Introduction to digital capability - academic staff

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Introduction to digital capability
digital@herts.ac.uk

2. Session outline
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What is digital
capability?
Digital capabilities
for teaching staff
Reflecting on your
digital capabilities
Identifying priorities
and development
plan

3. Why are digital capabilities important?
• Workplaces are changing.
• It is estimated that, in 20 years’time, 90% of all
jobs will require people to work with digital
technologies.
• Digital transformation of the workplace
continues to accelerate.
• We need to equip both staff and students with
the skills they need to thrive.
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5. Digital communication,
collaboration and
participation
Your ability to take part in
digital teams and working
groups to meet specific goals,
using shared tools.
Information, data and media literacies
Your ability to find, evaluate, organise and share
information, whether you are using it for
learning, research or professional purposes.
Jisc individual digital capabilities
Digital identity and wellbeing
Look after your health, safety and work-life
balance in digital settings. Manage digital
stress, workload and distraction, and find help
and support.
Digital creation, problem solving
and innovation
Production of digital content, solving
problems, making decisions and
answering questions, and the
willingness to try new practices.
Digital learning and development
Participate in courses using a range
of digital tools. Use digital tools to
plan, reflect and showcase learning,
and manage time and tasks.
Digital proficiency and productivity
Developing and applying a mindset to
use a range of applications and
develop your range.
Being adaptable and functioning well
in a complex digital environment and
having strategies to cope with change
and when things go wrong.
What is digital capability? 5

6. Why digital capability at Herts?
How much do you agree that we have
provided:
Guidance about the digital skills
needed in your job role?
• Agree 47%
• Neutral 41%
• Disagree 12%
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Jisc digital experience insights survey (academic staff)
March 2023

7. Why digital capability at Herts?
How much do you agree that we have
provided:
An assessment of your digital skills
and training needs?
• Agree 17%
• Neutral 56%
• Disagree 27%
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Jisc digital experience insights survey (academic staff)
March 2023

8. Why digital capability at Herts?
How much do you agree that we have
provided:
Development opportunities to build
digital skills for future employment?
• Agree 24%
• Neutral 45%
• Disagree 31%
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Jisc digital experience insights survey (academic staff)
March 2023

9. Digital capabilities for different roles in HE
• This role profile provides one lens onto
the Jisc digital capabilities framework
• It covers the capabilities staff need in
general in a typical UK university or
college providing higher education.
• It is not a definitive guide to all the skills
staff need to succeed in their role.
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Download the Jisc
Teacher role profile
(Higher Education)
Download the Jisc
Professional Staff role
profile (Higher
Education)

10. Digital skills for teaching
Thinking about your role, what digital skills do
you think you need to do your job?
Consider:
• Skills you already have
• Skills you would like to develop
Add your ideas to the Whiteboard using the
Post-It notes.
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11. Jisc Discovery Tool
• Guides you to reflect on your skills for each of
the six areas of digital capability.
• Takes around 15 minutes to complete.
• For all staff and students.
• Receive personalised report with links to
relevant resources.
• Return to questions to record your progress -
can include in any professional portfolio or
submission towards professional
accreditation.
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12. Reflecting on your own digital capability
1. Go to https://jisc.potential.ly/signin
2. Enter “hert” in organisation search box and select University of Hertfordshire
3. Sign-in with Herts log-in (if prompted)
4. Select Discovery tool for staff
5. On the pop-up form, fill in your details
6. Select Question sets and reports for staff
7. Select a question set: Teaching in HE
8. Select Start questionnaire button.
You have 15 minutes – let me know in the chat when you have finished
Take the time to review your personalised report whilst you wait
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13. Feedback
• Please complete this quick feedback form
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14. Training available for Academic staff
• Aprogramme of digital skills training is now available.
• The latest dates can be viewed here: Digital Skills and TEL Support sessions.
• There are also regular Digital Wednesdays training sessions - open to all.
• All sessions can be booked via the HR system.
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15. Next steps
• Revisit the Jisc discovery tool regularly; you can view the suggested
resources any time.
• Use Jisc discovery tool report in appraisal preparation and discussions
• One-to-one support from the digital capability team via this booking form
• Participate in the Digital Capabilities Forum.
• Participate in Digital Skills Week (March)
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16. Thank you
digital@herts.ac.uk
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