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Internet safety conference
- 1. Internet Safety& Responsible Use National Qualifications Bobby Elliott Scottish Qualifications Authority bobby.elliott@sqa.org.uk
- 2. Summary of presentation The need for qualifications The changing nature of learners The qualifications Internet Safety Child Online Protection Future trends in education More information
- 3. About SQA Non-departmental public body National body in Scotland responsible for qualifications other than degrees Aim to allow students to fulfil their potential to participate in the economy, society and communities of Scotland Primarily funded through qualification entry charges Annual turnover of £60m Employ 750 staff located in Glasgow and Dalkeith
- 4. The Qualifications First awarding body in the EU to devise national qualifications Internet Safety Adopted as a UK standard Scotland: National Unit (Internet Safety) England: Award in Internet Safety Online Child Protection Professional Development Award Online Protection & Safeguarding of Children
- 5. Why qualifications? National standard Devised and maintained by national agencies Formal recognition Stand-alone Part of group award(s) Coherent curricular package Teaching Learning Assessment Funding
- 6. New types of learner? “Millennials” “Google Generation” “Generation X” “Net Geners” “Digital natives”
- 7. Digital natives IMMIGRANT NATIVE Use Web Active learning Authentic tasks Goal oriented Search Google Collaborate Use books Passive learning Contrived tasks Process oriented Memorise Library Compete
- 10. New qualifications Social Software National Progression Award in Social Software Computer Games National Progression Award in Computer Games Development Online Protection Internet Safety (unit) Professional Development Award in Child Online Protection
- 11. Internet Safety National Unit 40 hour course Intermediate (SCQF 4) level Developed in 2007 First national online safety qualification in the EU Developed in collaboration with BT, Microsoft and child protection agencies SQA’s first paperless qualification Online assessment Aimed at young and mature learners
- 12. Internet Safety: Contents Identify threats that can exist when using the internet. Describe safety precautions which should be taken when using the internet. Describe legal constraints which apply when using the internet. Take appropriate safety precautions and operate within relevant legal constraints when using the internet.
- 14. Assessment Simple Two assessments – one covering knowledge and one covering skills Knowledge 25 multiple choice questions Practical A diary (or a blog) to describe student activities and demonstrate how they protected themselves Available on SOLAR http://www.sqasolar.org.uk
- 15. Teaching & Learning Online learning Online assessment On PC http://www.sqasolar.org.uk/solar/material/index.htm On smartphone http://e-learning-computing.com/mobile/
- 16. How it is being used Airdrie Academy Every S2 pupil undertakes the unit Stow College Evening class for mature learners Strathclyde Police Every cadet undertakes it
- 18. How the courses link
- 19. Future trends in education More use of online resources Blended learning More personal responsibility for learning More flexible learning Less firewall, more safety
- 20. Further information Online http://www.sqa.org.uk/internetsafety Offline 0845-213-5476 caroline.douglas@sqa.org.uk
Editor's Notes
- Young people are learning in different ways from the way we learnt.Lots of names for young learners…e.g. “Google generation” is anyone born after 1984 (now 26).Marc Prensky coined the most famous name: “digital native”...
- He contrasted the “digital native” (young learners) with “digital immigrants” (you and me).Pretty much opposites in most regards.e.g. libraries are not widely used and having re-invent themselves.
- This slide is 3 years old.I used to ask my audience if they recognised these logos – most didn’t.This is the environment that young people inhabit.They are increasingly using these services for learning…
- It’s been argued that the way students really learn and the way we imagine they learn are not the same.We think that they learn the way we did – through a teacher.But there is evidence that they learn through their social networks and wikipedia and instant messaging and e-mail and Google.This is called the “hidden curriculum”.
- SQA has tried to respond to this new learning environment in several ways e.g. making assessment more flexible.One way is to make our qualifications more relevant to the lives of young people.I have chosen 3 awards to illustrate this – computer games and social software and online protection.So you can now gain qualifications by studying Facebook or computer games!Online protection is one of these new areas…
- One of these qualifications is Internet Safety… a single credit unit (40 hours) designed for young people.Developed 3 years ago in consultation with Microsoft, BT and child protection agencies, such as CEOP.It was also SQA’s first “paperless” qualification, designed from the outset as an online award.
- These are the learning outcomes… but it is more informative to look at the word cloud…
- I tipped the teaching material into Wordle and this is what came out…The bigger the word is more often is appears in the material.These are the main themes… protecting your PC, know the law, know how to be careful online, etc.
- The assessment is very straight forward.2 assessment – an online test and a diary of activity… hopefully a blog.An e-test for knowledge and the blog for practical activity.Available on SOLAR, SQA’s online testing system.
- The unit was designed for online delivery.It can be self-taught.If you want an example of how education is trying to modernise, note that this entire course can be learned through an iPhone… including self-assessment quizzes.Write a blog, learn from your iPhone, sit an online test finished!
- Some examples of how the Internet Safety unit is used in practice.
- This is our second online protection qualification.Very pleased to have developed it in partnership with CEOP, who have been fantastic to work with.We have developed the assessments together.It’s a Professional Development Award… second year degree level.It’s not for kids… its for adults who deal with children, such as police officers and social workers.Pilot commences next month (April).
- Here are the contents.2 units – both mandatory.Unit 1 relates directly to CEOP’s Ambassador programme – effectively assesses that.Unit 2 is Reflective Practice and relates to how the people who do the Ambassador course relate that to their professional practice.It is assessed through an online test and a blog.
- This is how you gain the PDA.Only available to people who complete CEOP’s Ambassador programme.Unit 1 effectively assesses the Ambassador course.Unit 2 provides the PDA.
- Child protection will become more important!Kids will use the Internet more.Blended learning will become standard.We can’t keep blocking websites. Better to educate than eliminate.I would like to see the Internet Safety become a mandatory element in every secondary school.And the PDA become a mandatory part of every teacher’s CPD.