Student Digital LeadersGlyn Barritt, SSAT

Student Digital Leaders

• Passion to help their school shape vision and strategy around the use of technology

• Eagerness to promote their school and their SDL activities – expanding network

• Eagerness to research new technologiesand train their teachers and peers

• SDL roles ensure appropriate and engaging technology use

BenefitsSch Embeds most effective technology across school lifeSch Maximises the impact of the ICT budget

Stu Develops leadership and specialist skillsStu Develops other 21st Century skills … Stu Flexibility & credibility in the jobs marketStu Important! Helps students bring ‘fun’ into learning!

Nat Co-construct curriculums to engage all students in relevant and enjoyable learning

Nat Work alongside teachers to lessen effects of new demands on their workloads

Nat Help narrow the gap between policy makers and those designing/delivering the curriculum

Nick … I feel trusted as a person

and I’m developing new skills

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Tim … My role gives me responsibility

and the ability for me to make a difference

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Vicky ..I am able to have my say about what happens with ICT in school

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Planning• What issues might SDLs help to address/overcome?

• Whole school initiative or piloted by certain classes?• How will you choose students for the roles?• What qualities will your SDLs need to demonstrate?

• What year groups might you approach first?

• How long will SDLs serve?

• How do you ensure continuity?

• Who in school will oversee SDLs & champion widely?

Initial training & Group ID• Listening and speaking– Active and sympathetic

• Asking for help– For themselves, others

• Communication skills– Peers, teachers, community

• Sharing and showcasing– SDLs continually moving foward

• Using and applying– Getting the most from tech for learning

• Reviewing and feedback

Joining a growing network

• SSAT promotes at every given opportunity– Importance of student voice/impact in 21C learning where

students are encourage to co-construct schemes of work– Redesigning Schooling – encouraging school leaders &

classroom practitioners & student to shape education futures

• Extended outwards with help of social media– #dlchat on Twitter, every Thursday evening at 9pm

• See www.digitalleadernetwork.co.uk

Mozilla Open Badges• Top global brands have come together

to support a new way to recognise development of 21C skills

• Visual representations of learning, achievements, skills, interests & competencies

• They can represent hard and soft skills, peer assessment and stackable lifelong learning

“Over 70% of employers want employability skills to become a top education priority.” The CBI

Open badges anatomy! :o

Value of badges is in the rigour of what learners have to do to get them

So the evidence of achievement they point to

And within the metadata in the badge itself.

CC Kyle Bowen

Doug Belshaw is Badges & Skills Lead at the Mozilla Foundation offers a great explanation of Open Badges http://is.gd/PJMqRp

Open badges working as credentials

Open badges vs digital badges?

Open badges can be displayed across the web

They are digital images with metadata ‘baked’ into them, metadata which can’t be removed!

Growing number of employers, universities and colleges recognise and endorse badges, providing new opportunities for young people

Open Badges backpack is a user management interface where the Earner can delete badges, import badges, set privacy controls, create and publish groups of badges, etc.

What do students think?

Video shown with the kind permission of DigitalMe

In case this doesn’t play in SlideShare, the video can be watched on YouTube

Badges & SDL roles

• Badges will recognise achievement for those roles• Consultation on design, criteria and levels currently• Design process with DigitalMe, Mozilla & Makewaves• Open badges not

available for U13s• Makewaves platform

offering digital badgesfor U13s that willconvert eventually www.makeswaves.com

Involve students in design

Involve students in design

Glyn Barrittglyn.barritt@ssatuk.co.uk

www.ssatuk.co.uk

@ssat @ictregister @sdigileaders @glynbarritt