The document discusses the foundational level of the new Student Affairs Technology Competency, which focuses on digital exploration. It outlines key areas for digital explorers including demonstrating technology adaptability, developing awareness of one's digital identity, and engaging with personal and professional learning networks. Specifically, it emphasizes adapting to changing technology, understanding how digital tools shape one's reputation, and participating in online communities through appropriate social media use and hashtags.

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

2. #AIMHO
High Tech &
High Touch!

5. “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 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!

8. Foundational
Digital
Explorer
Intermediate
Digital
Educator
Advanced
Digital
Influencer

9. Setting the
foundation as a
Digital Explorer

10. 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.

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.

13. Evolution of Technology

16. College!Students!&!Social!Media!

17. #SApro Tip:
Find a Digital Mentor

18. 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.”

19. Digital Identity
Digital Tools
Virtual
Community
Engagement
Digital
Reputation
Digital
Education

20. Your
Digital
Identity
What You
Post
What
Others Post
About You
Perception

21. Identity

24. Identities
Multiple
= ME

25. Who are you on:!

26. Josie Ahlquist
Digital Identity

28. Check Your Digital Pulse

29. Your Name

30. What are others posting about you?

32. What is our role in teaching
Digital Identity?
Digital Literacy
Digital Citizenship
Digital Leadership
Digital Branding

33. #Sapro Tip:
Set up a Google Search
Josie Ahlquist

34. Personal Learning
Networks!
“Engage in personal and
professional digital learning
communities and personal
learning networks at the local,
national, and/or global level.”

36. #sachat
#satech
#edtech
#digitaled
#edusocmedia
#Casesmc
#emchat
#fachat
#salead
#SLchat
#WLsalt
#sagrad
#sadoc
#sapro
#safit
#sareads

37. Set up your profile: picture and bio
Observe, Like and Retweet
Follow accounts & hashtags
Send your first tweet! #AIMHO

38. • 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

40. Higher Ed Live
Student Affairs Live
Higher Education
Student Affairs Chat
Edtech
Social Media – Higher Ed
SAlead
Technology in Student Affairs

41. 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!

42. Turn papers into blog posts

43. Explorer
Digital !
Educator or
Influencer?
Are you a !
#AIMHO !
@josieahlquist!

44. Digital Educator
Digital Influencer
Digital Explorer
#AIMHO Goes Digital

45. #AIMHO !

46. What was your
first social media
application/
experience?

47. What came up
when you
Googled your
name?

48. What is one
platform you
could use
professionally?

49. What is one
personal learning
network you can
commit to?

51. Congrats #AIMHO
You are all Digital Explorers!

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