Monthly Archives: October 2012

Understanding digital literacies at UAL definitions and competencies

Posted on October 30, 2012 by Chris Follows

Understanding digital literacies at UAL definitions and competencies kick off meetings. DIAL are address Digital literacies in its own way (sustainable community networks) this is not to say this is the only way or that we can obtain generalised definitions … Continue reading →

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UALs DIAL project engagement and project capacity

Posted on October 29, 2012 by Chris Follows

In terms of ‘Managing expectations project scope met‘ in year one DIAL had differing success with engagement and managing engagement, given that DIAL is a project and not an institutional department or service and has limited resources and scope. DIALs … Continue reading →

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Online PPD skills & specialisms with a practice based accreditation tool

Posted on October 28, 2012 by Chris Follows

I’ve been part of the CCW (Chelsea) SICOM process and at one of the meetings, which brought together a wide cross section of staff we discussed issues and ideas I think DIAL could really support. I would really like to … Continue reading →

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Welcome to ‘Digital Life’

Posted on October 26, 2012 by

Welcome to the UAL digital Life programme. We have recently started to bring together many of out digital initiatives under one umbrella in order to deliver an inspirational digital experience. This is much more than a technology initiative and at … Continue reading →

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DIAL Advisory Board 29 October 2012

Posted on October 26, 2012 by Chris Follows

Meeting minutes are being prepared…… DIAL Advisory Board meeting 29 Oct 2012 DIAL Advisory Board meeting 29 Oct 2012 AGENDA Meeting of the DIAL Advisory Board to consider the following items of business. The meeting will be held on Monday … Continue reading →

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Video resource for presentation skills in development

Posted on October 26, 2012 by Laura North

We’re making a video as one of the resources for the video presentation skills project. This is the provisional structure: Open with a clip of LCF. Intro of people involved in project: Chitra, me, Pei-Chin, Chris Clip of group activity, … Continue reading →

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DIAL overview and update at Library Services Conference 2012

Posted on October 25, 2012 by Chris Follows

  Chris Follows and Jess Crilly talk about University Projects DIAL and Process Arts and the Things Unlimited Information literacy project for Library Services part of the DIAL project at the Library Services Conference 2012 ‘Just One Thing’ Activity During the … Continue reading →

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Improving Your Prospects through Online Profiles

Posted on October 22, 2012 by Chris Follows

Enterprise Week 12-16 November 2012 For more information about this event http://see.arts.ac.uk/events/entweek/ or see event below: Improving Your Prospects through Online Profiles Date: 15 November 2012 Time: 3pm – 5pm Location: Podium Lecture Theatre, LCC, SE1 6SB Event details: Presenting … Continue reading →

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DIAL year 2 objectives

Posted on October 22, 2012 by Chris Follows

Lead and support wider collaborative ‘institutional’ objectives: (in collaboration with the new Digital Life programme and all involved projects) Define UALs digital projects and programmes use of the term ‘Digital literacies’. Debate and define UALs institutional understanding of terms associated … Continue reading →

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Digital ‘present’ and futures new blog for CSM

Posted on October 18, 2012 by Chris Follows

Here’s a really great example of good practice in colleges taking ownership of their digital ‘present’ and futures – http://digitalpresent.myblog.arts.ac.uk/ My question would be who would set up and manage these kind of initiatives in all the other Colleges, this … Continue reading →

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Benefits of DIAL:

Posted on October 17, 2012 by Chris Follows

Benefits of DIAL inline with DIAL year 2 objectives. 1.    Institutional digital literacies/leadership (Digitally literate organisation) 1.1. Digital Terms and definitions Support a cross college collaborative approach to policy and official terms associated to being a ‘digital literate university’ through … Continue reading →

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How to join UALs my.blog.arts and blog groups

Posted on October 2, 2012 by Chris Follows

View this video on YouTube – http://youtu.be/y9BM30WFDws In this video we walk through the process of joining my.blog.arts and joining group blogs like the DIAL UAL baseline blogs – http://ualdigitalbaseline.myblog.arts.ac.uk/ Myblog.arts is UALs in house blogging service. The digital baseline … Continue reading →

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