital Literacies of Staff
“The Digital Department focus is on teaching assistants and recognises their importance as a staff group to supporting the development of the digital environment in departments but also contributing to the digital
literacies of other academic and support staff and students”
Alison Gilry, The Digital Department project, University College London
Developing Digital Literacies Programme
A programme across UK Universities and Colleges promoting the development of coherent, inclusive and holistic institutional strategies and organisational approaches for developing digital literacies for staff and students in UK further and higher education.
Working with Professional Associations
The sector bodies and professional associations JISC is working with initially include:
Association for Learning Development in Higher Education (ALDinHE)
Association for Learning Technology (ALT)
Association of University Administrators (AUA)
Heads of Educational Development Group (HEDG)
Organisational Development in Higher Education Group (ODHE)
Standing Conference on Academic Practice (SCAP)
Staff Development Forum (SDF)
Staff and Educational Development Association (SEDA)
Society of College, National and University Libraries (SCONUL)
Vitae
Staff training Students training Staff
Developing students’digital capabilities
Employability andgraduate attributes
Digital literacyin subjectdisciplines
Developing digitalprofessionalexpertise of all staff
Developing Digital Literacies
Developing Digital Literacies Keeping Informed Getting Involved
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Developing Digital Literacies - http://bit.ly/ddl-prog
JISC on Air online radio programmes
– Part 1 - Digital Literacy – delivering the agenda within colleges and universities
– Part 2 - Developing digital literacies for working in a digital world
– Available from: www.jisc.ac.uk/jisconair
Developing Digital Literacies webinar series 2012-13
Summary of the projects baseline reports. Available online: http://bit.ly/JiUV0m
Summary of the professional association baseline reports. Available online: http://bit.ly/KWFJUo
Institutional videos from the Developing Digital Literacies projects visit http://bit.ly/jiscdlprogvideos to hear about how they are implementing digital literacies at a strategic level
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Developing Digital Literacies briefing paper
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Developing Digital Literacies Briefing paper available in June 2012, from http://bit.ly/ddl-prog and available to order from [email protected]
Provides a summary of the context and emerging outcomes of the programme together with links to relevant resources.
Author Sarah Payton, Freelance Education Researcher and Facilitator
“Digital literacy is the intersection between digital knowhow and academic practice. Or, if you want to frame it differently, the ability to learn, the ability to learn well.”Helen Beetham, Synthesis consultant
Further information and resources
Programme blog - http://elearningprogs.jiscinvolve.org
Digital Literacies Webinars - http://bit.ly/HKbYoy
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Come and speak to us – the programme will be represented at the Blended Learning Conference, HE Academy Conference, Greenwich e-Learning Conference, ALT-C with proposals submitted to SEDA Annual conference ( to add)
Innovating e-Learning 2012
The 7th JISC international online conference takes place on 13th – 23rd November 2012Registration details announced shortly!#jiscel12www.jisc.ac.uk/elpconference12Digital literacies will be a key theme of the conference and opportunities to share your work in the conference activity week
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