digital capability - connected u: developing professional presence on linkedin

Digital Capability

Connected Udeveloping professional presence on LinkedIn

Sue Beckingham & Andrew Middleton @andrewmid@suebecks

Faculty of ACES Annual LTA Conference, Sheffield Hallam University

Andrew Middleton

So... what was the title?! Is this the one where I suggested we use Helen Beetham's Digital Capability graphic to talk about using LinkedIn to created a digital PPDP portfolio?We will need to demonstrate what is in the toolkit in terms of case studies and links etc

Sue Beckingham

Digital Capability: 'Connected U: developing professional presence on LinkedIn' (Sue Beckingham and Andrew Middleton) and the Assessment Journey (Neil McKay and Alison Twill)Using HB framework we can set the seen and highlight the importance of the key areas and the need to encourage and support staff dev. We can then use LinkedIn as one exemplar.

Andrew Middleton

I'll leave it to you for the moment - I was having trouble pasting in stuff. Maybe conflict. Don't do too much. We've both been working too hard

Sue Beckingham

Think we have a story. Frame and set context of digital capability, then project. Lead into stage 1 (HEA) outputs. Consider aspects yet to develop and ask for suggestions

Common ground

Employability as a lifelong challenge and commitment to professional development and establishing good standing

Defining digital literacy

Digital identity and wellbeing

A strategic approach to building digital capability

(Jisc 2015)

Connected UHEA funded - Employability SEP“Re-imagining PPDP”Enabling Remaining in Good StandingChallenge: to make PPDP and RIGS realRelevant for staff and students

Connected U - The ‘LinkedIn University’

How and why we should establish and maintain our professional profiles using social media

Personal & Professional Development Planning (PPDP) for students

Professional Recognition for staff

Professional ProfilingCommon purpose

The Employability ContinuumEnacting PPDP and CPD

Case studiesStaffStudentsAlumniEmployers

Understanding the impact of a LinkedIn online presence

Audience(s): peers, students, parents of students, employers, research, industry.

Being professional

Have a profile…

To be professional…Act professionally…

Maintain your profile…

About LinkedIn

Guides users to complete relevant headed sections

HeaderSummaryExperienceQualifications

But there’s more...

Developing a richer picture

Begin with a Digital PPDP Toolbox

Connected U case studies

Stage 1

https://blogs.shu.ac.uk/profiles

https://blogs.shu.ac.uk/profiles

Connected U resourcesHow to guidesExemplarsProfilesRecommendations, skills and endorsements

In developmentTemplatesIn class activitiesAssessment and marking criteriaAdding multimedia

What would you like to be added to the toolkit?

digital capability - connected u: developing professional presence on linkedin

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