living and working on the web 31012017
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Living and Working on the Web
Lisa Harris, Sarah Hewitt & Nic Fair
#UOSM2008
31st January 2017
Session Plan
• Introduction to Digital Literacy
• How the module works http://blog.soton.ac.uk/uosm2008
• Getting started with blogging
• Background:
– Digital Literacy Conference
– Student Video: Living and Working on the Web
UOSM2033/UOSM2008
Finding me online
TwitterLinkedInSlideshareWeb Science Institute
Innovation in HE blog
The Web has changed the way we learn….
It has changed….
• How we learn - networked learning
• Why we learn - self-motivation and autonomy
• What we learn - facts vs skills/literacies
• Where we learn - anywhere we want
• When we learn - whenever we like• From/with whom we learn - friends and peers,
not ‘experts’
We need to develop our digital literacies and our learning networks….
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Contacts
Experts
Teachers
Classmates Friends
Family
Coworkers
Synchronous Communication
Mobile Texting
Video Conferencing
Microbloging
Instant Messaging
RSS
Wikis
Blogs
Subscriptions readers
Podcasts
Social Bookmarking
Social Networks
Information ManagementLibrary/
Texts
Open CourseWare
Evaluating Resources
Scholarly Works
Locating Experts
Wendy Drexler (2008)
Digital Literacy
• “Digital literacy is the ability to locate, organise, understand,
evaluate, and analyse information using digital technology. It
involves a working knowledge of current tools and an
understanding of how they can be used”
• “The active management of online activities such as
collaboration, networking , content creation and curation in
order to “stand out from the crowd” in today’s job market”
• “an ability to respond positively to change”
• “How we can best live, learn and work in an increasingly
digital society”
Building a professional digital profile
• how we can proactively manage our digital experiences for:
– effective learning in a world where we are increasingly swamped with data.
– showcasing our knowledge and building our networks to “stand out from the crowd” – enhancing employment prospects or a setting up a new business
– promoting “digital citizenship” – for example by behaving responsibly online or raising awareness of and supporting good causes.
Watch our video
Digital Capabilities (JISC 2015)
https://www.jisc.ac.uk/rd/projects/building-digital-capability
Scope of digital literacy: information management
• Finding, managing, evaluating and curating information
– how do we manage the sheer volume of search results we might get?
– How do we recognise a trusted source?
– How do we curate relevant materials from different sources and formats to meet a specific need, for example in addressing an assignment question.
Scope of digital literacy: creating materials
• How do we create new materials in written, visual and audio formats?
• What role can a reflective blog play in our learning journeys?
• How can its impact be enhanced with images or video?
Scope of digital literacy: effective communication
• How can we use tools such as twitter to communicate, collaborate and participate in online communities – building our own networks and contributing to the work of others, potentially on a global basis?
Scope of Digital Literacy: identity and behaviour
• Safety and security – managing passwords, privacy, access and tagging
• Managing the boundaries between the personal and the professional
• Digital citizenship – charitable fundraising, paying it forward, activism
Setting up your blog
• You may have your own blog already
• You can use a major free platform like wordpress.com
• You can use eFolio(University branded Wordpress blogs)
• Some good examples: – Chris Phethean’s PhD progress blog
– Andy Sugden’s and Catherine Hunt’s curriculum innovation module blogs
Google likes blogging
• Social media interaction with digital content is the *biggest influence* on its search visibility:
1. Facebook shares2. Facebook comments3. Facebook likes4. Tweets
• Hootsuite blogpost
• Advice from Social Media Strategist
Beware the “filter bubble”
• From https://www.google.com/settings/me you can view what results other people see when searching for your name, and what your own publicly visible Google profile looks like.
• Entering your name directly into a Google search in your own browser will NOT give you an accurate view of how other people see these results.
• Google filters and personalises results according to past search behaviour, so a search from your own machine is likely to disproportionally favour your own sites.
Digital Champions
Sam Su
Oliver Bills
Marina Sakipi
Panos Grimanellis
George Georgiev
Hamed
Ayhan
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Ayhan
Farnoosh Berahman
Manish Pathak
Ivan Melendez
Ahmed
Abulaila
Lucy Braiden
Alessia
Fiochi
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DigiChamps: Flo Broderick
• Took Digital Marketing and CI modules, learned interviewing skills and video editing
• Helped out in a big way at Digital Media Europe
• Masterminded student contribution to Digital Literacies Conference
• Provided student perspective on our research into online learning MOOC filming in Portus
• Now in Madrid working for Telefonica Digital
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Digichamps: Ivan Melendez
• KISM MSc @ Southampton 2012
• Helped out with employability workshops and university events
• Now working for Hootsuite in Vancouver
• Read Ivan’s story
Joining the Digichamps
• More information:– Digichamps Blog– Facebook Group– What do the Digichamps do? (video)
• Digichamps help staff and students with educational applications of new technologies, build professional online profiles, and manage social media for live events.
• Students from all University Faculties & all levels of study • Send a note to Lisa explaining why you would like to join
the Digichamps and highlighting the skills you offer / would like to develop
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Thank you
Questions?