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Behind the Mask of Digital Identity
“Everyone presents himself to the others and to himself, and sees himself in the mirrors of their judgements. The masks he then and thereafter presents to the world and its citizens are fashioned upon...
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39 Steps (to embedding digital literacy into teaching and learning)
It was at the (fairly) recent Discovering New Horizons in the Digital Landscape conference in Manchester that my friend and colleague, Anthony Beal, introduced me to 23 Things – a self-directed course...
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Putting the pieces of your digital identity together
I’m not a lover of jigsaws, it has to be said. Mainly because I’m not very good at them, but the jigsaw analogy for your digital identity is an apt one. In a previous post, Behind the Mask of Digital...
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Ten Session Plan Ideas for Teaching Digital Footprint
I’ll keep this one brief, as the title’s pretty self-explanatory and it’s all covered in the introduction anyway so there’s no need to repeat everything here. The ebook can be downloaded straight from...
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Making the Most of LinkedIn
When the topic of presenting yourself online in the best possible light and your digital footprint arises, it’s difficult not to mention LinkedIn at some point. However, invariably the most common...
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How can adults encourage young users of social networking to use it safely...
It’s a simple enough question, but one which opens up a minefield of potential issues. Over the weekend my young nephew added me as a friend on Facebook – I’m sure this is a familiar scenario to many...
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Access to HE Quality Development Network event
Yesterday I had the pleasure of presenting at the QAA annual networking event at Leeds Beckett University (Headingley campus) which was attended by a range of teaching staff and awarding bodies. The...
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What does it mean to be digitally capable?
Today I had the pleasure of co-presenting a workshop kindly organised by Emma Thompson at the University of Liverpool with my colleague, Esther Barrett, on what it means to be digitally capable. The...
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“Imagine walking down the street one day and seeing a billboard about you.”
“Imagine walking down the street one day and seeing a billboard about you. It’s right in the middle of your town centre and everyone can see it. What would you want to see on it?” (Image by Jay Adkins,...
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What is your favourite collaboration tool for learning?
I know, it’s a ridiculously facile question on the surface. With so many options out there it’s difficult to single out just one. Besides, the key consideration has to be what you are trying to achieve...
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Gaming Ideas to Teach Digital identity and Wellbeing
I’d like to start off by thanking Sue Beckingham for providing the inspiration for this idea initially. I chanced on a tweet linking to Sue’s great blog post about how you could have students create...
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Building Digital Confidence: Celebrating Successes whilst Identifying Needs
How do we approach staff development when it comes to a subject like digital capability? (Image by Geralt, available on Pixabay under a CC0 Public Domain licence) Questions around identifying exactly...
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Being on the Ball with your Digital Identity
Yesterday I had the pleasure of meeting one of my childhood heroes: Johnny Ball, the star of many a Childrens TV show from the late 70s right through to the 90s (remember Think Again or Johnny Ball...
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