USING AS A TOOL IN DEVELOPMENTAL EDUCATION MELISSA BURGESS, EDD

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MELISSA B

URGESS, EDD

LITERACY:

SOME

BACKGROUND

SECTION 1

DIGITAL LITERACY

Definition

“The ability to use digital technology communication tools or networks to locate, evaluate,

use and create information.”

www.digitalstrategy.govt.nz/templates/Page_60.aspx

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IS IT

AND W

HO DOES IT

(AND W

HO DOESN’T

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SECTION 2

DIGITAL LITERACY: NATIVES

Characteristics:oWant information quicklyoMulti-task oPrefer graphics rather than textoAre socially networkedoThrive on instant gratificationoPrefers games to “serious” work

DIGITAL LITERACY: IMMIGRANTS

Characteristics:

oUse Internet or other

online resources second

to books

oPrint out email

oRead the manual for a software

application rather than assuming

the program itself will teach us how to use it

o“Did you get my email” phone call

DIGITAL LITERACY: MULTIMODAL INFORMATION

o Traditional literacy focuses on R-W-S-L (Reading, Writing, Speaking and Listening)

o Digital literacy expands this to include Viewing and Representing through ‘multimodal text’

TRADITIONAL VS. DIGITAL LITERACY: SOME EXAMPLES

DIGITAL LITERACY: IMPLICATIONS IN DEVELOPMENTAL EDUCATION

Issues regarding education and digital literacy:

Digital immigrant educators--whose teaching pedagogy does not speak the same language, are struggling to educate their students who speak in a very different language now.

DIGITA

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EDUCATORS, E

DUCATIO

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AND ENVIR

ONMENTS

SECTION 3

DIGITAL LITERACY: THE 21ST CENTURY EDUCATOR

Characteristics:

oAdaptive

oCommunicators

oLifelong Learners

oVisionaries

oLeaders

oModels

oCollaborators

oRisk takers

DIGITAL LITERACY: 21ST CENTURY EDUCATORConstructivist Approach:

o Learners construct their own understanding

o New learning depends on current understanding

o Learning is facilitated by social interaction

o Meaningful learning occurs within authentic learning tasks

Watch this video on Digital Literacy in Education

ENVIRONMENTS/TOOLS THAT SUPPORT DIGITAL LITERACY

oBlogs (e.g., Blogger, Wordpress)oWikis (e.g., Wikispaces)oWeb-as-a-platform applications

(e.g., Googledocs)oPodcasting (e.g., Gcast)oDigital Storytelling

(e.g., Voicethread)oMulti-user virtual environments

(e.g., Second Life)o Interactive mapsoeBooksoWebQuestsoSocial networks/communication (Facebook, IM, Skype)

SECTION 4

WHY SHOULD DEVELOPMENTAL EDUCATORS USE ? ?

USING TO EDUCATEo Use Skype to deliver one-to-one tutoring or small group tutoring

with audio or text

o Virtual conferencing/office hours

o Guest speakers/authors

o To connect with other students in developmental education courses anywhere around the world

o Peer tutoring

o Group activities – Roleso Organizero Greetero Producero Camera/technicalo Interviewero notetaking

WHAT DO I NEED TO GET STARTED WITH ? ?

When using audio and video : microphone and webcam

When using the text feature: nothing needed

SKYPE RESOURCES

Classroom 2.0

50 Awesome Ways to Use Skype in the Classroom

Use Skype with Students

Using Skype in the Classroom

Skype Across the World

Using Skype in the Classroom (another one!)

All Schools Should Skype

Bookrix and Skype—Think of the Possibilities!