Digital Capabilities: Where people and technology intersect

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Digital Capabilities: Where people and technology intersect Anne Bartlett-Bragg Digital Disruption Research Group, University of Sydney, Business School 3 July2017

Presented at: EDULEARN17 Conference 3rd-5th July 2017, Barcelona, Spain

1. Digital literacy: • contested definitions• skills aquisition

2. Digital transformation: • overload & overwhelm

3. Digital capabilities vs digital skills:• PhD findings - disengaged vs participation

Context


Theoretical perspectives

George Siemens (2005) Presented at: EDULEARN17 Conference 3rd-5th July 2017, Barcelona, Spain

What the analysts are saying..


Digital natives - generational myth-busting


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Information Literacy • Attention • Data analytics • Writing & publishing • Reflective practices

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Network Literacy• Social literacy • Network structures • Technical structure • Technical skills

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Participatory Mindset• External horizon • Network ecosystem • Feedback loops • Collaboration


Information Literacy overview

Attention: • Ability to manage distractions; • Determine relevance;• Use filtering mechanisms;• Manage cognitive load.

Data analytics: • Use data to inform further actions;• Provide feedback on activity.

Writing and publishing: • Selecting appropriate style and voice for

different audiences; • Including visual literacy, the use of images.

Reflective practices: • Meta-cognition; • Curation; • Collecting and sharing knowledge on

topics to develop sense-making and shared meanings.


Network Literacy Overview

Social literacy: Develop a digital identity through self-representation, relationship formation and reputation.

Network structures: Knowledge of social network concepts such as strong and weak ties, nodes and hubs.

Technical structure: knowledge and use of features, such as hashtags.

Technical skills: Basic coding, ability to customise simple actions


Participatory Mindset Overview

External horizon: • Awareness of others knowledge and

interests.

Network ecosystem: • Ways of contributing to add value to the

network.

Feedback loops: • Actively provide and receive feedback on

contributions.

Collaboration: • Ability to contribute to projects and work

transparently with others.


Information Literacy Network Literacy Participatory Mindset

Attention: Ability to manage distractions, determine relevance, use filtering mechanisms, manage cognitive load.

Social literacy: Develop a digital identity through self-representation, relationship formation and reputation.

External horizon: Awareness of others knowledge and interests.

Data analytics: Use data to inform further actions and provide feedback on activity.

Network structures: Knowledge of social network concepts such as strong and weak ties, nodes and hubs.

Network ecosystem: Ways of contributing to add value to the network.

Writing and publishing: Selecting appropriate style and voice for different audiences - including visual literacy, the use of images.

Technical structure: Knowledge and use of features, such as hashtags.

Feedback loops: Actively provide and receive feedback on contributions.

Reflective practices: Meta-cognition, curation, collecting and sharing knowledge on topics to develop sense-making and shared meanings.

Technical skills: Basic coding, ability to customise simple actions.

Collaboration: Ability to contribute to projects and work transparently with others.

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• It’s NOT about the technologyIf we focus only on the technology we will limit our ability to create powerful, engaging learning & working opportunities.

• It is about HOW you empower & motivate people to adapt to digital environments.

• Developing a digital capability program - methods to evaluate & support.

Future challenges & implications for practice

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Re-frame Re-think Re-invigorate

our concepts of digital capabilities

our relationship with information

our practice - re-engage with purpose

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Anne Bartlett-Bragg [email protected]@AnneBB+61 418 852 581

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