Jisc Change Agents' Network Webinar 13 May 2015

“DigiPals” at Blackburn College and
“The student engagement toolkit : supporting institutions to set up, implement,
develop and sustain student partnerships”
13 May 2015 Change agents’ network webinar

Presenters
Moderators
Clare Killen
Independent consultant
Peter ChattertonEllen Lessner
ChangeAgents’ NetworkWebinar series – 27 April 2015
Peter Chatterton
Independent consultant and CAN
Advisory Group member
The Student Engagement Toolkit: Supporting institutions to set up, implement, develop and sustain student partnerships
A key strand of work for the Change Agent’s Network is to keep abreast of trends and emerging practice in student partnership work and to
share this knowledge more widely through our network and webinar events and by providing a central and easily accessible place for the
resources via the CAN website.
One of the resources available from the CAN website is the“Viewpoints change toolkit” which was developed to support institutions through
the change processes associated with student partnership initiatives. The toolkit is of value to both institutions that are new to this area of work
and to those looking to develop and sustain existing initiatives. The webinar will provide:
• A brief overview of the resources available from the CAN website and how they can be used to grow effective student partnerships
• An exploration of good practices.
Sarah Knight
DigiPals – Changing the Learning Landscape project
When Deborah did a live presentation for the Jisc FE Digital Student Consultation Workshop in Manchester, Scott Hibberson blogged, “„
the inspiring Deborah Millar was unleashed on us with her infectious enthusiasm and unique style of presenting. As Head of e-Learning at
Blackburn College Deborah was no stranger to the challenges faced by college staff and emphasised the need to be brave, to not shy away
from trying new things and most of all – to include the learners themselves. Deborah’s presentation explained how the Digipals project at
Blackburn College had recruited an invaluable team of learners to help share and cascade best practice in technology use throughout the
college. More details on this can be found in Deborah’s somewhat cheesey (her words, not mine!) YouTube video where it’s clearly evident
that a bit of humour is injected into everything they do to make learning fun.
Deborah Millar
Head of eLearning, Blackburn
College
http://tiny.cc/can001

Change Agents’ Network
#JiscCAN http://can.jiscinvolve.org

http://can.jiscinvolve.org @CANagogy
» The Change agents’ network supports students working as change
agents, digital pioneers, student fellows and students working in
partnership with staff on technology related change projects
» Over 270 members subscribed to the CAN community mailing list
» Facilitates the sharing of best practice through
› Face to face networking events
› CAN monthly webinar series – next on 13th May at 12:30 – 13:30
› CAN case studies – launch of 2 institutional case studies
» Student partnership toolkit
What is the Change agents’ network (CAN)?

Launched the Journal of
Educational innovation,
partnership and change
» A peer-reviewed online journal
that welcomes articles, case
studies and opinion pieces
relating to learning, teaching and
assessment within the context of
students and staff as change
agents or working in partnership
» http://bit.ly/Jisccanjournal
» Submissions for next edition by
8th June

» The award supports staff and students working in partnership on
curriculum innovation projects in UK further education and skills and
higher education
» Pilot course has over 70 participants registered and runs from March –
June 2015 with next cohort opening for registration in September
» Two modules – module 1 is formative and online through Moodle with
module 2 assessed by portfolio and should be taken whilst completing a
partnership or change project
» Contact Mark Kerrigan for more information:
Mark.Kerrigan@anglia.ac.uk
SEDA accredited Jisc Institutional Change Leader award

ChangeAgents’ NetworkWebinar series – 13 May 2015
When Deborah did a live presentation for the Jisc FE Digital Student Consultation Workshop in Manchester, Scott Hibberson blogged, “„
the inspiring Deborah Millar was unleashed on us with her infectious enthusiasm and unique style of presenting. As Head of e-Learning at
Blackburn College Deborah was no stranger to the challenges faced by college staff and emphasised the need to be brave, to not shy away
from trying new things and most of all – to include the learners themselves. Deborah’s presentation explained how the Digipals project at
Blackburn College had recruited an invaluable team of learners to help share and cascade best practice in technology use throughout the
college. More details on this can be found in Deborah’s somewhat cheesey (her words, not mine!) YouTube video where it’s clearly evident
that a bit of humour is injected into everything they do to make learning fun.
DigiPals
Changing the Learning Landscape project
Deborah Millar
Head of eLearning, Blackburn College
@DebMillar24 #DigiPals #lfutures

DigiPals:
Changing the Learning
Landscape project
Deborah Millar
Head of eLearning
@DebMillar24 #DigiPals #lfutures

Aims of session
1. To explore the role of change
agents/champions/pioneers and what skills are
required for such roles
2. To share our journey from students working as
change agents, digital pioneers, student
fellows/ambassadors… DigiPals.
3. To share lessons learned from students working in
partnership with staff on technology related change
projects across further and higher education

Changing the Learning Landscape is about enabling higher education institutions
in England, including colleges of further education providing higher education, to bring
about change in their strategic approaches to Technology-Enhanced Learning (TEL).
CultureShift:
Embedding Technology in staff and student practice. (Part 1)
Most successful outcomes included:
- DigiSkills scan
- OpenBadges
- DigiPals

CULTURESHIFT:
EMBEDDING TECHNOLOGY IN STAFF AND STUDENT PRACTICE (Part 2)
A CPD programme delivered by 10 DigiPals (four staff and six students) to roll
out professional development on the use of technology for learning. The
‘DigiPals’ will foster collaboration internally and externally and bridge the
gap between teachers, learners and technical teams. They will work as a
collective team, in partnership with the Blended Learning Team and Computer
Services department, to create learning opportunities in safe environments. They
will support teachers, trainers, assessors and learners to develop new skills,
gain confidence and trial new approaches to technology enhanced learning.

FELTAG
Learners must be empowered to fully exploit their own understanding
of, and familiarity with digital technology for their own learning.
FELTAG’s research and conversations consistently referred to the under-
exploitation of learners’ skills, devices and technical knowledge when it
came to the use of learning technology. The greatest resource available
to Further Education and Skills providers in this domain is their learners.
More effort needs to be made to engage and empower learners’ use of
digital - and the use of their own devices – in the learning process.

Highlight which words you associate with
how students feel about using digital
technologies for learning?
A. Positive words e.g Fun, Collaborative, Positive, Confident, Pioneering,
Contemporary, Enlightened, Empowered, Liberating, Exhilarating
B. Negative words e.g Bored, Frustration, Controlled, Blocked, Panic, Stress,
Isolated, Challenging, Painful, Confusion, Bewildered, Fear, Insecure.
C. A selection of both but mostly Positive
D. A selection of both, but mostly negative
E. I don't know

Overview of DigiPals
DigiPals
Learning
Futures
students
Scholarship
Students
Trainee
Teachers

DigiPals
Learning
Futures
students
Scholarship
Students
Trainee
Teachers
The Digital Learning
Scholarship is for those
new students who are
passionate about using
digital resources such as
mobile devices, software,
apps and social media for
the purpose of learning.
They are available to
students who demonstrate
effective and creative use
of technology to enhance
their own and, most
importantly, their peers’
learning experience.

Meet the DigiPals…
PLAY
The Dawn of
the DigiPals

DigiPals
Prezi: DigiKnow monthly newsletter
Youtube: BlackburnCollegeVids
Twitter: @DigiPals #DigiPals
Facebook: DigiPals

DigiPals
Learning
Futures
students
Scholarship
Students
Trainee
Teachers
An unexpected win, win, win!

DigiPals
Learning
Futures
students
Scholarship
Students
Trainee
Teachers
#lfutures
#lfhairc
#lfsportl3
#lfsportl2
#lfengl
DigiPals all around us

Highlight which words you associate with
how you/your staff feel about using digital
technologies for teaching?
A. Positive words e.g Fun, Collaborative, Positive, Confident, Pioneering,
Contemporary, Enlightened, Empowered, Liberating, Exhilarating
B. Negative words e.g Bored, Frustration, Controlled, Blocked, Panic, Stress,
Isolated, Challenging, Painful, Confusion, Bewildered, Fear, Insecure.
C. A selection of both but mostly Positive
D. A selection of both, but mostly negative
E. I don't know

Compare the TOP 5 answers from each survey…
STUDENT results:
1. Fun
2. Positive
3. Exciting
4. Enlightened
5. Playful
STAFF results:
1. Fun
2. Positive
3. Exciting
4. Frustration
5. Contemporary
If the top 3 results are the
same from both staff and
students…
What is it that is holding them
back from technology
enhanced learning methods?

CULTURESHIFT:
Embedding technology
in staff and student
practice. (Dissemination Day)
• https://www.eventbrite.com/e/cultureshift-
embedding-technology-in-staff-and-student-
practice-dissemination-day-tickets-
16751827166?utm_campaign=order_confirm&u
tm_medium=email&ref=eemailordconf&utm_so
urce=eb_email&utm_term=eventname

Thank you all for listening.
Any Questions?

ChangeAgents’ NetworkWebinar series – 13 May 2015
A key strand of work for the Change Agent’s Network is to keep abreast of trends and emerging practice in student partnership work and to
share this knowledge more widely through our network and webinar events and by providing a central and easily accessible place for the
resources via the CAN website.
One of the resources available from the CAN website is the“Viewpoints change toolkit” which was developed to support institutions through
the change processes associated with student partnership initiatives. The toolkit is of value to both institutions that are new to this area of
work and to those looking to develop and sustain existing initiatives. The webinar will provide:
• A brief overview of the resources available from the CAN website and how they can be used to grow effective student partnerships
• An exploration of good practices.
Clare Killen
Independent consultant
Peter Chatterton
Independent consultant and CAN
Advisory Group member
The Student Engagement Toolkit:
Supporting institutions to set up, implement, develop and sustain student
partnerships

Student partnership toolkit
Has far is your institution on the “student
partnerships” journey?
A = Considering
B = Starting out
C = Piloting
D = Scaling up / embedding
E = not sure

Supporting institutions to set up,
implement, develop and sustain
student partnerships

» Sector resources - categorised
» Case studies
» Practice points & top tips
» Discussion cards

New detailed case studies
http://can.jiscinvolve.org/

Practice points, top tips and discussion cards
Four themes:
» Partnership set-up
» Partnership implementation
» Capabilities, development and accreditation
» Evaluation, impact & sustainability

Theme Practice point
Positioning
questions
Link to further resources

Top tips
Creative Commons
license

Which of the following applies?
A = you are using (or have used) these resources
B = you intend to use the resources
C = you don’t intend to use them
D = not sure

Which of the following applies?
A = the resources have been or could be useful
B = they have not been (or not likely to be) useful
C = not sure

Are these the “right” themes?
Partnership set-up
Partnership implementation
Capabilities, development and accreditation
Evaluation, impact & sustainability

Which theme would you like to discuss further?
A = Partnership set-up
B = Partnership implementation
C = Capabilities, development and accreditation
D = Evaluation, impact & sustainability

Partnership set-up
» Carry out a baseline study to research current
position.
» Establish the case for student partnerships and
align with strategies and policies.
» Establish motivation, reward and recognition
options for students and staff
» Devise novel recruitment and induction
approaches for students.
» Identify a partnership model that encompasses
options for different student roles together
with a range of stakeholders.
» Identify an outline project plan including
resources and funding
» Identify and learn from exemplars and case
studies of student partnerships

Partnership implementation
» Establish, implement and monitor a project
plan (based on agile methodology)
» Develop a set of principles of good practice to
follow for student partnerships
» Allocate significant time and resource for
stakeholder engagement and
communications
» Develop/acquire guides, toolkits and
resources
» Clarify detailed student and staff roles,
responsibilities and activities.
» Identify risks and how to manage them
» Establish/join external and internal
communities of practice

Capabilities, development and accreditation
» Define core student capabilities, attributes
and development frameworks for student
innovation and change activities.
» Develop/acquire courses and
training/learning resources for students and
staff
» Implement student personal & professional
development planning using reflective
practice and e-portfolios
» Develop academic and professional body
recognition and accreditation opportunities
for students
» Provide student/staff support
» Provide relevant staff training and link to
CPD

Evaluation, impact & sustainability
» Identify the rationale and need for evaluation.
» Choose appropriate qualitative and
quantitative evaluation approaches
» Adopt a range of data collection techniques to
support evaluation.
» Identify impact on a range of stakeholders and
the institution
» Develop case studies for use with stakeholder
communications and engagement.
» Develop recommendations for sustaining
student partnerships as part of evaluation
» Explore options for institutionally embedding
student partnerships.

Student engagement toolkit
Would anyone be interested in piloting the
“discussion cards”?
A =Yes
B = No
C = not sure

Student engagement toolkit
Questions?

»Join the network mailing list CAN@jiscmail.ac.uk by visiting
http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/CAN
»Follow us onTwitter @CANagogy #JiscCAN
»Visit our website for the CAN Student PartnershipsToolkit –
resources to support staff-student partnership working
»Participate in the series of CAN webinars to share best practice
»Share your experiences with us as part of the CAN case studies
»Submit your practice to our Journal of Educational Innovation ,
Partnership &Change by 8th June http://bit.ly/Jisccanjournal
http://can.jiscinvolve.org

Next webinar
30th June, 12:30 - 1:30pm
Dr Eleanor Quince, University of Southampton
“Mission Employable: Student-led employability activity”
In 2014 the Faculty of Humanities at the University of Southampton launched 'Mission
Employable', a range of interconnected employability activities driven by the student body. The
launch was central to a revision of the Faculty's employability strategy, undertaken in order to
engage a diverse student community with the employability agenda. The overarching aim: to
encourage students to think about career-planning much earlier whilst simultaneously gaining
valuable experience, by enabling them to lead, shape and run events for themselves and their
peers.
http://can.jiscinvolve.org
https://blog.soton.ac.uk/missionemployable/
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