DIGITAL LITERACY -FINDING A WAY FORWARD

WITH NEW TEACHING AND

LEARNING PRACTICES

Gillian Britton

ETL523 Assignment 1: Issues-Oral/Slideshow Presentation

Digital literacy is . . .

Locating and Consuming

Digital Content

Creating Digital

Content

Communicating Digital Content

Critical Evaluation

Why is digital literacy so important?

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Values and Key

Competencies

What is the digital divide?

Who are the digital learners?

“The illiterate of the 21st century are

not those who cannot read or write

but those who cannot learn, unlearn

and relearn.”

(Tinio,

2002)

What does digital literacy look like in the

classroom?

What does digital literacy NOT look like?

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How do we get there?

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What is affecting its

development?

Teacher Professional Learning

Educational Leadership

Curriculum Issues

Exam Driven Education

Access to Technology

Funding

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Discussion Questions & Recommended

Reading

1.What are you already doing to teach digital literacy?

2. What implications does this have for the implementation of the new curricula?

3. Is there a better way we can distribute/use the digital resources in the school to facilitate the uptake of the teaching and learning of digital literacy?

Recommended Reading:

Futurelab. (2010). Digital Literacy Across the Curriculum Handbook. Retrieved April 20, 2013, from Futurelab at NFER: http://www.futurelab.org.uk/resources/digital-literacy-across-curriculum-handbook

Karpati, A. (2011, May). Digital Literacy in Education. Retrieved April 19, 2013, from UNESCO: http://unescodoc.unesco.org/images/0021/002144/214485e.pdf

Spires, H. a. (2012, June). Digital Literacies and Learning: Designing a Path Forward. Retrieved April 18, 2013, from Friday Institute: https://www.fi.ncsu.edu/assets/podcast_episodes/white-paper-series/digital-literacies-and-learning.pdf

Australian Curriculum Assessment and Reporting Authority. (2011). General capabilities. Retrieved

September 14, 2012, from Australian curriculum assessment and reporting authority:

http://www.acara.edu.au/curriculum/generalcapabilities.html

Australian Communications and Media Authority. (2012, August 20). What is digital media literacy and why is

it important? Retrieved April 7, 2013, from ACMA:

http://www.acma.gov.au/WEB/STANDARD/pc=PC_311470

Blackall, L. (2005). Digital literacy and how it affects teaching practices and networked learning futures - a

proposal for action research. Retrieved April 6, 2013, from Networked learning: http://networked

learning.wikispaces.com/digital+literacy+and+how+it+affects+teaching+and+learning+practices

Centre for Aboriginal Economic Policy Research. (2006). Australia's Digital Divide. Retrieved April 15, 2013,

from epress: http://epress.anu.au/caepr_series/no_26/mobile_devices/ch16s03.html

Digital Inclusion Initiative. (n.d.). What do we hope to achieve? Retrieved April 17, 2013, from Digital Inclusion

Initiative: http://www.digitalinclusion.net.au/what_do_we_hope_to_achieve

District Dispatch. (2013, January). Digital Literacy, Libraries, and Public Policy Report of the Office for

Information Technology Policy's Digital Literacy Task Force. Retrieved April 17, 2013, from

http://www.districtdispatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/2012_OITP_digilitreport_1_22_13.pdf

List of References

Futurelab. (2010). Digital Literacy Across the Curriculum Handbook. Retrieved April 20, 2013, from Futurelab at NFER: http://www.futurelab.org.uk/resources/digital-literacy-across-curriculum-handbook

Flor, A. (2008). A policy and planning framework on information and communication technology for basic education in the Philippines. Retrieved April 15, 2013, from International Journal of Education and Development Using ICT: http://ijedict.dec.uwi.edu//viewarticle.php?id=491&layout=html

Glister, P. (1997). A primer on digital literacy. Mississauga, Ontario, Canada: John Wiley & Sons.

Internet World Stats. (2012, October 27). The digital divide, ICT and the 50 x 15 initiative. Retrieved April 15, 2013, from Internet World Stats: http://www.internetworldstats.com/links10.htm

Hetemeel. (2005, June 1). Dynamic Einstein Picture. Retrieved April 13, 2013, from Hetemeel.Com: http://www.hetemeel.com/einsteinform.php

Hill, P. (2010, Summer). An Australian curriculum to promote 21st century learning. Retrieved August 27, 2012, from Education quarterly Australia: http://www.eqa.edu.au/site/anaustraliancurriculumtopromote21stcentury.html

Hobbs, R. (2012, June 23). Defining Digital Literacy. Retrieved April 4, 2013, from Youtube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dn6f0hJSMUE&feature=youtu.be

ISC. (2012, 6). Developing Digital Literacies. Retrieved April 5, 2013, from JISC: www.jisc.ac.uk

Jones-Kavalier, B. (2006, November 2). Connecting the dots: literacy of the 21st century. Educause Quarterly , 8 - 10.

Karpati, A. (2011, May). Digital Literacy in Education. Retrieved April 19, 2013, from UNESCO: http://unescodoc.unesco.org/images/0021/002144/214485e.pdf

Kron, J. (2008). A vision for 21st century schools. Retrieved September 9, 2012, from North Carolina Teaching Academy: http://ncteacheracademy.pbwiki.com

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Lee, D. (2011, May). The digital divide: the Australian Government's role in addressing 'ability'. Retrieved April 15, 2013, from Telecommunication Journal of Australia: http://www.tja.org.au/index.php/tja/article/view/211/370

Nawaz, A. (2010). Digital Literacy: An analysis of the contemporary paradigms. Journal of Science and Technology Education Research , 1 (2), 19 - 29.

Mayer, A. (2012, April 6). Fried Resumes: because everything is better fried. Retrieved April 18, 2013, from Friedtechnology: http://www.friedtechnology.com/2012/04/fried-resumes-because-everything-is.html

Milton, M. (2013). Digital literacy and digital pedagogies for teaching literacy: pre-service teachers' experience on teaching rounds. Journal of Literacy and Technology , 14 (1), 72 - ??

Muniz, R. (2010, December 20). Retrieved April 25, 2013, from Challenging the new technologies: http://challengingthenewtechnologies.blogspot.com.au/2010/11/tips-for-encouraging-teacher-technology.html

Queensland Department of Education and Training. (2011, February 18). Leadership A vision for learning.Retrieved September 8, 2012, from Learning Place: http://www.learningplace.com.au/deliver/content.asp?pid=49696-Presentations-PedagogicalActivities-TAF

Poore, M. (2011). Digital literacy: human flourishing and collective intelligence in a knowledge society. Australian Journal of Language and Literacy , 19 (2), 20 - 26.

Spires, H. (2012, June). Digital Literacies and Learning: Designing a Path Forward. Retrieved April 18, 2013, from Friday Institute: https://www.fi.ncsu.edu/assets/podcast_episodes/white-paper-series/digital-literacies-and-learning.pdf

Tallim, J. (2012). Making the case for digital literacy. Retrieved April 7, 2013, from Media Literacy Week:

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