1. Embedding Digital Literacy at Leeds
Metropolitan University:
One Year On
Wendy Luker
Associate Director, Libraries and Learning Innovation
Erin Nephin
Library Academic Support Team Manager

2. In this Session
• How the Undergraduate Curriculum review
gave opportunities to embed digital literacy;
• The impact of the implementation our
resource discovery tool (“Discover”) with the
launch of digital literacy as a graduate
attribute;
• Examples of sessions/support mechanisms
created to support the roll-out
• Feedback on lessons learned

3. At last year’s conference…
• Definition of “Digital Literacy” at Leeds
Metropolitan
• The Undergraduate Curriculum review
• Initial staff support and development
• Examples of existing good practice
• Initial evaluation

4. “Discover”: its impact
400,000 additional full-text
downloads during our busiest month
88% increase in the number of ebook accesses
Increase in positive feedback from Student Representatives
on ease of accessing Library resources

5. Training sessions delivered
Students
All staff (Academic,
Partners and
Support Staff)
“On the Road”

6. Support Mechanisms Developed by
• Centre for Teaching and Learning
• Skills for Learning
• Collections in the University Repository
• Academic Librarians

7. Academic Staff and Partners

8. Core Content Modules

9. Digital Literacy and Support Staff

10. Digital Literacy and Support Staff

11. Digital Literacy and Employability

12. Digital Literacy and Employability

13. Digital Literacy for Employability

14. Digital Literacy and Employability

15. Feedback so far
“*In our Faculty+ we were already “We’ve seen a big change in the quality of
fairly embedded in most courses, work and diversity of resources being used
but this has given us access to all by students in their assignments.”
courses.” -Academic Librarian -Member of Academic Staff
“I wasn’t aware that I “*The embedding of
“The skills I have
could use the Library or Digital Literacy] has
gained mean that I
ask for help in finding emphasised the good
can adapt to new and
information to support my practice taking
changing situations.”
work.” -Member of place.”
-Student
Support Staff -Global Reviewer

16. Next Steps
• Online Learning Materials Strategy
• New Digital Skills workshops
• Sessions co-delivered by Academic Librarians
and the Repository Developer

17. Questions?
Wendy Luker
w.luker@leedsmet.ac.uk
Erin Nephin
e.nephin@leedsmet.ac.uk