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Digital Literacy Ski l ls , Tools , and Oppor tuni t ies to Reshape
Adul t L i teracy Learn ing and Inst ruct ion
H O U S T O N , T E X A S | N O V E M B E R 3 , 2 0 1 1
The Panel
• Dale Lipschultz, Moderator – American Library Association
• Toni Cordell – Adult learner and literacy advocate
• Lana Jackman – National Forum for Information Literacy
• Stephen Reder – Portland State University
• Petrice Sams-Abiodun – Lindy Boggs Center for Community Literacy
Digital Literacy
• Digital literacy is the ability to use information and
communication technologies to find, evaluate, create, and
communicate information; it requires both technical and
cognitive skills.
Digital Inclusion
• A digitally inclusive community is one where
all residents have access to and a command of
information and communication technologies so they
can use high-quality content and online services to
build better lives for themselves and to actively
participate in society.
Who’s talking about digital literacy?
• Government Agencies
• Schools and Educators
• Afterschool programs
• American Library Association
• Foundations and Corporations
• Children and Adults
• The Media
See slides 40-42 for orgs and URLS
Dangerous Assumptions
• Everyone can read, write, and compute.
• Technology is the great equalizer.
• A digitally literate nation is a literate nation.
The Reality
• The National Broadband Plan foresees – 90% broadband adoption by 2020
• The 2005 NAAL tells us – 90 million adults read at or below basic
– 11 million adults are not literate in English
Our Task
• Challenge the assumptions
• Develop innovative strategies
• Reach underserved communities
• Close the Digital Divide
Toni Cordell
– teacher and learner
– passionate advocate for life-long
learning
– mother, grandmother, and cross
country roller skater!
http://www.tonicordell.com/
Information Literacy...Digital
Literacy...What’s the Difference ???
Information Literacy forms
the foundation for the practice
of life long learning; it is a
teaching and learning
strategy that empowers all
learners to become effective
and self sufficient users of
any type of information, both
print and electronic.
Digital literacy, a.k.a. ICT literacy (information and communications technology) is “the ability to access networked computer resources and use them...to understand and use information in multiple formats from a wide range of sources when it is presented via computers.”
(Gilster, 1997)
Communicate
Create
Integrate Manage
Evaluate
Access
Define
Adult
Learner
Core School and Workplace Competency
Critical Thinking Foundation
Source: http://flic.kr/p/8Y8KBv
Information Literacy Unplugged
“To prosper in the Digital Age, people must
be masters of information. “The illiterate of
the 21st century will not be those who
cannot read and write, but those who
cannot learn, unlearn, and relearn.” (Toffler as cited in Rosenberg, 2001, p. 3).
A Lifelong Learner’s Success Toolkit
Information literacy + digital tools
= 21st century competencies
Rear View Mirror Approach
“...that if we, as a people, continue to deal superficially with
our educational, social, and political realities, and not only
develop, but challenge our intellectual capacity, then look
for us to continue to perpetuate our historical legacy as
“the busboys and busgirls of the new space motel in the
21st century.”
Dr. Samuel L. Proctor, former pastor of Abyssinian Baptist Church, Harlem, New
York
“Let there be no doubt: a “skilled” minority person who is
not also capable of critical analysis becomes the trainable
low-level functionary of dominant society, simply the
grease that keeps the institutions which orchestrate his or
her oppression running smoothly.”
Dr. Lisa D. Delpit Executive Director /Eminent Scholar, Center for Urban
Education & Innovation, Florida International University
Thank You!
Dr. Lana W. Jackman
National Forum on Information Literacy
359 Walden Street, Suite 100A
Cambridge, MA. 02138
www.infolit.org
[email protected] 617.959.1464
National Broadband Plan
Federal Communications Commission, 2009
Key Issues
• Economic Opportunity
• Education
• Healthcare
• Energy and the Environment
• Government Performance
• Civic Engagement
• Public Safety
National Broadband Plan
Digital Literacy Recommendations
“Recommendation 9.3: The federal government
should launch a National Digital Literacy
Program that creates a Digital Literacy Corps,
increases the capacity of digital literacy partners
and creates an Online Digital Literacy Portal.”
National Broadband Plan
• “Congress should consider providing additional public funds to create a
Digital Literacy Corps to conduct training and outreach in non-adopting communities.”
• “Congress, the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) and the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) should commit to increase the capacity of institutions that act as partners in building the digital literacy skills of people within local communities.”
– “Congress should consider providing additional public funds to IMLS to improve connectivity, enhance hardware and train personnel of libraries and other community-based organizations (CBOs).”
– “OMB consulting with IMLS should develop guidelines to ensure that librarians and CBOs have the training they need to help patrons use next-generation e-government applications.”
• “Congress should consider funding an Online Digital Literacy Portal.”
Digital Literacy Recommendations
Digital Literacy Working Group
U.S. Department of
Commerce
U.S. Department of
Education
U.S. Department of
Energy
U.S. Department of Health
and Human Services
U.S. Department of Housing
and Urban Development
U.S. Department of
Labor
Institute of Museum
and Library Services
Corporation for
National Service
U.S. Department of
Agriculture
Federal Communications
Commission
Digital Inclusion: Univeral Access
• Requires infrastructure and training
• FCC’s Universal Access funds can
provide sustainable funding streams
• Co-leads are Institute for Museum
and Library Services (IMLS) and
Department of Commerce (NTIA)
• Digital literacy as a cross-agency initiative offers CBOs and volunteer programs new opportunities for strategic partnerships
• Focus on digital inclusion of vulnerable populations creates new demands for service coordination
• Interests in tutoring and community partnerships should draw on adult education expertise
Opportunity for Adult Literacy
Challenges
• Digital literacy: Title I or Title II?
• Serving vulnerable populations
• Tutor-facilitated model – with grants from IMLS and NTIA, a tutor-facilitated
model
• Learn more:
Tutor-Facilitated, Community-Based Digital Literacy
Learning
10:30 a.m.–noon, West Alabama
Current Partnership Areas • Comprehensive One Stop
Community Center
– CCRA at Mahalia Jackson
Center
• Public Housing
– Sojourner Truth Neighborhood
Center
– Harmony Oaks Community
Center
• Family Literacy Program
– Even Start Family Literacy
Program
• Faith-based Initiatives
– Faith Full Gospel Baptist Church
– Holy Faith Temple Baptist Church
– Incarnate Word Community
Center
– St. Joseph Baptist Church
– St. John the Baptist Center
• One Stop Career Solution Center
– Goodwill Industries of Southeastern Louisiana, Inc.
• English Language Learners
– Hispanic Apostolate Community Services
• Criminal Justice System
– Regional Re-entry Center
– US Probation Office
• Post-Secondary – Southern University at
New Orleans
Resources
• Government Agencies
– National Telecommunications and Information Admin
• http://www.ntia.doc.gov/
• http://www.digitalliteracy.gov/
– Portal for Digital Literacy Resources
– Federal Communications Commission
• http://www.fcc.gov/
• http://www.broadband.gov/plan/
– Institute for Museum and Library Services http://www.imls.gov/assets/1/AssetManager/OpportunityForAll.pdf
More Resources
• American Library Association – Library Technology Reports, www.alatechsource.org
– Office for Information & Technology Policy (OITP), www.ala.org/oitp
• Foundations and Commissions – The Aspen Institute, http://www.aspeninstitute.org/
– MacArthur Foundation, www.macfound.org
– Joan Ganz Cooney Center, http://www.joanganzcooneycenter.org/
– The Knight Commission, http://www.knightcomm.org/
– Pew Charitable Trusts, http://www.pewtrusts.org/
– Best Buy, http://www.bestbuy-communityrelations.com/
Even More Resources
• Youth Organizations – Boys and Girls Clubs of American, www.bgca.org
• Media – Common Sense Media, http://www.commonsensemedia.org/