Supporting Digital Literacy for academic staff MMU Nicola

Supporting Digital Literacy for academic staff @ MMU Nicola Beck Deputy Library Services Manager

What is Digital Literacy? digital literacy defines those capabilities which fit an individual for living, learning and working in a digital society JISC - Developing Digital Literacies: Briefing Paper in support of JISC Grant Funding 4/11(2011): http: //www. jisc. ac. uk/media/documents/funding/2011/04/Briefingpaper. pdf

Digital Literacy within Higher Education (HE) Supporting the adoption and use of digital technologies in teaching • • ICT/Computer Literacy Information Literacy Digital communication/collaboration Classroom technology (inc. virtual learning)

Digital Literacy within MMU: drivers • MMU corporate strategy for 2012 -2017 quality, employability, excellent learning environment > well skilled, highly trained workforce • Digital Literacy as a staff development priority for 2012 -2013 Focus > baseline skills in relation to the use of technology • Institutional acknowledgement that digital literacy underpins excellent teaching and learning University staff development priorities (MMU) http: //www 2. mmu. ac. uk/humanresources/current-staff/development/staff-development/

Digital Literacy within MMU: key stakeholders IT services CASQE LRT CELT & ELSOs SPMI & SAS Digital Literacy skills for academic staff Library

Digital Literacy within MMU: key stakeholders IT services CASQE SPMI & SAS LRT Institutional VLE Digital Literacy skills for academic staff Library

Digital Literacy within MMU: key stakeholders Institutional classroom technologies Institutional VLE IT services CASQE SPMI & SAS Digital Literacy skills for academic staff Library

Digital Literacy within MMU: key stakeholders Institutional classroom technologies Institutional VLE Underpinning IT Skills, Office software, Communication and collaboration tools Digital Literacy skills for academic staff CASQE SPMI & SAS Library

Digital Literacy within MMU: key stakeholders Institutional classroom technologies Institutional VLE Underpinning IT Skills, Office software, Communication and collaboration tools Digital Literacy skills for academic staff Corporate business systems Library

Digital Literacy within MMU: key stakeholders Institutional classroom technologies Institutional VLE Underpinning IT Skills, Office software, Communication and collaboration tools Digital Literacy skills for academic staff Corporate business systems Information literacy and discovery

Moodle Staff Resource Area All staff Staff Resource Area

Digital Literacy within MMU: The Library’s input Locating MMU resources Using resources beyond MMU • Finding databases • Accessing reading lists • Help & guidance for academic staff • Accessing ebooks and ejournals • Library Search • Find it! • Open access resources • Finding statistical information • Using Google Scholar Current awareness • Current awareness services • Saved search alert services Open educational resources • OER commons • JORUM • Creative commons licences Digital awareness and identity • Digital identity • Using social media • Copyright

Implementing a Digital Literacy baseline skills set for academic staff Baseline skills set > basis for a checklist Ø Checklist • Staff recruitment • Staff induction • PDR meetings