An update for the FE and Skills coalition meeting on Jisc work on digital capability and FE and Skills Online CPD service

1. Building digital capability in FE and skills16/03/2016
Sarah Davies and Sarah Dunne

2. Background
»Effective use of digital technology by staff is vital in
providing a compelling learner experience and in realising
a good return on investment in digital technology.
»Need for digital confident and competent teaching staff
was highlighted by FELTAG report
»Working with practitioners and sector bodies, we intend
to provide clear guidance over what digital skills are
required, and equip leaders and staff with the tools and
resources they need to improve digital capability at a local
or institutional level.
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3. Services under development
Digital
capability
service
FES online
CPD
service
Playlists of
content
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4. A user story: Dave
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5. Dave
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6. Dave
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7. Dave
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8. Dave
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9. Elements of the envisioned digital capability service
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Discovery
tool
Leadership
development
Digital
capability
framework
Online offer

10. Digital capabilities: the six elements
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ICT
proficiency
Information,
data and
media literacies
Digital
learning and
self development
Digital creation
innovation and
scholarship
Communication,
collaboration and
participation
Digital identity
and wellbeing

11. jisc.ac.uk
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Get in touch…
Building digital capability
James Clay
Project manager
james.clay@jisc.ac.uk
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http://bit.ly/jiscdigcap
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12. FE and skills online CPD service
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Find &
reuse
Learn
Discover
Build
Meet

13. Expectations: students
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“I want teachers who are
digitally skilled, confident, and
willing to hand over control to us
to use familiar technologies in
class”
“I expect modern, easy to find
learning resources. How
about making screencasts or
videos available on theVLE?”
“I expect college to provide free access to a
range of digital devices, services and
software. I want to be using the software I’ll
need at work.”
“I want support in moving beyond the basic
functions of software and systems, and
using things effectively”
“Ask us what we need - we might just
surprise you. I don’t feel the college
genuinely engages us in decisions
about technology”

14. Perspectives: teaching staff
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» Goals:
› Learner engagement
› Learner retention and achievement
› High-quality learning resources and
activities for use in classroom and
homework
» Barriers:
› Short on time to find and review
resources
› Largely thinking of traditional face to
face teaching models
› Not sure what’s possible; how the
online learning would be designed and
delivered
“We use resources from all over the place –
some that we’ve created, some free, and
some content that the college has paid for.”
“I want engaging content and activities that
I can give to learners for homework,
revision, or to use to cover staff illness”

15. Perspectives: e-learning managers
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» Challenges:
› FELTAG suggests the sector moves 10% of guided learning hours online – who will create
the content?
› Motivating and supporting staff in moving to a blended model – developing digital
capability and an awareness of the need and the opportunities
› Customising – supporting individual staff linked to specific curricula and student
requirements
› Making time and space for e-learning development and providing flexible training
models
› Variable access to in-house digital support and expertise
› Lots of content but how best to evaluate, navigate, use and keep current?
› Staff digital skills, confidence, aspiration and buy-in

16. FE and Skills online CPD service
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17. Discover
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»Offer feedback and suggested
actions/next steps as well as link to
resources
»Use will help awareness and raise
expectations and understanding of digital
capabilities and opportunities
»Highlights importance of digital
capabilities and how they may apply in
different contexts
»Allows for self-review (individuals and/or
teams)
Discover

18. Learn
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Learn
Discover
»Searching and browsing curated resource
bank (either through Discovery tool or user
search)
»Routes through collections of resources
» Community ratings and reviews
»Focus on specific digital capability themes
and learning outcomes

19. Meet
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»Review and rating of apps and
learning resources
»Develop knowledge base and
contribute resources
»Opportunities for collaboration
and sharing of experience
»Reflection and peer support
Learn
Discover
Meet

20. Find and reuse
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reuse
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»A route through to learning
objects with instruction on how
to repurpose and reuse the
objects on various platforms
»Linked to upcoming Jisc app
store and will incorporate
existing resources from Jorum
as well as newly identified
resources

21. Build
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Online activity builder app – a
tool to assist with embedding
digital approaches to learning in
lesson planning
»Choose content, qualification
and level
»Choose platform
»Upload content
»Add wrapper elements (learning
outcome and objectives)
»Add activities and assessment
»Potential for online course
builder
Learn
Discover
Build
Meet
Find &
reuse

22. Input from the Coalition
»We’d love to hear from interested practitioners that you
know who’d like to be involved in pilot activities and the
Build discovery work
»We’d also like your help in identifying existing CPD groups
and communities who could be interested using and
sharing the service
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23. jisc.ac.uk
Further info
Contact
Sarah Dunne
Senior Co Design Manager, Jisc
sarah.dunne@jisc.ac.uk
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24. Discovery tool

25. Discovery profile
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