University Strategy & Digital LiteraciesBYOD Project Board Away Day University of Ulster April 2014

Fiona Harvey Education Development Manager Centre for Innovation in Technologies & Education

CITE University Education

Faculties Academics & Teaching Staff

Student Engagement

Committees Technology Enhanced Living & Learning

(TELL) Education (EAG)

University Systems Strategy (USSPB)

Research Web and Internet Science Group

Pedagogic & TEL Research Horizon Watching

Academic Services Information Services (iSolutions)

Library Student Services

CITE :Centre for Innovation

in Technologies & Education

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Part of an Educational Strategy?

“our students will be equipped to live, thrive, learn, work, collaborate, influence and lead in the increasingly digital and connected world”

Prof Hugh Davis, Director CITE, University of Southampton

We need to develop digital

literacies

We must provide learning experiences that encourages DL

We need real world learning environment

(inc BYOD)

Strategies & Policies to support above

In a connected world

DIGITAL LITERACIES?

Information LITERACYICT Skills

Digital Scholarship

Content creation

Content curation Collaborating online

Communication

Online identity Evaluating Applications

Digital literacies are the skills needed to live, learn

work, collaborate, influence and lead in the virtual

digital world

We are preparing students for jobs that don’t yet exist, using work-practices we don’t yet know, supported by tools not yet invented.

“DIGITAL LITERACY DEFINES THOSE CAPABILITIES

which fit an individual for living, learning and working in a digital society”

JISC, 2009

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What’s wrong with VLE’s?

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Don’t encourage learners to take responsibility for their own learning, tools or digital literacy

Outdated view of teaching as “push”Teacher at the centre not the student or the network

Not integrated with tools & environments for education

Closed to networked learning

Lock you in

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The VLE is Dead - long live the PLE

An aside on the “Digital Natives” argumentLearning has not changedExpectations of how it should be

done has Students are familiar with Facebook

but not how to use tech for education

Better distinction: ‘Digital Visitors & Residents’

(Le Cornu & White, 2009)

How do digital residents behave?

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They have their own toolkits

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They build on-line identity and Reputation

Profiles, blogs, Twitter, social media tools

Contributions: YouTube, SlideShare etc

What does the web think of you? Social Mention, Reppler, Klout

Digital Open Badges

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Their personal learning environments

PLN tools emerging that use semantics to connect the right people

Help seeking tools

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OWN DEVICESWhich they administer themselves

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HIGH EXPECTATIONS

87% COLLEGE STUDENTS CONSIDER TECHNOLOGY WHEN DECIDING ON WHICH

UNIVERSITY

92% HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS SAID TECHNOLOGY

IS KEY DIFFERENTIATOR(21ST CENTURY CAMPUS REPORT)

CHALLENGES?

POLICY & SECURITYMost of the time people only want access to the

internet (including University intranet sites)

When accessing university systems we need a password challenge and single sign on

Already in place: Acceptable use; Virus protection

Password protection of devicesProblem is they are not enforceable - its a social

thing!

ADDRESSING SECURITY CONCERNS

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Require users to register every device

Utilise two-factor authentication

Provide anti-virus/malware software

Scanning devices

Educating students and staff

Verifiying users’ understanding

Locking down core networkRelying on virtualisation and internal cloud

CDWG, Bring Your own Device, “Adapting the Flood of Personal mobile computing accessing campus networks”

Some issues Universities must decideWhat devices will we support?

How will we support them?

Who will pay for software/apps?

Access to University systems?

If the Uni supplies it, who owns it (eg Apple ID’s?)

Letting go of control but still ensuring reliable and secure systems - tricky balance

Well supported BYOD environment aligned to university strategies offers benefits:

Enables technology rich classrooms

Inititates new ways of learning

Increases student engagement

Thank you

Develop digital literacies for staff and students Have clear, flexible policies and strategy in place Provide learning experiences that encourage DL

Ensure students have a ‘real world’ learning environment

Summary: