Ostrich to Owl

Session Activities  Discuss our e-responsibilities  Consider realistic scenarios, likely outcomes and preventative measures  Summarise findings using Web 2.0 collaborative workspace  Draw on the expertise of JISC Legal

To Serve and Protect... “Children and young people need to be empowered to keep themselves safe...” Dr Tanya Byron (Safer children in a digital world: The report of the Byron Review) Organisations need to “keep safe” by being aware of and addressing responsibilities

Can we bury our heads?  Technology is here and not going away  Our learners use technology inside and outside of the classroom, on and off the job  Educators use technology more than they think they do  Current school leavers will not have known the world without the Internet – it is normal  Technology can be exciting, varied, effective, motivational and risky

The Cephalonian Method  A question or scenario is posed – in this case relating to meeting your e-safety duties  Discuss and decide on your response, implications, examples  Summarise your response at  We will then compare responses to the “expert” guidance

Typewith.me  An open source collaborative work space  Document text is synchronized as you type, so that everyone viewing this page sees the same text.  This allows you to collaborate seamlessly on documents in your Web browser.

JISC Legal  Works to ensure that legal issues do not become a barrier to the adoption and use of new information and communications technologies  JISC Legal safeguarding downloadable webcastwebcast  Scenarios refer to colleges but are relevant to all education/training sectors

So where do we stand?

Where next?   E-safety Policy checklist  Safeguarding - Meeting your e-Safety Duties Webcast    