Wednesday 5 November 2014

05/11/2014 Keeping learners safe online

Moderators

» Malcolm Bodley, e-Learning Advisor , Jisc RSC Eastern

» Esther Barrett, e-Learning Advisor, Jisc RSC Wales

» Julia Taylor, e-Learning Advisor, Jisc RSC South West

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Taking part

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» The webinar will be recorded and shared online.

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Wednesday 5 November 2014

05/11/2014 Keeping learners safe online

Welcome and introduction

» Welcome and introduction: Paul McKean, Customer advocate FE and Skills, Jisc

» 360 degree safe self review tool: Katie McAllister, Student support and wellbeing manager, Peterborough College

» E-safety and social media: Jackie Milne, Legal information specialist, Jisc Legal

» Building an e-safety culture: Rachel Challen, e-Learning manager, Loughborough college

» Panel Q&A» Summary and close

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Newsbeat, 14 October 2014

E-Safety

Katie McAllister, Student support and

wellbeing manager

Peterborough Regional College and

360 degree safe self review tool(South West Grid for Learning)

Our E-safety questions

•

• Are students aware of how to stay safe?

• Are our staff aware of new technology?

• What about placement locations,

employers, contractors?

• Was the college safe – litigation, financial,

reputation

The Challenge

• Addressing the increased cases of cyber bullying,

harassment, CSE etc

• Meeting our legal and statutory duties relating to ICT

• Identifying all of the across college areas we would need

to consider such as our hosting liability and data

protection

• Creating and completing an comprehensive action plan

The Solution

360 degree safe self review tool

It’s free to access!

Provides subject areas (top line and in detail)

Provides action plan as you go

Identifies AFIs and best practices

Is online so a whole college approach is possible

Compares your own responses to others who have completed

it

Areas for review

Each

element has strands.

Each strand

has aspects.

Results

• Improved areas across the college relating to e-safety

and safeguarding including

– Information mechanisms available to parents, students,

visitors, contractors & employers

– Contemporary training for staff, students and governors

– Logging of issues (including CEOP on VLE) & monitoring

actions by EDIMs

– Reporting processes

Impact

• Annual detailed action plan

• E-safety safeguarding officer maintains & shares up to

date knowledge

• Recognised kitemark

• Staff confidence in policies and practices

Future plans

• Annual review

• Learners in subject specialist areas to lead on the action

plan (eg. ICT, Childcare, teacher training, Student Union)

• Use the structure of the tool to analyse other areas of the

college eg. Welfare

• Share best practices as requested

PRC Ideas

FreshersFayre Event (1 Oct)

Anti-bullying & Resilience Stand (17 Nov)Wellbeing Team Stand (E-safety: 1 Dec)

Safer Internet Day Stand (10 Feb)Be Healthy, Stay Safe, Be Green Event (19 Mar)

Questions

Jackie Milne, Legal information specialist, Jisc Legal

e-Safety and social media - risky mix or recipe for success?

Social Media

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“The most influential and powerful voice of the people… needs to be regulated”Chloe Madeley

“Ability to give a voice to people who would never have been heard”Bill Gates

“A catalyst for the advancement of everyone’s rights”Queen Rania of Jordan

“Just a buzz word until you come up with a plan”Unknown

Storm in a T cup?

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FB comments result in sacking Think before you tweet or risk arrest

Sexting pressure on the rise

Social network is social nightmare

Internet trolls may face two years in jail

Teacher in FB meltdown

We don’t need any new social media lawsHalf of child exploitation happens on

social networks

Which legal duties do you have?

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Statutory All of theseContractual Common law

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Image © Microsoft Clipart

So, what now?

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» Check Jisc Legal’s resources: ‘Jisc Legal, Themes, Social Media’Q and A at the end of the session

Congratulations all round

Start a conversation

Update policies and/or

procedures

Point at someone else –

it’s their problem!

Jisc Legal resources

» Jisc Legal - themes - social media - guidance

» Social media for staff policy template:http://jiscleg.al/smediapolicy

» Social media for staff legal checklist:http://jiscleg.al/socialmediacheck

» Social media and the law top tips:http://jiscleg.al/smediatoptips

» Check Jisc Legal’s resources: ‘Jisc Legal, Themes, Social Media’Q and A at the end of the session

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Rachel ChalleneLearning ManagerLoughborough College

@RKChallen

Building an eSafety culture at Loughborough

College

Drivers• Anecdotal evidence of increase of

online bullying / harassment

• Increased BYOD usage

• Staff not fully conversant with social media issues and how to identify / address them

• An inconsistent cross college eSafety approach and awareness

Consultation Process

• Learning coaches

• Conferences and training sessions

• Development

• Feedback and sign off (ownership)

Stage 1 development

• Embedded course in Moodle

• Moodle badges

• Learning coach aid

Stage 1 engagement

First month usage

• 584 students completed the course:

• 502 silver

• 82 gold

• Mandatory completion of online bullying and online identity sections in student induction

• Embedded into level 3 Award in Education and Training

Stage 2 development

• Mandatory completion of online bullying and online identity sections in student induction:

• 2102 students completed

• Embedded into level 3 Award in Education and Training:

• 2 cohorts completed

Stage 2 engagement

Sharing in the UK

40 colleges so far have requested the course

(as of 31 October 2014)

…and beyond

Other Colleges:

• Extremely positive feedback on the design and content

• Using for safer internet day

• Using as a base for own development

• Using to raise staff awareness

50% decrease in reported bullying incidents

• Data taken in the first 6 weeks of term 13/14 and 14/15

Q&A panel

Questions?

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