This is a presentation I did at the JISC REgional Support Centre Learning REsources Conferences. The audience was librairians in post-16 education institiutions. It includes the support that the JISC Regional support Centre can offer

1. A belt and braces approach to promoting
safe behaviours in the library
Deborah Judah
Elearning Advisor RSC YH
(HE, e-Safety and e-assessment)

2. Encouraging digital values and
responsible behaviour online
 What are the issues and why
 Understand e-Responsibility
 Understand digital values
 Explore some of the issues using scenarios
 Where to go from here

3. Digital Natives?
Web 1.0 Web 2.0
– Download – Uploading
– Consume – Creating
– Corporate – collaborating
– Separate – Personalising
media – Converged media
– Static – Interactive
– Responsive:

4. What are the Issues?
 Content students access & post online
 Who students and staff contactand who they
allow to contact them
 How students conductthemselves online.
Including: cyberbullying; sexting; pro-harm sites,
etc
 How do staff conduct themselves online.
Including photos, “friends”, comments etc
 Digital Identity – Now and in the future

5. Why are you worried?
1. Safeguarding is a Limiting Grade at Ofsted
2. Worried about Learners online behaviour
3. Staff skills don‟t match learner savvy
4. Already got a problem with Social Networking
5. Worried you might get sued
6. Unclear advice on risk and responsibility
7. Use of personal devices to bypass filtering
8. Your own Professional/Digital Reputation

6. eResponsibility
 Enabling staff to develop skills and knowledge
 Encouraging learners to become Informed Users able to
identify risks and act to protect themselves and others
 Ensuring that all users are aware of and avoid potential
misuse of technology
 Supporting both in identifying risks and acting to protect
themselves
 Persuading users to behave responsibly online through
education, policies and sanctions
 Provision of a clear procedure and confidential support
process so that users have a mechanism to report any
concerns or communications they have encountered on
line
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7. Digital Values
Protecting yourself and others online
 Strong passwords and security awareness
 Cautious sharing information – everyone‟s
 Respect for yourself - protect your profile
 Respect for others in online communities
 Ownership – copyright and referencing
 Care with web forms, txt messages and emails
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8. eSafety Risk Scenarios
 What level of risk?
 How would you know?
 What action would you take?
 Who would need to be involved?
 What are the risks?
 Are some at greater risk?
 Could this scenario escalate?

9. You overhear a couple of students talking at
the enquiry desk about looking up their
teachers on Facebook and have found that
their Public Services lecturer has his privacy
setting set to public and they can see all of his
posts
(many of which are quite controversial and are
about how he doesn‟t like his job…).
You know the teacher in question very well,
as they are also your friend on Facebook.

17. What is Your Digital Identity?
Digital Dirt
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bP4clzrDgy0&feature=related

19. ...
The Real Facebookhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Qkc9VfDYLc
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20. Safeguarding and ICT
 Safety issues are the same as offline
 Link eResponsibility with learner code
– Making learning successful for everyone
– Play an active part in equality and diversity
– Reporting inappropriate behaviour
• Threats, racism, disrespect, disruption, damage to college.

21. Ofsted Requirements
show a clear requirement to keep learners safe
when using technology in the organisational setting
the importance of equipping learners with the skills
and knowledge to keep themselves safe whenever
and wherever they go online
How are you going to demonstrate it?

22. Key Steps In Esafety
 Think eResponsibility! -Digital Skills & Values
 SMT backing – across the whole organisation
 Assess your current practice
 Integrate eSafety into Organisational Policy
 Get learners involved- induction and feedback
 Clearly define roles in the reporting process
 Get Advice from JISC

23. Responsibilities
Staff are expected to:
 Undergo training provided
 Read and accept the esafety policy and AUP
 Include it in the staff handbook
 Act accordingly
 Report any suspicion of misuse
 Help educate learners and act as role models
 Pre-check sites and manage searches
 Promote critical and legal awareness

24. Responsibilities
Learners are expected to:
 Behave in a safe and responsible manner
 Treat equipment with respect
 No bullying or insulting behaviour
 Use the resources for education only
 Keep password secure
 Act within the law and the policy
 Report incidents – and know how to

25. JISC RSC „s Esafety Offer
 Awareness Workshops –
– eResponsible behaviour and Digital Values
 Strategic consultations on key steps
– Key Steps, Policy and procedures
 Staff Development
– Sector Specific, legal and technical requirements
 Help in assessing your practice
– Quick Online Overview and action planning

28. JISC Legal eSafety Policy

29. Belt and Braces Approach
 E-responsibility
 Digital Values
Any Questions

30. Contact Details
Deborah Judah
JISC RSC Yorkshire and Humber
Tel: 01133431000
d.judah@leeds.ac.uk
Anita Holt
JISC RSC Northwest
Tel: 01524 510062
ah@rsc-northwest.ac.uk