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Digital Motivators

Once you've been through this guide you may also find it helpful to explore our companion guides, Digital,inclusion: How to and Digital Champions: How to.

https://scvo.scot/support/digital/inclusion/doing-digital-inclusion/approach/digital-motivators

Recruiting Digital Champions

If Digital Motivators are changemakers, then Digital Champions are the agents of change.,explain things in simple terms Understanding of people’s interests and motivations for learning Passionate,There are different types of Digital Champions (referenced in our Digital Champion Guide), and you should,, the number of Digital Champions you have versus the number of people you’re supporting (workload),,Champions have the freedom to create and curate resources to support their learners Providing peer support

https://scvo.scot/support/digital/inclusion/doing-digital-inclusion/approach/digital-motivators/recruiting-digital-champions

Supporting Digital Champions

Now that you’ve recruited your Digital Champions it’s time to think about how you provide ongoing support,Peer support Create a network for your Digital Champions to share best practice and celebrate their wins,them motivated: 1.,Usually, Digital Champions can advance through the different tiers based on how many people they support,Impact Stories Being able to quantify how many people have been supported by your Digital Champions is

https://scvo.scot/support/digital/inclusion/doing-digital-inclusion/approach/digital-motivators/supporting-digital-champions

Engaging with a new learner

Being a Digital Champion is more about people than it is about digital.,This tells us that motivation is a key challenge for a Digital Champion.,As a Digital Champion, your goal is to keep your learner motivated and excited about being online.,Digital Champion Build digital skills support into everyday interactions You can help people to build,we’re focusing on motivation to developing digital skills.

https://scvo.scot/support/digital/inclusion/doing-digital-inclusion/approach/digital-champions/engaging-with-a-new-learner

The role of the Digital Champion

It can also feel like a big responsibility and this guide is here to help support you.,Digital Champion Could I be a Digital Champion?,In this guide we will use the term ‘Digital Champions’ to cover all these terms.,Volunteer Digital Champions will provide support through an organisation and will likely have a role,Embedded Embedded Digital Champions tend to be in front-line positions, for example support workers,

https://scvo.scot/support/digital/inclusion/doing-digital-inclusion/approach/digital-champions/the-role-of-the-digital-champion

Measuring impact

Manage the demand on your Digital Champions.,Digital Champions keep a tally or how many learners they’ve supported, and at the end of the week they,How confident do you feel as a Digital Champion?,What further support would be helpful in your role as a Digital Champion?,This is what we used in SCVO (paid version) to create our What is a Digital Motivator video.

https://scvo.scot/support/digital/inclusion/doing-digital-inclusion/approach/digital-motivators/measuring-impact

Village halls as digital champions

That’s the same for digital skills: without the Essential Digital Skills and the motivation to use the,That’s what makes them ideal places to host digital champions! What can a village hall do?,Support local volunteers to become digital champions.,Digital champions are anyone that helps someone get online.,for supporting a learner.

https://scvo.scot/support/village-community-halls/digital/digital-champions

Essential digital skills

Digital Champion Every year, Lloyds Bank publishes its Essential Digital Skills Report.,Digital Champions can use a risk assessment process to review online safety considerations.,for Digital Champions (One Digital) Top Tips for Staying Secure Online (National Cyber Security Centre,Champion Guide.,Before you leave, you can check out the last part of the Digital Motivator Guide: measuring impact or

https://scvo.scot/support/digital/inclusion/doing-digital-inclusion/understanding-digital-inclusion/essential-digital-skills

Planning your digital inclusion support

The remaining sections of our guide provide the detail about each area.,Who will be your Digital Motivator and Digital Champions? ,They could help provide extra or niche support. How will you use the Digital Skills Toolkit? ,This could be staff training, funding, equipment or digital champion resources.,Let your service users and wider networks know about your digital inclusion support.

https://scvo.scot/support/digital/inclusion/doing-digital-inclusion/understanding-digital-inclusion/planning

User insight

These needs should guide your digital inclusion project.,Supporting someone to improve their digital skills will need you to explore their access to a device,Motivation You will need to motivate people by keeping your digital inclusion support person-centred.,Some motivation scoping questions are already built into the Essential Digital Skills Toolkit.,Once they learn that they’ll maybe want to learn other things.”John, Digital Champion, Fife Housing Group

https://scvo.scot/support/digital/inclusion/doing-digital-inclusion/understanding-digital-inclusion/user-insight

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