College of North West London Tackling e-Safety: The CNWL Approach Tony Delahunty: 11th May 2011.

College of North West London

Tackling e-Safety:The CNWL Approach

Tony Delahunty: 11th May 2011

College of North West London

Safeguarding

• Entire staff team trained; S/Dev Day 09-10

• Robust procedures in place

• Tutorial info, Intranet info , Publicity and dissemination (quick summary list on back of College ID cards).

• But e-Safety is wider than just safeguarding….

College of North West LondonE-Safety: the College’s role

•Safeguarding: Protection

•Education: study skills, vocational use

•Enrichment: engaging with and benefitting from digital culture

College of North West LondonE-Safety: Strategy 2010-11

• Resources: lots to use/customise from wider sector (Moodle/intranet/ integrated into Tutorial Programme)

• E-Safety Day:

- high profile (advertised, launched by Principal)

- for info, training and awareness building

- event using online media (an ‘E-Solution’, Web 2, Facebook, user-generated, accessible )

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E-Safety Day

•Posters, publicity (Moodle, Facebook)

•Cross College planning group

•March 2nd 2011

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E-Safety Resources Online

•Moodle-housed resources

•Based on Cornwall College & RSCs’ shared resources

College of North West LondonE-safety Videos on YouTube

•YouTube playlist: external video, plus our additions

•Played on loop on big screens, and on Moodle e-safety page.

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E-Safety Quiz

•In Moodle: based on Cornwall College quiz, but extended and randomised

•Prizes for top scores (the winning student took the quiz 22 separate times!)

•Answers, feedback available from later in day

College of North West LondonSocial Networking platforms

•Discussions and promotion on College Facebook site; also live discussions in College Moodle

• E.g. anyone got views on what is and isn’t cyberbullying?

•Little active usage….

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E-Safety Handouts

•Covering the 4 main themes

•Useful Information to retain for students and staff

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E-Safety Handouts (2)

•Covering the 4 main themes

•Useful Information to retain for students and staff

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Workshops for Students

•In main lecture theatre

•Tutors booked whole groups in; or individual walk-ups: over 100 per session

•Main themes again:

- Cyberbullying

- Social Networking & Facebook

- Mobile Phones, Texting, IM

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Student E-Mentors

Student E-Mentors created a promotional video, and interviewed and discussed e-safety with students attending the event on the day

College of North West London Resources (for Tutors/Managers)

•Page with links, games, resources on Moodle, and linked to in Tutorial Info on Staff Intranet.

•E-Safety Workshop for Staff

- facilitated by RSC

•E-Safety Fact of the Day

- on Staff Intranet, updated daily, throughout that week,

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E-Safety Day: Summary

•Online resources, discussions

•YouTube, Facebook coverage

•Useful information online, in handouts, and workshop sessions

•Staff training, and resources to use with students

•Online games, activities, links

•E-Mentor promotion and engagement

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E-Safety Day: Outcomes• No clear measure of impact yet available

• Students and staff are eager for information (enabling as well as restrictive)

• Not all young students are sophisticated ‘digital natives’: often need basic help and support

• Online media has benefits, but physically located and supervised events still engage more.

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Tackling e-Safety:The CNWL Approach

Thanks for your attention!

Tony Delahunty: 11th May 2011

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