Slides created for use in Jisc RSC Wales sessions at the Coleg Sir Gar annual Higher Education conference at Job's Well campus, 3 July 2014.

1. Lis Parcell, Jisc RSCWales
Coleg Sir Gar: digital literacies and student experience03/07/14

2. What are digital literacies?
»Those capabilities which fit someone for living, learning
and working in a digital society
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3. A closer look at digital literacies
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4. A digital literacy pyramid
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access and
awareness
skills
practices
in context
attributes
identity
Developed by Helen Beetham and Rhona Sharpe, 2009 & 2010
“I am...”
“I do...”
“I can...”
“I have...”

5. What do digital literacies mean to you?
»What would you say are the attributes of a digitally
literate HE student?
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6. Developing students’ digital literacies
» Student digital literacy confidence often
exceeds capability to operate digitally in an
academic setting.
» Needs for guidance vary (NB accessibility)
» Peer support, students as change agents
» Online professional identity a key
motivator
» Importance of tutor as ‘role model’
» Importance of integrating into course
requirements and study skills support
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7. Developing digital practices in academic context
» Digital practices needed for academic success
are subject specific and best developed in a
discipline-specific context
» Subject-specific digital attributes?
» Curriculum design is key – embed digital into
quality mechanisms and graduate attributes
» Digital learning activities should be creative
and appropriately assessed
» How digitally skilled do teaching staff need to
be?
» Need for staff to work together (e.g. teachers,
librarians, ILT support, IT staff)
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8. Support for staff digital literacy development
Barriers
• Fear
• Time
• Where to start?
Enablers
• ‘Just in time’ & relevant examples
• Communities of practice
• Developing online identity
• Professional development & reward
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9. Digital student expectations
» Digital student project http://digitalstudent.jiscinvolve.org
» Review into students’ expectations and experiences of the
digital environment at university (phase 1)
» Focus on general environment e.g. wifi, IT support, access to
devices and printers; also study environment e.g. use of
digital resources, devices and services to support learning
» Importance of dialogue and engagement with students
» Project has just started a new phase looking at FE learners
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10. What can the college do?
»How can the college help to develop the digital student
experience? (may include developing digital literacies of
students and staff)
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11. Selected Jisc resources
» Jisc quick guide to developing students’ digital literacy
www.jisc.ac.uk/guides/developing-students-digital-literacy
» Developing digital literacies infoKit www.jiscinfonet.ac.uk/infokits/digital-literacies
» Jisc advice: student experience http://www.jisc.ac.uk/advice/student-experience
» Students’ experiences and expectations of the digital environment
http://www.jisc.ac.uk/blog/students-experiences-and-expectations-of-the-digital-
environment-23-jun-2014
» Student Summer of Innovation #studentideas http://www.jisc.ac.uk/student-innovation
» What students really want http://www.jisc.ac.uk/guides/what-students-really-want
» Jisc FE Digital Student project http://digitalstudent.jiscinvolve.org/wp/fe-and-skills-
digital-student-study/ - deadline for expressions of interest: 30 July 2014
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12. Find out more…
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Lis Parcell
Senior E-learning Advisor, Jisc RSC Wales
e.j.parcell@swansea.ac.uk
Tel: 07970 939550 @lisparcell
www.jisc.ac.uk @jisc
#digitalstudent #studentideas
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