Digital capability - Connected U: developing professional presence on LinkedIn

Over the past two years, the Jisc Assessment and Feedback programme has worked with over 30 institutions in the UK further and higher education sector to pilot new approaches that address a range of challenges to better meet the needs of learners, employers and staff. This workshop will share some of the experiences, approaches and lessons learned from these projects around key themes including: Influencing change in assessment and feedback practices through a principle-led approach Assessment and employability: the role of technology in supporting the development of skills and competences to enhance employment prospects Feedback and feed forward: the role of technology in supporting learner engagement with feedback and improving progression Electronic assessment management and how technology can support assessment lifecycle processes to make more effective use of resources A range of resources will also be shared that can help to inform organisational good practice in enhancing assessment and feedback through technology. The session will involve a mixture of presentation and discussion, giving participants opportunities to ask questions, discuss the themes emerging and how they relate to their contexts, and contribute to discussions around future priorities related to technology-enhanced assessment and feedback

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Digital Capability
Connected U
developing professional presence on LinkedIn
Sue Beckingham & Andrew Middleton
@andrewmid@suebecks
Faculty of ACES Annual LTA Conference, Sheffield Hallam University

Common ground
Employability as a lifelong
challenge and commitment
to professional development
and establishing good
standing

Digital identity and wellbeing
A strategic approach to
building digital capability
(Jisc 2015)

Connected U
HEA funded - Employability SEP
“Re-imagining PPDP”
Enabling Remaining in Good Standing
Challenge: to make PPDP and RIGS real
Relevant for staff and students

Connected U - The ‘LinkedIn University’
How and why we should establish and maintain
our professional profiles using social media
Personal & Professional Development Planning (PPDP)
for students
Professional Recognition for staff

Professional Profiling
Common purpose
The Employability Continuum
Enacting PPDP and CPD
Case studies
Staff
Students
Alumni
Employers

Understanding the impact of a LinkedIn
online presence
Audience(s): peers, students, parents of students,
employers, research, industry.

About LinkedIn
Guides users to complete
relevant headed sections
Header
Summary
Experience
Qualifications
But there’s more...

Connected U case studies
Stage 1
https://blogs.shu.ac.uk/profiles

Connected U resources
How to guides
Exemplars
Profiles
Recommendations, skills and endorsements

In development
Templates
In class activities
Assessment and marking criteria
Adding multimedia
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This presentation focuses on approaches individuals can employ to share their teaching excellence in a way that celebrates their contribution, assures recognition, and secures metrics that offer an indication of the works reach, value and impact. Taking into consideration the broad spectrum of work that can be defined as ‘scholarly practice’ e.g., research informed teaching, pedagogy in and beyond the classroom, and the scholarship of learning and teaching, our presentation illuminates several approaches and demonstrates how they can be used to share these important outputs more widely. Considering both the benefits and challenges, approaches to the effective dissemination of scholarship will include the innovative use of digital technology, highlight the ‘best’ social media platforms, and draw delegates attention to the award-winning National Teaching Repository. Sharing real-life examples of scholarly outputs in multiple multi-media based formats (e.g., teaching resources, infographics and audio) we will demonstrate, step-by-step, the dissemination journey that delegates can adopt themselves. In addition to mapping the practical steps, the presentation will highlight how and why sharing one’s scholarship is beneficial, but also why it is important to find and try new ways of sharing.

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The updated non-technical introduction to ChatGPT SEDA March 2023.pptx

A non-technical introduction to ChatGPT - SEDA.pptx

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Using social media safely and appropriately in higher education.pptx

This presentation consider sthe importance as an educator of developing a personal learning network (PLN) and the ways social media can contribute to your own professional development. Drawing upon the weekly Learning and Teaching in HE twitter chat (known as #LTHEchat) as an exemplar, I share what members of this community have valued as participants and for some being volunteer members of the LTHEchat organising team.

Using social media to create your own professional development and PLN.pptx

Starting university can be a daunting experience. As educators we want all our students to have a sense of belonging, to feel valued and respected. Spending time at the beginning of the academic year to get to know your students, for them to get to know each other, and for them to get to know you is a valuable way to put them at ease. Cultivating an inclusive learning community develops confidence and students are more likely to engage. My presentation will share some of the activities my first-year students experience and how this contributes to student engagement.

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Modes of Learning in Higher Education

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Building social learning communities

Presentation at the Practical Pedagogy Conference. The events of the past 18 months have meant that many educators have had to adapt the way they teach and to undertake this online. For those who had already embraced active flexible learning, the transition online to some extent was made easier. In my session I will share my teaching approaches pre pandemic, during, and my plans for the coming academic year. This will demonstrate how active cooperative learning is an essential component of the student experience and one that complements both individual and competitive learning approaches. Drawing upon Social Interdependence Theory (Brufee 1993, Johnson and Johnson 2010) I will highlight the conditions that are essential for effective cooperation and how this can help to develop students to become confident lifelong learners who are able to work both independently and collaboratively. I will also introduce the Learning Activity Smörgåsbord and the accompanying resources I am currently developing and seek feedback and further suggestions. This will then be shared with a Creative Commons licence and added to the National Teaching Repository.

Recognising the value of interdependence through cooperative active learning