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Site for the 157 Group's E-Ambassador initiative (started ca 2012). "e-Ambassadors are students with good technical skills who liaise with fellow students, their tutor and the e-Learning team. The aim of the e-Ambassador programme is to enable students to influence how technology is used in their course. We anticipate that this programme will result in inspired and engaged independent learners. "

Came across this today, a project influenced by the JISC funded PEDL e-guides project at Coleg Llandrillo, predecessor to the college's current PADDLE #jiscdiglit project. I can see that they presented at an RSC London E-factor conference.

The insertion of social media in education has the potential to advance core aims of our society: to teach students how to engage with their families, neighbors, and communities in a new way. The combination of social media and education requires that we teach students how to become literate in a digital world. The skills of literacy are no longer just about reading and writing, but about abilities that surround our responsibilities as authors. In Digital and Media Literacy: A Plan of Action, researcher Renee Hobbs offers that digital and media literacy is constructed of five crucial abilities:

February 1 2012 Digital Learning Day is a nationwide celebration of innovative teaching and learning through digital media and technology that engages students and provides them with a rich, personalized educational experience.