Digital Fluency Diagnostic for Staff

1. Digital Fluency Diagnostic for Staff • The purpose of this diagnostic tool is to support individual staff efforts to improve their digital fluency. It can be used individually or as part of the appraisal process. • Currently there are only five areas of digital fluency you can investigate inside the tool, but we hope to add more soon. These areas were chosen based upon identifying the digital fluency needs of academic staff, and selecting a sample to investigate in this prototype. • The diagnostic tool will ask you to select an area then evaluate your current level to direct you to appropriate resources • To begin, press F5 to start the slideshow, then click Start below. START

2. What is Digital Fluency? • Digital fluency is having the attitudes and skills that are important to live, learn and work in the digital age. Digital fluency has four component parts: • IT capabilities – being able to choose and use the technologies and tools available that best fit the task  • Information literacy – “knowing when and why you need information, where to find it, and how to evaluate, use and communicate it in an ethical manner” (CILIP) • Critical thinking – reasonable, reflective thinking that is focused on deciding what to believe and do • Online presence – selecting and using appropriate communication techniques relevant to different situations; creating and presenting an online identity that reflects who you want to be • In addition to these four elements, digital fluency requires an acknowledgement that change is constant and skills need continuous development, that it isn’t solely about knowing how to do something but knowing how to learn to do something new. It’s a blend of both capabilities and confidence when approaching future learning activities. • Next you will be asked to consider which element of your digital fluency you want to investigate CONTINUE

3. I'd like to… Improve my ability to make electronic presentations, including effectively using digital media Enhance my ability to find information published in my subject area. Be more confident with digital technologies. Develop my critical evaluation skills with online information Better understand the way I present myself through email. Keep up to date and manage new information published in my subject area

4. I have only dabbled a bit in electronic presentations or don't use them at all. Improve my ability to make electronic presentations, including effectively using digital media I have given electronic presentations and want to learn to do more with them. I am comfortable incorporating advanced techniques such as digital media into presentations. Back to menu

5. I am not always certain where to find information published in my subject discipline Improve my ability to find information published in my subject area I can usually find what I need but I often either find too much or not enough information I am confident I can find a wide range of focused information suitable for my needs Back to menu

6. I am fearful of new technologies and rarely use them if I can avoid it Be more confident with digital technologies I can use new technologies but I am not confident with them I feel confident using new technologies and will start using them before many of my colleagues Back to menu

7. When I find information online I tend to assume it is true Develop my critical evaluation skills with online information I know not all online information is accurate but I am not always certain of the best methods to judge reliability I use trusted sources to get online information then test the reliability as I would with any type of information Back to menu

8. I do not think about how others might perceive my emails when writing them Better understand the way I present myself through email I normally communicate well with email but find that during stressed or busy periods my communication suffers I am conscious of how others may perceive my communication through email and adjust my style of writing and tone accordingly Back to menu

9. I am unsure of the best strategies to keep up to date and manage information Keep up to date and manage new information published in my subject area I have strategies for keeping up to date and managing information but feel there may be more efficient approaches I am confident I am able to keep up to date and manage new information but would like to try a few new techniques Back to menu

10. I have only dabbled a bit in electronic presentations or don't use them at all Recommended ideas for your level: These ideas might be above where you feel you are: Starting using PowerPoint Improving PowerPoint Use Incorporating Media Advanced Techniques Back

11. I have given electronic presentations and want to learn to do more with them Recommended ideas for your level: These ideas might be below where you feel you are: These ideas might be above where you feel you are: Improving PowerPoint Use Incorporating Media Starting using PowerPoint Advanced Techniques Back

12. I am comfortable incorporating advanced techniques such as digital media into presentations Recommended ideas for your level: These ideas might be below where you feel you are: Advanced Techniques Starting using PowerPoint Improving PowerPoint Use Incorporating Media Back

13. Starting Using PowerPoint Back

14. Improving PowerPoint Use Back

15. Incorporating Media Back

16. Advanced Techniques Back

17. I am not always certain where to find information published in my subject discipline Recommended ideas for your level: These ideas might be above where you feel you are: Find out what SHU has to offer Explore freely available resources Effective search strategies Alerting services Back

18. I can usually find what I need but I often either find too much or not enough information Recommended ideas for your level: These ideas might be below where you feel you are: These ideas might be above where you feel you are: Effective search strategies Find out what SHU has to offer Explore freely available resources Alerting services Back

19. I am confident I can find a wide range of focused information suitable for my needs Recommended ideas for your level: These ideas might be below where you feel you are: Alerting services Find out about what SHU has to offer Explore freely available resources Effective search strategies Back

20. Find out what SHU has to offer Back

21. Explore freely available information resources Back

22. Effective search strategies Back

23. Alerting services Back

24. I am fearful of new technologies and rarely use them if I can avoid it Recommended ideas for your level: These ideas might be above where you feel you are: Understanding your fears Gaining experience Innovating with technology Back

25. I can use new technologies but I am not confident with them Recommended ideas for your level: These ideas might be below where you feel you are: These ideas might be above where you feel you are: Gaining experience Understanding your fears Innovating with technology Back

26. I feel confident using new technologies and will start using them before many of my colleagues Recommended ideas for your level: These ideas might be below where you feel you are: Innovating with technology Understanding your fears Gaining experience Back

27. Understanding your fears Back

28. Gaining experience Back

29. Innovating with technology Back

30. When I find information online I assume it is true Recommended ideas for your level: These ideas might be above where you feel you are: Thinking about information Judging reliability online Sharing trusted sources Back

31. I know not all online information is accurate but I am not always certain of the best methods to judge reliability Recommended ideas for your level: These ideas might be below where you feel you are: These ideas might be above where you feel you are: Judging reliability online Thinking about information Sharing trusted sources Back

32. I use trusted sources to get information online and then test the reliability of that information as I would with other information Recommended ideas for your level: These ideas might be below where you feel you are: Sharing trusted sources Thinking about information Judging reliability online Back

33. Thinking about information Back

34. Judging reliability online Back

35. Sharing trusted sources Back

36. I do not think about how others might perceive my emails when writing them Recommended ideas for your level: These ideas might be above where you feel you are: Communication strategies Online etiquette Keeping in control Conveying your personality Back

37. I normally communicate well with email but during stressed or busy periods my communication suffers Recommended ideas for your level: These ideas might be below where you feel you are: These ideas might be above where you feel you are: Keeping in control Communication strategies Online etiquette Conveying your personality Back

38. I am conscious of how others may perceive my communication through email and adjust my style of writing and tone accordingly Recommended ideas for your level: These ideas might be below where you feel you are: Conveying your personality Communication strategies Online etiquette Keeping in control Back

39. Communication strategies Back

40. Online etiquette Back

41. Keeping in control Back

42. Conveying your personality Back

43. I am unsure of the best strategies to keep up to date and manage information Recommended ideas for your level: These ideas might be above where you feel you are: Text Creating start pages Alerting services Back

44. I have strategies for keeping up to date and managing information but feel there may be more efficient approaches Recommended ideas for your level: These ideas might be below where you feel you are: These ideas might be above where you feel you are: Alerting services Text Creating start pages Back

45. I am confident I am able to keep up to date and manage new information but would like to try a few new techniques Recommended ideas for your level: These ideas might be below where you feel you are: Creating start pages Text Alerting services Back

46. Text Back

47. Alerting services Back

48. Creating start pages Back