jisc techdis: supporting vulnerable learners

22/11/2013

Preparing to Work Together

Preparing for Safer Internet Day 28 November 2013

Dawn Green, Principal Landmarks College Lisa Featherstone, Jisc TechDis

East Midlands e-‐Safety Project

The project aim was to improve e-‐Safety for all learners with learning difficulties and disabilities. The project partners are all Independent Specialist Colleges (ISCs) and members of the East Midlands Peer Review and Development (PRD) Group.

An LSIS Flexible Innovation Fund project.

Preparing to Work Together

Project objectives

The project: » involved learners in the production of support and guidance materials that they felt comfortable using; » produced training materials for staff;

» produced guidance for parents and carers. » Produced guidance for governors » The final output was a website – www.em-‐e-‐safetyproject.co.uk

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Website Open Educational Resource with Creative Commons.

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E-‐Safety

is about safe and responsible practice with technology and the sensible management of risks presented by a digital world There is a need to educate ourselves and others about the benefits and risks of using technology and to provide awareness, skills and safeguards to enable users to take responsibility for their own and others’ online experiences.

A definition.


Vulnerable People

Some users may be more at risk on-‐line than others and this may be due to age (children or older people), health or disability. Some disabled learners may be at risk online due to difficulties in understanding and/or communication and/or limited access to and interaction with information.


Surveys

» Were surveyed at the start and 6 months after completion.

Learners, Staff, Parents and Carers


Survey Comment

Please feel free to comment in the text chat.

Is this a valid comment?

Are we scare mongering?

Quote from the previous definition “sensible management of risks”

I think the risks to learners are very minimal and tend to be overstated and exaggerated as a result of this type of project


Parents and Staff Concerns


Little knowledge of what young people were doing online

Recommendations from Surveys

» Closer work between all stakeholders

» Agreed simple and clear Terminology

» Understanding and awareness


» E-‐safety Triangle » Clear Evaluated Strategy » Understanding and Practice. » Individual needs assessed and managed.

E-‐Safety Triangle Staff skills


Technology

Legal Practical

Online Activity

Spectrum of Understanding Assessing, Understanding and Managing Risk


None Limited Full

Little opportunity Barring

Understanding and managing risk.

Preparing to Work Together Safer Internet Day 2014


» Closer work in-‐house › Management

› Teaching staff › Care staff › Parents and Carers › Governors

» Closer work with outside agencies

› Schools and other colleges

› Police › Charities › Social Services › Supported Living projects

Suggested Activities

» Use Safer Internet Day to launch initiatives and activities • Collaboration with outside agencies – Police, social services, charities etc. • Private Facebook group to discuss and debate issues. •  Quizzes and interactive activities for • Students • Staff • Governors •  Reminders in classrooms, session plans • 

Working with Stakeholders


Suggestions?

Design and develop activities that you and your organisation are comfortable with.

Resolve to make a start.

E-‐safety is like food hygiene or road safety – it doesn’t stop.

Send us your ideas!

Ongoing development


Thank You

Dawn Green -‐ [email protected]

Lisa Featherstone – [email protected]

TechDis – [email protected]

Please feel free to contact us.
