Explorer, 
Digital !
Educator or
Influencer? 
Are you a !
Finding your place & purpose within the new
Student Affairs Technology Competency."

#AIMHO !
@josieahlquist!
#AIMHO
High Tech &
High Touch!
“Digital tools, resources, and
technologies for the advancement of 

STUDENT
•  Learning
•  Development
•  Success 


!
Technology!

AND the improved performance of
student affairs professionals.”
“Included within this area are: 
knowledge, skills, and dispositions 

that lead to the generation of 
digital literacy and digital citizenship 

within communities of 
students, student affairs professionals,
faculty members, and colleges &
universities as a whole.”
!
Technology!
Foundational
Digital
Explorer
Intermediate
Digital
Educator
Advanced
Digital
Influencer
Setting the
foundation as a
Digital Explorer
Full Description of the Foundational Level of Technology

• Demonstrate adaptability in the face of fast-paced technological change.
• Remain current on student and educator adoption patterns of new technologies and familiarize oneself with
the purpose and functionality of those technologies.
• Troubleshoot basic software, hardware, and connectivity problems and refer more complex problems to an
appropriate information technology administrator.
• Draw upon research, trend data, and environmental scanning to assess the technological readiness and
needs of students, colleagues, and other educational stakeholders when infusing technology into educational
programs and interventions.
• Critically assess the accuracy and quality of information gathered via technology and accurately cite
electronic sources of information respecting copyright law and fair use.
• Model and promote the legal, ethical, and transparent collection, use, and securing of electronic data.
• Ensure compliance with accessible technology laws and policies.
• Demonstrate awareness of one’s digital identity and engage students in learning activities related to
responsible digital communications and virtual community engagement as related to their digital reputation
and identity.
•Model and promote equitable and inclusive practices by ensuring all participants in educational endeavors
can access and utilize the necessary tools for success.
• Appropriately utilize social media and other digital communication and collaboration tools to market and
promote advising, programming, and other learning-focused interventions and to engage students in these
activities.
• Engage in personal and professional digital learning communities and personal learning networks at the
local, national, and/or global level.
• Design, implement, and assess technologically-rich learning experiences for students and other
stakeholders that model effective use of visual and interactive media.
• Ensure that one’s educational work with and service to students is inclusive of students participating in
online and hybrid format courses and programs.
• Incorporate commonly utilized technological tools and platforms including social media and other digital
communication and collaboration tools into one’s work.
1.  Technology Adaptability
2.  Digital Identity
3.  Personal Learning Networks
Adapting to Technology !
Demonstrate adaptability in the
face of fast-paced technological
change. 
Be aware of adoption patterns of
students and professionals,
including understanding how
those tools function.
Evolution of Technology
College!Students!&!Social!Media!
#SApro Tip: 
Find a Digital Mentor
Digital Identity
“Demonstrate awareness of one’s
digital identity and engage
students in learning activities
related to responsible digital
communications and virtual
community engagement as
related to their digital reputation
and identity.”
Digital Identity
 Digital Tools
Virtual
Community
Engagement
Digital
Reputation
Digital
Education
Your
Digital
Identity
What You
Post
What
Others Post
About You
Perception
Identity
Identities
Multiple
= ME
Who are you on:!
Josie Ahlquist
Digital Identity
Check Your Digital Pulse
Your Name
What are others posting about you?

What is our role in teaching
Digital Identity?
Digital Literacy
Digital Citizenship
Digital Leadership
Digital Branding
#Sapro Tip: 
Set up a Google Search
Josie Ahlquist
Personal Learning
Networks!
“Engage in personal and
professional digital learning
communities and personal
learning networks at the local,
national, and/or global level.”
#sachat
#satech
#edtech
#digitaled
#edusocmedia
#Casesmc
#emchat
#fachat
#salead
#SLchat
#WLsalt
#sagrad
#sadoc
#sapro
#safit
#sareads
Set up your profile: picture and bio
Observe, Like and Retweet
Follow accounts & hashtags
Send your first tweet! #AIMHO
•  Student Activities Professionals
•  The Admin: A Place for Student
Affairs Professionals
•  Student Affairs Professionals
•  Student Affairs Runners
•  Student Affairs Faculty
•  Women in Housing
NASPA 
 
ASHE 
 
ACUI
AIMHO 
 
ACPA 
 
NACA
ACUHO-I
 
Inside Higher Ed
Higher Ed Live
Student Affairs Live
Higher Education
Student Affairs Chat
Edtech
Social Media – Higher Ed
SAlead
Technology in Student Affairs
Student Affairs Collective
The Student Affairs Feature
Student Affairs Women Talk Tech
Student Affairs Fitness
Student Leader Collective
Student Affairs - The First Years
Student Affairs Bloggers Unite!
Turn papers into blog posts
Explorer 
Digital !
Educator or
Influencer? 
Are you a !
#AIMHO !
@josieahlquist!
Digital Educator
Digital Influencer
Digital Explorer
#AIMHO Goes Digital
#AIMHO !
What was your
first social media
application/
experience?
What came up
when you
Googled your
name?
What is one
platform you
could use
professionally?
What is one
personal learning
network you can
commit to?
Congrats #AIMHO 
You are all Digital Explorers!
!
www.josieahlquist.com
!
info@josieahlquist.com
!
@josieahlquist
/josieahlquist/
!

Are you a Digital Explorer, Educator or Influencer? AIMHO 2015 Keynote Session

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    Explorer, Digital ! Educatoror Influencer? Are you a ! Finding your place & purpose within the new Student Affairs Technology Competency." #AIMHO ! @josieahlquist!
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    “Digital tools, resources,and technologies for the advancement of STUDENT •  Learning •  Development •  Success ! Technology! AND the improved performance of student affairs professionals.”
  • 6.
    “Included within thisarea are: knowledge, skills, and dispositions that lead to the generation of digital literacy and digital citizenship within communities of students, student affairs professionals, faculty members, and colleges & universities as a whole.” ! Technology!
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    Setting the foundation asa Digital Explorer
  • 10.
    Full Description ofthe Foundational Level of Technology • Demonstrate adaptability in the face of fast-paced technological change. • Remain current on student and educator adoption patterns of new technologies and familiarize oneself with the purpose and functionality of those technologies. • Troubleshoot basic software, hardware, and connectivity problems and refer more complex problems to an appropriate information technology administrator. • Draw upon research, trend data, and environmental scanning to assess the technological readiness and needs of students, colleagues, and other educational stakeholders when infusing technology into educational programs and interventions. • Critically assess the accuracy and quality of information gathered via technology and accurately cite electronic sources of information respecting copyright law and fair use. • Model and promote the legal, ethical, and transparent collection, use, and securing of electronic data. • Ensure compliance with accessible technology laws and policies. • Demonstrate awareness of one’s digital identity and engage students in learning activities related to responsible digital communications and virtual community engagement as related to their digital reputation and identity. •Model and promote equitable and inclusive practices by ensuring all participants in educational endeavors can access and utilize the necessary tools for success. • Appropriately utilize social media and other digital communication and collaboration tools to market and promote advising, programming, and other learning-focused interventions and to engage students in these activities. • Engage in personal and professional digital learning communities and personal learning networks at the local, national, and/or global level. • Design, implement, and assess technologically-rich learning experiences for students and other stakeholders that model effective use of visual and interactive media. • Ensure that one’s educational work with and service to students is inclusive of students participating in online and hybrid format courses and programs. • Incorporate commonly utilized technological tools and platforms including social media and other digital communication and collaboration tools into one’s work.
  • 11.
    1.  Technology Adaptability 2. Digital Identity 3.  Personal Learning Networks
  • 12.
    Adapting to Technology! Demonstrate adaptability in the face of fast-paced technological change. Be aware of adoption patterns of students and professionals, including understanding how those tools function.
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    #SApro Tip: Finda Digital Mentor
  • 18.
    Digital Identity “Demonstrate awarenessof one’s digital identity and engage students in learning activities related to responsible digital communications and virtual community engagement as related to their digital reputation and identity.”
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    Digital Identity DigitalTools Virtual Community Engagement Digital Reputation Digital Education
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    What are othersposting about you?

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    What is ourrole in teaching Digital Identity? Digital Literacy Digital Citizenship Digital Leadership Digital Branding
  • 33.
    #Sapro Tip: Setup a Google Search Josie Ahlquist
  • 34.
    Personal Learning Networks! “Engage inpersonal and professional digital learning communities and personal learning networks at the local, national, and/or global level.”
  • 36.
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    Set up yourprofile: picture and bio Observe, Like and Retweet Follow accounts & hashtags Send your first tweet! #AIMHO
  • 38.
    •  Student ActivitiesProfessionals •  The Admin: A Place for Student Affairs Professionals •  Student Affairs Professionals •  Student Affairs Runners •  Student Affairs Faculty •  Women in Housing NASPA ASHE ACUI AIMHO ACPA NACA ACUHO-I Inside Higher Ed
  • 40.
    Higher Ed Live StudentAffairs Live Higher Education Student Affairs Chat Edtech Social Media – Higher Ed SAlead Technology in Student Affairs
  • 41.
    Student Affairs Collective TheStudent Affairs Feature Student Affairs Women Talk Tech Student Affairs Fitness Student Leader Collective Student Affairs - The First Years Student Affairs Bloggers Unite!
  • 42.
    Turn papers intoblog posts
  • 43.
    Explorer Digital ! Educatoror Influencer? Are you a ! #AIMHO ! @josieahlquist!
  • 44.
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  • 46.
    What was your firstsocial media application/ experience?
  • 47.
    What came up whenyou Googled your name?
  • 48.
    What is one platformyou could use professionally?
  • 49.
    What is one personallearning network you can commit to?
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    Congrats #AIMHO Youare all Digital Explorers!
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