PACCS Conference 2011 opening presentation

PARENTS’ ASSOCIATIONS OF
COMMUNITY & COMPRENSIVE SCHOOLS
27th Annual Conference
4th/5th March 2011
Clayton Hotel, Galway
“Reflect & Move Forward”

Catherine Cronin
» Online educator – Information Technology
» Academic Coordinator, online MScSED
MSc Software Engineering & Database Technologies

We are not what we know
but what we are willing to learn.
− Mary Catherine Bateson
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Changes in education
Digital literacy
We are not what we know
but what we are willing to learn.
− Mary Catherine Bateson

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digital literacy

Learners will need new ‘literacies’ – Steve Wheeler
Social networking
Privacy maintenance
Identity management
Creating & organising content
Reusing & repurposing
Filtering & selecting
Self broadcasting
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Steve Wheeler, University of Plymouth, 2011

“We are not
what we know, but what
we are willing
to learn.”
- Mary Catherine Bateson

Happy to continue the conversation!
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PARENTS’ ASSOCIATIONS OF
COMMUNITY & COMPRENSIVE SCHOOLS
27th Annual Conference
4th/5th March 2011
Clayton Hotel, Galway
“Reflect & Move Forward”

PACCS Conference 2011 opening presentation

by Catherine Cronin on Mar 10, 2011

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