1. Jisc RSC Scotland
The Digital Practitioner and
Mobile Technologies Event
John Maguire Joan Walker Shelaine Douglas

2. Aims and Objectives
To broaden your 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 technologies for learning to meet the
challenges of becoming a Digital Practitioner.
Through a variety of ‘hands-on technology’ sessions, gain practical
experience of their uses, with an emphasis on Mobile Technologies.

3. The Digital Practitioner in context
New
Professional
Standards
Key Trends
Restructuring
Learner
Expectations

4. Digital Literacies
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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5. Digital Literacies
Your Perception as an Educator?
From an educator’s perspective of learners’ ICT skills?
Is the general perception:
A. Accuarte?
B. Learners ICT skills are below their expectation?
C. Learners ICT skills are above their expectation?
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6. ‣ 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?

7. ‣ 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
Digital Literacies – Supporting Learners
Thriving in the 21st Century: Learning Literacies for the Digital Age
(LLiDA project) 2009. (phase 1)

8. The Digital Practitioner
Competency
How
Basic skills in
the digital
realm
Literacy
What
Capabilities
which fit an
individual for
living, learning
and working in a
digital society
Fluency
When and
Why
Agile, instinctive,
sophisticated and
multifaceted use
of technology.

9. T3S1: Digital Literacies with Dr. Doug Belshaw - #etmooc session. 18th Feb 2013
http://slidesha.re/YkcTCk

10. content
communication
creation
The
3Cs

11. creationcontent communication
Sorting Activity
“Let’s Get Talking”

12. creationcontent communication
Sorting Activity Example

13. creationcontent communication
Sorting Activity Example
• SELECT RESOURCES
(FIND POEM)
• DEFINE A TASK
• COPYRIGHT
• PEER LEARNING/
REVIEW
• DISCUSSION FORUM
• ASYNCHRONOUS
• NETIQUETTE
• E-SAFETY
• BLENEDED LEARNING
DESIGN
• DELIVERY MECHANISM
• VLE
• PUBLISH POEM
• CREATE
QUESTIONS/SPARKS
FOR DISCUSSION
This is an example solution to help contextualise the process.

14. Technologies for
Learning
Icons by http://dryicons.com

15. Technologies for Learning
The Challenges Of Becoming A Digital
Practitioner
Case Studies – Highlighting Innovative
Practice Of Technology Used For Learning

16. The Challenges Of Becoming A Digital Practitioner
Overarching Challenge:
To stimulate effective
learning through the use
of suitable technology
within a sound
pedagogical design
Considerations:
High Learner
Expectations
Considerations:
Institutional
Barriers

17. New Methods of Delivery
New Ways to Communicate
• Understanding New Mediums
• Tutor Tutor / Tutor Learner / Learner Learner
– Socialisation - Collaboration - Peer Learning
• Providing effective feedback
The Challenges Of Becoming A Digital Practitioner
FACE TO
FACE
LEARNING
ONLINE
LEARNING
BLENDED LEARNING

18. 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

19. The Challenges Of Becoming A Digital Practitioner
Using Equipment and Technology Confidently
eSafety of Tutors and Learners
• Netiquette
• Dealing with Conflict

20. 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

21. 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.
iTech Case Studies Awards - 7th June 2013
The Digital Practitioner – In Practice
content communication

22. Content – Communication - Creation
Stranraer 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 Collaboration
Learners Facebook Confident – No Training – Nearly Always On!
The Digital Practitioner – In Practice

23. Content – Communication - Creation
The Learning Technologies Team Supporting Staff in a
Newly Merged College @ City of Glasgow College
• High Quality Support Required Over 11 Campuses
• 1 Learning Technologist dedicated to 3 schools
• Blended Training Session – ‘Training’ VLE
• Dedicated Help Desk
• INSPIRE monthly e-Newsletter
• Postcard projects
“Meeting needs : 650 Academic Staff and 40,000 Learners”
The Digital Practitioner – In Practice

24. Content – Communication - Creation
Pinterest: 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 ...”
The Digital Practitioner – In Practice

25. The Digital Practitioner – In Practice
Content – Communication - Creation
Delivering 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”

26. 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
The Digital Practitioner – In Practice
Image from Flickr by paulm licensed through CC

27. Digital Practitioner
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