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The role of the Digital Motivator

A Digital Motivator is someone who is passionate about digital inclusion and wants everyone to be able,Digita Motivator What do they do?,Key tasks a Digital Motivator might do include: Identify and recruit staff/volunteers who would make,excellent Digital Champions Support Digital Champions to access learning opportunities Help co-deliver,They build support for digital skills development and recruit Digital Champions.

https://scvo.scot/support/digital/inclusion/doing-digital-inclusion/approach/digital-motivators/the-role-of-the-digital-motivator

Making change happen

people don’t need digital skills support.,workforce, either through learning new digital skills or acting as a Digital Champion to support others,You’ll be responsible for motivating your Digital Champions as well as Common barriers you may encounter,Digital is only one aspect of life and we wanted to provide a holistic approach to inclusion.”,Digital Motivator “Remember that digital is not about finding new ways to do everything, it is about

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

Engaging with a new learner

Embedding digital inclusion support into your service can help.,This tells us that motivation is a key challenge for a Digital Champion.,Digital Champion Keep it frequent, informal and flexible You will need to tailor your delivery approach,As a Digital Champion, your goal is to keep your learner motivated and excited about being online.,This approach is best suited to an ‘embedded Digital Champion’.

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

The role of the Digital Champion

A good Digital Champion is: Friendly, approachable, and eager to help others learn new skills A good,In fact, it actually makes you a better Digital Champion if you don’t know how to do everything.,They have their primary job to do, but they incorporate digital ‘nudges’ in this support.,a specific paid post to promote digital inclusion.,Example:Alison works as a Digital Inclusion Officer for a local community organisation, it’s a new post

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

Planning your digital inclusion support

Starting your digital inclusion journey Here are some key things to consider when planning your digital,inclusion support journey: What do your services users need? ,Who will be your Digital Motivator and Digital Champions? ,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

Promoting your service

Promoting your digital inclusion will increase engagement.,For example, have your Digital Champions on hand at a community cafe, event or session.,Lead with the benefits to the individual rather than 'doing digital'.,This will be what motivates them to engage and improve their digital skills Let your networks know about,your digital inclusion support too.

https://scvo.scot/support/digital/inclusion/doing-digital-inclusion/impact/promoting-your-service

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

User insight

These needs should guide your digital inclusion project.,Here are some ideas from existing and emerging digital inclusion activities: Help them navigate options,Having a connected device is one part of the digital inclusion jigsaw.,Motivation You will need to motivate people by keeping your digital inclusion support person-centred.,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

Vulnerable Scots given a digital lifeline

NEWS 27 March 2024 by Robert Armour

Families & Young People

Management

Social Justice & Poverty

Health & Social Care

Different services come together to deliver meaningful outcomes

https://tfn.scot/news/vulnerable-scots-given-a-digital-lifeline

We need to do something about digital inclusion

Beth Mukushi

16 February 2018

Posted in

Support & learning
Digital

We need to do something about this.,Participation Charter Digital Participation Fund Digital champion training and support We have been,testing different approaches and learning about what works to help people step across the digital divide,We know that five key threads run through all successful interventions: recognising that motivation to,Come to see us at The Gathering for our event ‘Supporting an embedded model of digital inclusion’ at

https://scvo.scot/p/24294/2018/02/16/we-need-to-do-something-about-digital-inclusion

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