Digital Literacy in Practice: Making Change Happen

NetworkED: Technology in Education Josie Fraser 22 October 2014

Building Schools for the Future

• Approximately £340 million capital build programme

• 23 secondary school sites - including Secondary Behavioural Support Service, SEN, Children’s Hospital School

• 20,000 learner places – all building works completed by 2015

Digital Literacy

…equipping staff & learners with the skills to not only take advantage of the information & opportunities offered by technology, but to take an active role in shaping & creating those opportunities - social, educational, political, civic, & economic.

Key Questions

#DigiLitLeic

What does digital literacy look like in practice? What are the current strengths and gaps across city schools? How can we best support staff in developing digital literacy skills and confidence?

DigiLit Leicester Project

• 2 year Knowledge Exchange Project• Leicester City Council, De Montfort University and 23

Leicester BSF schools

• Lucy Atkins – Research Associate• Josie Fraser – Leicester City Council• Richard Hall – De Montfort University

Developing secondary school staff digital literacy, through the implementation of a self-evaluation framework.

Project Timeline

September 2012

September 2014

http://www.digilitleic.com/

Finding, Evaluating & Organising

Creating & Sharing

Assessment & Feedback

Communication, Collaboration & Participation

e-Safety & Online Identity

Technology Supported Professional Development

Levels

• Entry• Core• Developer• Pioneer

Project Activities

Activities report captures work between January 2013 and April 2014 – projects can be characterised as:• Activities designed and managed by the DigiLit

Leicester team• Activities which were proposed and designed

by the schools

Activities post on LCC SchoolTech

Activity lessons

• Ambition relating to project opportunities is high

• Schools often need or would welcome additional support

• Pressures on staff time • Significant activities relating to the project

focus have taken place across the schools

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56% Pioneer

23% Entry

43.5%

9%

Digital Literacy CPD Priorities

• Share & promote Pioneer practice• Support Entry-level staff• Facilitate self-directed staff development• Contextualise e-safety guidance & work • Increase knowledge and use of Open

Educational Resources (OERs)

Open Educational Resources Guidance for Schools

Project Impact• Shared understanding of digital literacy situated in

practice

• Engagement with all schools

• Significant cultural change

• Digital literacy strategy and implementation plan within the University

• Comparative analysis shows that a statistically significant change in staff confidence has occurred

• Open & Connected Learning

thank you!

@josiefraser

Project Reports and LinksInitial Project Report (outlining the secondary school digital literacy framework and including all of the survey content), June 2013

2013 Survey Results , October 2013

Defining a self-evaluation digital literacy framework for secondary educators: the DigiLit Leicester Project – Research in Learning Technology, April 2014

Project Activities Report, May 2014

2014 Survey Results, September 2014

www.digilitleic.com