Digital Literacy Induction

A roadmap of the journey in FE

The plan, the journey and where we are now

Ellen Lessner, e-Learning CoordinatorAbingdon and Witney College

Context•Abingdon and Witney College – general FE College 10 miles from Oxford

•5 campuses and students from HE to SLDD

•Staff with a range of IT and e-Learning skills

Listening to Learners? • JISC -Learner experience of e-Learning Phase 1 &

2 http://bit.ly/9EPS0h

• JISC Learning literacies in a digital age http://bit.ly/dt8A78

• JISC Slida project - http://bit.ly/cfxa6W

• Abingdon and Witney Digital Literacy Induction - http://www.abingdon-witney-digit.co.uk/

• LSIS action research grant kick started DALLI

• Senior management backing and a cross college steering committee

• Student focus groups led to annual learner voice conferences

• DALLI was mandatory but students received a 2G memory stick on completion

This is what we have done

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• 2010 – Mandatory e-Learning CPD and 3 standards for IT Skills and e-Learning

• ALL new staff self assessed IT Skills

• Formalised the e-Learning Coordinator role and allocated additional time for 6 e-Learning Advisors for staff development

• Dedicated area for e-learning

This is what Senior Managers did

Are we there yet?

• Senior management backing is the key to success

• It takes time to change the culture for staff and students

• Training and support for students and staff must be readily available

• Constant review keeps the process viable• Questions? Ellen.lessner@abingdon-witney.ac.uk

Summary

• On your tables, in groups from similar institutions, discuss what you would put into an institutional digital literacy induction.

• Text the top 5 topics to:

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Start the text with AWC and then space

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