Student leaders

Post 7 of 7 While a Digital Ambassadors programme may be popular, it is important to review it on a yearly basis (more often if possible) to: Measure success Ensure long term viability Ensure relevance Offer a discussion platform for future improvements Measuring success Whilst I did not formally list success criteria prior to starting the Digital Ambassadors programme, it can be summarised as follows: Are the numbers sufficient to justify the group being in existence?...

Post 6 of 7 In-house professional development days Digital Ambassadors have enjoyed helping with the organising of our in-house professional development days. Some decide to lead presentations, while others help with the running of the event (runners, tech helpers, etc.). Depending on the size of a school, such events can be time-consuming to organise. (un)Conference Digital Ambassadors were key to the success of the 2015 ECIS Technology Conference I organised at the Bavarian International School....

Post 5 of 7 Reasons for inviting students The Digital Ambassador programme I have designed is technically open to every secondary school student. However, I have found that inviting students to participate is beneficial for the following reasons: Selected students feel special, and are proud to have been selected It helps ensure an even distribution in terms of gender and age It shows students that the programme is a serious one It helps with long term retention and ultimately with the survival of the programme (can select students who are more likely to stay long term) Selecting students to invite Often similar programmes are started by newly appointed staff, making it somewhat difficult to choose who should be invited....

Post 4 of 7 Digital Ambassadors as ‘Digital Buddies’ Working at an international school, the turnover of students is naturally relatively high, and numerous students join during the academic year. New students need to go through a similar ‘Tech induction’ that all students go through at the beginning of each school year. Unfortunately students joining during the academic year do not have the luxury of being taken off timetable, and need to learn new skills in their own time....

Post 3 of 7 Surveys Using online survey software, such as Google Forms, is a great way to gather a high volume of data quickly and efficiently. Using the basic tools provided, it is possible to get an overview of responses extremely quickly. Using such tools, it is very easy to branch questionnaires so that specific questions are only asked to specific groups of users (e.g. parents, teachers, students, etc.). If that option is not suitable, surveys can easily be duplicated, modified and administered to different audiences....