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I developed these slides as part of CSU's 2013 Think Piece project. The idea behind the think pieces is to provide 'an opportunity for an ongoing, open dialogue about how some of the CSU community are thinking about the challenges and opportunities' (http://www.csu.edu.au/division/landt/dialogue-about-learning-and-teaching/think-pieces-2013). So this is my take on an area that we could be doing a lot more in at CSU.
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Digital literacies
A thought-piece on the place of digital literacies in a busy curriculum
Carole HunterFaculty of Business, 2013
“As 90% of new jobs will require excellent digital skills, improving digital
literacy (by which we mean those capabilities essential for living,
learning and working in a digital society) is a key component for
developing effective and employable learners.”
(Jisc, 2013)
http://www.flickr.com/photos/khalidalbaih/5653817859/in/faves-91503725@N00/
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http://www.flickr.com/photos/kyteacher/3578441521/
“The issue for educators is twofold I would suggest: Firstly how can they best take advantage of abundance in their own teaching practice, and secondly how do we best equip learners to make
use of it? It is this second challenge that is perhaps the most significant.” Martin Weller (2011)
http://www.flickr.com/photos/intersectionconsulting/7537238368/
“Digital literacy is becoming central to what universities can offer.”
(Littlejohn, Beetham & McGill, 2012)
An open flower? How about
equipping students for learning in an
open world?
“Defining digital literacy (or literacies) is difficult given the contested and common sense understanding of literacy ... and the host of competing terms in the arena of new technology – these include information literacy, computer literacy, internet literacy and hyper-literacy.”
http://www.digitalfutures.org/section/2-2-a-review-of-literature-on-digital-literacy-in-education/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/mrsikhnet/2229368109/
Messy? Moi?
Digital literacies(CSU, 2013)
http://digilitpride.wordpress.com
What does it mean to be
digitally literate in your
discipline?
Is this the answer?
“Young people may be adept at internet searching, using social networking and content download sites.... (but) much of young people’s use continues to be passive viewing of online content.” (Kirkman 2012)
http://www.flickr.com/photos/aidanexpedition/378644476
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Scaffolding digital pioneers?
“I don't think that digital literacies can be taught - at least not in formal settings. I believe they can only be learnt informally, mainly due to the fact that many of them are personal, relating directly to a particular student's presence, identity and activities online. That however, does not preclude teachers from supporting the acquisition of digital literacies.”
Steve Wheeler, 2013http://steve-wheeler.blogspot.com.au/2013/09/can-
we-teach-digital-literacies.html
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Not everything
that is learned needs to be taught
http://www.flickr.com/photos/70768379
TEACHINGLEARNING
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