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This is an introduction to digital literacies using Steve Wheeler and Chris Dede's work.
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An introduction to digital literacy to support the learning of undergraduate
students Rita Kizito
CHEC Short Course: Academic Literacies for Teaching and Learning 2013
Digital and Web in Higher EdSeven trends that will shape 2013By:Karine JolyUniversity Business, January 2013
1. Growth of connected devices ( tablets, smartphones)
2. Learning Content with multiple purposes (built for multiple devices)
3. Rise of visual content use.4. Digital marketing in order to serve the digital
students.5. Learning analytics ( making data-driven decisions)6. Is social media really free? 7. The MOOCs ( massive online open courses)debate.
Coursera, edX, and Udacity )
Digital and Web in Higher EdSeven trends that will shape 2013By:Karine JolyUniversity Business, January 2013
Across Africa and Asia, "mobile phones are used less for talking and more today as platforms to support daily living," writes Robin Renee Sanders, a former US Ambassador to Nigeria, who argues that creative apps and mobile services are improving people's quality of life.
[2013 trends] Africa finding its own solutions using mobile tech by: Dr KF Lai
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Some introspection( 12 minutes)
1. What shapes this new digital culture?2. What does it mean to be digitally
literate?
What shapes this new digital culture?
• Access (socio-economic) ,the digital divide• Psychological, political – willingness to engage• Technical (geographical location) urban/rural
differences, developed/developing countries• Skill ( being able to use the tools effectively (Steve Wheeler)
Distinguishing between skills and literacies
“We are digitally ready (skilled) when we are able to use the tools effectively, and we are digitally literate when we are able to act appropriately and make reasoned decisions in the face of the relatively unfamiliar culture of the digital ecosystem” ( Steve Wheeler).
“Literacies take us beyond functionality into a deeper level of participation where we begin to appreciate and then adapt our behaviour to the demands and expectations of a new culture”( Steve Wheeler).
What will it take to help our students become digitally literate?
Dan Pallotta
Tug of war
Image from rehanmemon.wordpress.com
20th century vs 21st century“capabilities people need for work, citizenship and self actualization”( Chris Dede)
Tug of war
Image from rehanmemon.wordpress.com
20TH Century 21 ST Century
Emphasis on routine cognitive work & manual labour
Emphasis on Expert thinking
Independent skilled performers People able to work collaboratively with complementary expertise & roles
Working with orderly knowledge and routine problem solving
Ability to filter and re-configure disorderly knowledge through co -creation and sharing
Discover and construct truths Extend understanding beyond given contexts
Work with routine problem solving skills in abstract environments (Chris Dede)
Develop decision making skills to tackle new problems in realistic contexts
Learners need new digital literacies
…which they will attain when they learn not to focus on the technology, but to use digital devices to perform functions allowing them to survive in a world dominated by technology.
The teachers also need to unlearn and relearn beliefs, teaching practices, methods of teaching & assessment.
New digital literacies (Wheeler)
• Social networking• Maintaining privacy• Managing identity• Creating content• Organising content• Reusing and
repurposing • Filtering and selecting• Self presenting• Trans literacy
Frameworks useful for introducing digital literacy
EnGauge Framework from Metiri/NCREL
enGauge 21st Century Skills: Literacy in the Digital Age - pICT
Digital-Age LiteracyBasic, Scientific, Economic and
Technological Literacies
Visual and Information literacies
Multicultural Literacy and global awareness
Inventive ThinkingAdaptability, Managing
complexity and self direction
Curiosity, creativity and Risk taking
Higher order thinking and sound reasoning
Effective CommunicationTeaming, Collaboration, and
Interpersonal Skills
Personal, social and Civic responsibility
Interactive communication
High ProductivityPrioritising, Planning and
Managing results
Effective use of real world tools
Ability to produce relevant , high quality products
21st century learning
Academic achievement
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Frameworks useful for introducing digital literacy
Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)
Competency Category 1: Using tools interactivelyA. Use language , symbols and texts interactivelyB. Use knowledge and information interactivelyC. Use technology interactively
Competency Category 2: Interacting in Heterogeneous groupsA. Relate well with othersB. Co-operate, work in teamsC. Manage and resolve conflicts
Competency Category 3: Acting AutonomouslyA. Act within the big pictureB. Effective use of real world toolsC. Defend and assert rights, interests, limits and needs.
What will it take to help our students become digitally literate?
…basically teach them how to read ( access, consume, explore) and write ( create, innovate, share) digitally.
Where are we lagging in the African context?
…Innovation, strategies for moving our students from being consumers of information to becoming generators of ideas and solutions to problems.
What next?
Developing digital literacies
UK’s expert on digital technology for education and research. Joint Information Systems Committee but over the last decade has evolved to become known as Jisc.
JISC
http://www.jisc.ac.uk/developingdigitalliteracies
