Visiting Lecture: Plymouth College of Arts In this first of our series of visiting lectures, Debbie Holley, Professor of Learning Innovation at Bournemouth University challenges us to explore the boundaries of the digital, while still ensuring that our own digital health and wellbeing is protected, along with that of our students. Debbie will share examples of her work leading teams embedding creativity (online) through the disciplines, with considerations for the health and wellbeing for all. We will conclude the talk with a panel discussion about how we may like to take some of the ideas forward. The event will be recorded, and the slides shared. Debbie has requested that you bring along your SMART (internet connected) mobile phones, but emphasises this workshop is suitable for all. Dr Ben Goldsmith, from the Bournemouth University learning technology team, will join us to talk about what is possible at the panel! Debbie is a National Teaching Fellow, a Principle Fellow of AdvanceHE and on the JISC student experience experts panel. She has research interests in digital competence frameworks, augmented reality, virtual reality and simulations. Ben is a Learning Technologist at Bournemouth University and a Fellow of AdvanceHE. His research interests include digital and media literacy, the use of media and digital content and tools in secondary and tertiary education, and the engagement of critical theory with approaches to learning. You can follow Debbie on twitter @debbieholley1

1. The digital
conundrum:
digital health
and/or wellbeing
Plymouth College of Art
Debbie Holley, Professor of Learning Innovation
Ben Goldsmith, Learning Technologist
Bournemouth University
Photo by Kent Pilcher on Unsplash
• Quick policy overview to set context
• The student experience
• Activities
• Tech v Human approaches
• Solutions and discussions
#digitalembed
@debbieholley1

4. https://tinyurl.com/vouqlse
EU Digicomp
Jisc Digital Insights
The UK (JISC) and EU
(DigiComp) frameworks have
both been updated to include
digital wellbeing …

5. Office for Students: Digital poverty report 2020
52% of students report their
learning impacted by slow or
reliable internet connection
8% severely
71 per cent reported lack of
access to a quiet study
space, with 22 per cent
‘severely’ impacted
56 per cent said they lacked
access to appropriate online
course materials, with 9 per
cent ‘severely’ impacted
18 per cent were impacted
by lack of access to a
computer, laptop or tablet –
4 per cent said they were
‘severely’ impacted.
4% of students do not use
the internet

6. Student Mental Health:
• Measures must be taken to ensure no student is affected by
digital poverty. At the pre–arrival stage (and prior to the
commencement of each academic year) institutions should
engage students to understand their ability to access
remote learning, and ensure students can access the tools
they need to succeed, taking steps to remove barriers to
access (e.g. affordability). Student minds: Life in
a pandemic (2021)
• “Long lectures (3 hours) make it hard to stay motivated
when staring at a laptop screen and juggling poor Wi–Fi,
lack of privacy and disruptions within the home. These
issues make it difficult to concentrate.” Student quote in
the Student Digital Experience Survey by Jisc, 2021
Photo by Elisa Ventur on Unsplash

7. Activity 2 • In chat – what ideas do you have to helping our students achieve that
balance....

8. JISC Digital wellbeing definition:
Impact of technologies and digital
services on students’ and staff’s mental,
physical and emotional health.
The 'tree metaphor' is drawn from one of
their workshops'
New report: (Jisc 2020) Student and staff
wellbeing in Higher Education

9. Activity 3 Draw a tree with both roots and branches

10. Technical connectivity versus human connections
Image credit: Anne Quinney free for reuse with credit

11. Technical
connectivity
versus human
connections
How might we promote wellbeing
through human connections in an online
environment?

12. Image Credit: University of Arizona Libraries

13. A more health related one
we use with students
• Activity 4: Using QR
codes for your discipline
https://www.youtube.com
/watch?v=XKbwmTG8chQ

14. And possibilities of now?
• Martian Attack:
• Our paramedic team ran a simulation in our underground car park last month.
• 3D 360-film clips created from the session captured scenarios, simulations and debrief, and are hosted on Panopto,
and thus accessible by a range of technologies, from google cardboards, to OCULUS Quest
Project lead: Adam Bancroft
https://bournemouth.cloud.panopto.eu/Panopto/Pages/Viewer.aspx?id=
d91e4640-de42-45ee-beae-ad2f00cecebe

15. https://www.flowerweb.com/en/article/191194/12-most-beautiful-trees-in-the-world
3. When you have finished your tree, please
photograph and post your photograph to our
padlet
https://bu.padlet.org/bgoldsmith4/Plymouth
2. Use the roots of the
tree to illustrate the
positive contributions we
can make in supporting
students’ online learning
and digital wellbeing.
Activity 5
1. Earlier we asked you to photograph
or draw a tree
• On each branch briefly note one of
the challenges our students can
face in becoming confident online
learners and citizens

16. Gif Lord of the Rings pippin tree moving
https://gph.is/11oMggi
What next? We could co-create a resource for the LearnHigher resource bank! If you are interested
email your tree images to Ben (bgoldsmith@bournemouth.ac.uk) with 'Trees' in the title. The LH
resource bank had over 3 million hits on the site last year!
What next? (optional!)

17. And try out: relaxation
This is the link:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=7AkbUfZjS5k&t=60s
Final activity! Chill....and
design to include breaks
for your students....

18. Selected references
• Bleckmann., P Holley, D and Bitzer, E. (2021) Digital balance literacy: a model for supporting wellbeing in the digital era ALT C 2021, 7-9 September (Online)
• https://www.slideshare.net/debbieholley1/digital-balance-literacy-a-model-for-supporting-wellbeing-in-the-digital-era
• Goldsmith et al The best way of promoting Digital wellbeing in HE? https://lmutake5.wordpress.com/2020/09/24/take5-47-the-best-way-of-promoting-digital-
wellbeing-in-he
• Holley, D Jisc: (1.12.2020) Building a better future 'Culture and Resilience' at a time of Covid-19. an ‘In conversation’ piece with Jess Moore, Cameron Mirza
and Dr Sarah Joneshttps://www.jisc.ac.uk/news/building-a-better-future-01-dec-2020
• Pulman AJ, Galvin K, Hutchings M, Todres L, Quinney A, Ellis-Hill C& Atkins P. (2012) Empathy and dignity through technology: using lifeworld-led multimedia
to enhance learning about the head, heart and hand. Electronic Journal of e-Learning 10(3) 320-330