@ChrisLearnTech @neesharidley @AndySprake
Chris Melia - Neesha Ridley - Andrew Sprake
Preparing learners for a digital workplace
#digifest19
“Within two decades, 90% of jobs will
require some digital proficiency, yet 23%
of adults lack basic digital skills.”
UK Government Industrial Strategy, 2017
The fourth industrial revolution…
4/10
Believed they had
regular opportunities to
update digital skills
7/10
Thought digital skills
would be important for
their chosen career
Jisc Digital experience insights survey 2018
4/10
Believed their course
prepared them for the
digital workplace
Have teachers informed by and
informing future skills for
employment
Enabling employability and enterprise
Create a ‘work-like’
learning environment
Enable students to value
skills for employment,
enterprise and to benefit
society
Student digital skills programme
Developing staff digital capability
1. Sport & PE - Andy’s digital journey
Pedagogy as the
driver
Technology-enhanced
practice
Development of
digital capability
1. Sport & PE – Importance of digital skills
Vast majority of jobs require digital competencies
‘TEL’ proving invaluable for education
Teachers should ‘contribute to the design and
provision of an engaging curriculum within the
relevant subject area’ (Teachers’ Standards, 2013)
Teachers can often lack the confidence to integrate
new technology into the classroom
1. Sport & PE - Embedding digital skills
Microsoft
Teams
Portable and flexible
working
Collaborative learning
environment
Student initiated
spaces
Professionalising
digital communication
2. Midwifery - Neesha’s digital journey
Embedding
new tools
DigiLearn
community
Consistent
approach
Embracing
‘digital’
Changes in the role of a midwife
Data and technology central to work
The pace of technological advancement
Confidence working with new systems
Responsibility to build digital literacy
2. Midwifery – Importance of digital skills
2. Midwifery - Embedding digital skills
OneNote
Notebook
Ability to map
progress of learning
Portfolio developed
over three years
Evidences
employability skills
Presented at
interview
Developing DigiReady
Microsoft Educator
Community
Jisc digital
capabilities
DigiReady portfolio
and artefact
Targeted digital skills
(Microsoft)
Assessment strategy
Professional
framework
Curriculum planning
The work-ready graduate
work-ready
graduate
Next steps…
Evaluate student feedback on PoC
ending March 2019
Embed DigiReady directly within
re-validated Nursing programmes
Further investigate how employers
merit digital-readiness
Support academic teams over
summer in mapping DigiReady
Institutional rollout of DigiReady
framework - September 2019
“Digital Transformation at Scale”
Wednesday 17th April 2019
University of Central Lancashire
Preston Campus
TELT@uclan.ac.uk
#DigitalUCLan19 @UCLanTELT
Your invitation to UCLan
NRidley1@uclan.ac.uk
@neesharidley
Connect with us
CMelia@uclan.ac.uk
@ChrisLearnTech
ASprake@uclan.ac.uk
@AndySprake

DigiReady: preparing learners for a digital workplace

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    @ChrisLearnTech @neesharidley @AndySprake ChrisMelia - Neesha Ridley - Andrew Sprake Preparing learners for a digital workplace #digifest19
  • 2.
    “Within two decades,90% of jobs will require some digital proficiency, yet 23% of adults lack basic digital skills.” UK Government Industrial Strategy, 2017 The fourth industrial revolution…
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    4/10 Believed they had regularopportunities to update digital skills 7/10 Thought digital skills would be important for their chosen career Jisc Digital experience insights survey 2018 4/10 Believed their course prepared them for the digital workplace
  • 4.
    Have teachers informedby and informing future skills for employment Enabling employability and enterprise Create a ‘work-like’ learning environment Enable students to value skills for employment, enterprise and to benefit society
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    1. Sport &PE - Andy’s digital journey Pedagogy as the driver Technology-enhanced practice Development of digital capability
  • 8.
    1. Sport &PE – Importance of digital skills Vast majority of jobs require digital competencies ‘TEL’ proving invaluable for education Teachers should ‘contribute to the design and provision of an engaging curriculum within the relevant subject area’ (Teachers’ Standards, 2013) Teachers can often lack the confidence to integrate new technology into the classroom
  • 9.
    1. Sport &PE - Embedding digital skills Microsoft Teams Portable and flexible working Collaborative learning environment Student initiated spaces Professionalising digital communication
  • 10.
    2. Midwifery -Neesha’s digital journey Embedding new tools DigiLearn community Consistent approach Embracing ‘digital’
  • 11.
    Changes in therole of a midwife Data and technology central to work The pace of technological advancement Confidence working with new systems Responsibility to build digital literacy 2. Midwifery – Importance of digital skills
  • 12.
    2. Midwifery -Embedding digital skills OneNote Notebook Ability to map progress of learning Portfolio developed over three years Evidences employability skills Presented at interview
  • 13.
    Developing DigiReady Microsoft Educator Community Jiscdigital capabilities DigiReady portfolio and artefact Targeted digital skills (Microsoft)
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    Next steps… Evaluate studentfeedback on PoC ending March 2019 Embed DigiReady directly within re-validated Nursing programmes Further investigate how employers merit digital-readiness Support academic teams over summer in mapping DigiReady Institutional rollout of DigiReady framework - September 2019
  • 16.
    “Digital Transformation atScale” Wednesday 17th April 2019 University of Central Lancashire Preston Campus TELT@uclan.ac.uk #DigitalUCLan19 @UCLanTELT Your invitation to UCLan
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