InBook

Lisa Featherstone, Jisc TechDis

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What is it?

A secure social network for teaching and modelling safe online behaviour

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Start up

• Developed by Beaumont College for RSC NW and TechDis

• Initial pilot included leaners from • Beaumont College• Lancaster and Morecambe College• Bridge College

• Concluded in July 2012.

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Format

• Friend and comment on each others content

• Sharing• Photos,• Videos

• No games (Farmville etc)• Wall only just being developed

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Comments from Initial Pilot Survey

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Not all good

• Need staff support to login• Hard to access on own, need support staff

to help• No private messaging• Forgotten password recovery process• There is no game lol• Quite hard to log on to• I find it complicated to use26 June 2013 RSC NW Annual Event www.jisctechdis.ac.uk 6

InBook

http://inbook.jisctechdis.ac.uk/

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Personal account

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Accessibility

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Groups

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Staff interaction

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Live Demo? If we can on the day.

Extended Pilot

• Further development• Time limited trial with other colleges• Requested volunteer colleges in England

and Scotland• 27 expressions of interest for 5 places• Commenced September 2012

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Lessons Learned

• Changes made to the system• Further accessibility features• Addition of a ‘Wall’ option

• More support needed than anticipated• Small number meant critical mass didn’t

happen• Recruited more colleges in the second half

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Evaluation of Extended Pilot

• Currently ongoing• Mixed feedback from colleges• Further development needed • Synchronous online sessions very popular

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Initial conclusions

• Links to TechDis Toolbox and other basic resources to be included

• More support material• Activity base (for staff and students)to be

developed• Further clarification of purpose

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Questions

• lisa@techdis.ac.uk

• @notlob

• www.jisctechdis.ac.uk

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