{"id":2113,"date":"2012-10-04T09:15:42","date_gmt":"2012-10-04T09:15:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.reading.ac.uk\/engage-in-teaching-and-learning\/?p=447"},"modified":"2019-10-04T15:37:57","modified_gmt":"2019-10-04T15:37:57","slug":"developing-students-digital-skills-through-placements-maximising-student-engagement-by-rachel-glover","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/t-and-l-exchange\/2012\/10\/04\/developing-students-digital-skills-through-placements-maximising-student-engagement-by-rachel-glover\/","title":{"rendered":"Developing students\u2019 digital skills through placements \u2013 Maximising student engagement by Rachel Glover"},"content":{"rendered":"

I have previously blogged<\/a> about my trip to ALT-C in Manchester<\/span><\/a>. In the same week I went to the RAISE Conference<\/span><\/a> in Southampton. The Researching, Advancing & Inspiring Student Engagement day was my first opportunity to speak about some of the findings of our research so far.<\/p>\n

At the last-minute, my supervisor Nadja Guggi had to take sick leave, but I felt confident enough to talk about our research and step up to the challenge of delivering our presentation on \u2018Developing students\u2019 digital skills through placements\u2019 <\/a><\/span>\u00a0on my own.<\/p>\n

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RAISE presentation<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

I\u00a0focused\u00a0on five key areas that had stood out for me so far, addressing each theme in turn: confidence, time, participation, social media and value.<\/p>\n

After my presentation I opened the floor to questions. This was a particularly valuable experience. One member of the audience queried a point I had made about students\u2019 social media skills. With hindsight, I could have made a clearer distinction between skills and practices \u2013 the difference knowing how to use social media, and using social media in a professional context, as part of a communication strategy. This is something to take forward for future presentations.<\/p>\n

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RAISE Students<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Another delegate wanted to know if I had asked students about how they initially heard about their placement opportunity. I had indeed done this, with the majority of students hearing about the placement from a friend. The delegate had also done some research with similar findings. It was really valuable to hear about other research projects and to discover similarities between them.<\/p>\n

See the\u00a0clip below for a summary of the common themes addressing my RAISE presentation.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=90-WurbS5-4&feature=youtu.be<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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