creating activities to support learners towards digital fluency
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Creating Activities to Support Learners Towards Digital Fluency
Staffordshire University
Teachmeet
25 November 2014
Anthony Beal -Jisc RSC Northwesthttp://goo.gl/RqOTxq
What makes a digitally fluent learner?
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What makes a digitally fluent learner?
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Concepts of digital literacy were introduced
as it became necessary to consider the skills
and competencies of those on the receiving
end of the products of the ICT
industries…An initial often cited attempt at
defining digital literacy (Gilster, 1997)
identified four key competencies:
❖ Assembling knowledge
❖ Evaluating information
❖ Searching
❖ Navigating in non-linear routes
What makes a digitally fluent learner?
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● Did not foresee Wikipedia
● Did not foresee social media
● Only mention related to e-safety is
inappropriate web sites
Gilster also recommended that
learners communicate with the
author of a web site by email.
If they don’t respond - don’t use the
information
What makes a digitally fluent learner?
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●Be safe in a digital environment
●Find evaluate and apply information
●Use digital tools
●Showcase achievement
●Awareness and management of digital
identity
●Collaborate – education, community &
work life
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●Jisc RSC support and guidance on eSafety.
●Jisc Legal's template esafety policy.
●Jisc RSC Eastern's esafety Moodle course.
●Jisc Netskills advice and guidance on
developing a social media strategy.
●Jisc Infonet’s eSafety Toolkit
Be safe in a digital environment examples
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Showcase achievment examples
●Building a Professional Online Presence -
Moodle course material
●Prince’s Trust - Digital Literacy Survey 2013
●Students...Kick-Start Your Personal Brand Online
●How to Clean Up Your Online Presence and Make
a Great First Impression.
●How To Use Twitter To Help You Find A Job.
Some materials
Inspiration cards
http://goo.gl/GGMaUX
Staff Development materialshttp://goo.gl/ZE2L1r
Diigo Group
http://goo.gl/KzyPaf
Scoop.it Digital
Literacy Education
http://goo.gl/tI03jn
Formulate a Session Plan
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Session plan
http://goo.gl/5b7KDA
References
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Gilster, P. (1997) Digital literacy. New York: John Wiley & Son.
Pool, C. R. & Gilster,P. (1997). A new digital literacy.
Educational Leadership, 55(3), 6.
Find out more…
Anthony Beal and Scott HibbersoneLearning Adviser
Twitter - @redsontour
[email protected] jisc.ac.uk
Except where otherwise noted, this work is licensed under CC-BY-NC-ND
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