How to Develop Digital Literacies in Yourself and Others

HOW TO DEVELOPDIGITAL LITERACIESIN YOURSELF AND OTHERS. DOUG BELSHAW DOUGBELSHAW.COM

THE ARGUMENTIN ONE SLIDE1. THERE ARE 8 ESSENTIAL ELEMENTS OF DIGITAL LITERACIES2. DEFINITIONS NEED TO BE CO-CREATED TO HAVE POWER3. GET STARTED! (THERE’S PLENTY OF RESOURCES TO HELP YOU)

#DIGILIT @DAJBELSHAW

TWO PARTS PART 1 PART 2LITERACY AND DIGITAL SOME EXAMPLES OF LITERACIES: WHAT DEVELOPING DIGITAL ARE WE TALKING LITERACIES IN ABOUT? PRACTICE

TWO PARTS PART 1 LITERACY AND DIGITAL LITERACIES: WHAT ARE WE TALKING ABOUT?

GESTURESJoão Machadohttp://vimeo.com/7338692

OVERVIEW WHAT IS LITERACY?8 ELEMENTS OF DIGITAL LITERACIES 5-STEP PROCESS MODEL 4 SKILL ZONES CONCLUSION & QUESTIONS

DO WE EVEN KNOWWHATLITERACY IS?

“ It is really not possible to speak of illiterate and “ literate persons as two distinct categories. UNESCO (1957)

OBJECTIVECAN BE OP M E NTDELIVERED CY D EV EL TE RA LI OF V I EW S SUBJECTIVE NEED TO BE DEVELOPED

CYBERLITERACY COMPUTER LITERACYINFORMATION LITERACY ELECTRACYDIGITAL LITERACYINFOTENTION DIGITAL FLUENCY ICT LITERACY VISUAL LITERACY

ACADEMICSLIKE THEIRUMBRELLATERMS CC BY Pink Sherbert Photography

NEVERENDINGTHESIS.COMDOUG’S DOCTORAL THESIS ON DIGITAL LITERACIES (2011)

DIGITAL LITERACIES ARESUBJECTIVENEED TO BEDEVELOPED

Cu Cg Cn Co Cultural Cognitive Constructive CommunicativeTHE 8 ELEMENTSOF DIGITAL LITERACIESCf Cr Ct CiConﬁdent Creative Critical Civic

Cu CulturalTHE 8 ELEMENTS“The nature of literacy in a culture isrepeatedly redefined as the result oftechnological changes.” Hannon (2000)

Cg CognitiveTHE 8 ELEMENTS“Functional internet literacy is not the abilityto use a set of technical tools; rather, it is theability to use a set of cognitive tools.” Johnson (2008)

Cn ConstructiveTHE 8 ELEMENTS“[Digital literacy is] the awareness, attitude andability of individuals to appropriately use digitaltools...in order to enable constructive social action.” DigEuLit project (2006)

Co CommunicativeTHE 8 ELEMENTS“Digital literacy must therefore involve a systematicawareness of how digital media are constructed and ofthe unique rhetorics of interactive communication.” Buckingham (2007)

“Modern society is increasingly looking to [people] whocan confidently solve problems and manage their ownlearning throughout their lives, the very qualities which ICTsupremely is able to promote.” OECD (2001) THE 8 ELEMENTS Cf Conﬁdent

“The creative adoption of new technology requiresteachers who are willing to take risks... a prescriptivecurriculum, routine practices... and a tight target-settingregime, is unlikely to be helpful.” Conlon & Simpson (2003)THE 8 ELEMENTS Cr Creative

“Once we see that online texts are not exactly written orspoken, we begin to understand that cyberliteracy requiresa special form of critical thinking. Communication in theonline world is not quite like anything else.” Gurak (2001) THE 8 ELEMENTS Ct Critical

“The ability to understand and make use of ICT - digitalliteracy - is proving essential to employment success, civicparticipation, accessing entertainment, and education.” Mehlman (2007)THE 8 ELEMENTS Ci Civic

“ Digital literacy is “ a condition, not a threshold. Martin (2006)

DIGITAL LITERACY PRACTICES CHANGE CC BY-NC-SA CC BY-SA [nev] Alain BachellierEVEN IF YOU DON’T QUITEUNDERSTAND THEM

IT’SALL ABOUTCONTEXT

5MODEL PROCESS STEP(SEE NEWMAN, 2009: HTTP://SLIDESHA.RE/NISDTV)

5 1. DEFINE 2. ACCESS 3. UNDERSTAND &CREATE 5. COMMUNICATE 4. EVALUATE

WE NEED TO DEVELOP SKILLS IN ALL 4 ZONES SOCIAL ? (EDITING)PROCEDURAL CRITICAL ? ? INDIVIDUAL

? ?QUESTIONS

TWO PARTS PART 1 PART 2LITERACY AND DIGITAL SOME EXAMPLES OF LITERACIES: WHAT DEVELOPING DIGITAL ARE WE TALKING LITERACIES IN ABOUT? PRACTICE

TWO PARTS PART 2 SOME EXAMPLES OF DEVELOPING DIGITAL LITERACIES IN PRACTICE

BABY THINKS A MAGAZINE IS A BROKEN IPADDo digital skills and literacies need to be taught? http://youtu.be/APE8M9MeOWA

CC BY chwalker01 CC BY queefette LOLCATS AN INTERNET MEMECC BY zebedee.zebedee

CC BY queefette CC BY-NC-SA dantekgeek WHICH ELEMENTS ARE INVOLVED HERE?CC BY zebedee.zebedee WHAT IS PRESUPPOSED?

DOES THIS INVOLVE DIGITAL LITERACIES?(FOR THE PRODUCER? FOR THE READER?)

A RECENT EXAMPLE http://nyti.ms/uRU64gCASUAL PEPPER SPRAY COP

http://chzb.gr/uVUECnA RECENT EXAMPLECASUAL PEPPER SPRAY COP

IT’SALL ABOUTCONTEXT

TRADITIONAL + NEWCONTEXT TWIST =DIFFERENTLITERACY

Cu Cultural Conﬁdent CI Civi c Cr C o nic ativ e Crea tive Ct m mu Co Critical Cg Cn Con struct ive CognitiveDIGITAL LITERACIES

JISC is the UK’s expert oninformation and digital technologiesfor education and research F R E E URCES! http://www.jisc.ac.uk RE SOJISC is funded by all the UK post 16 and higher education funding bodies as well as the Research Councils.

http://www.jisc.ac.uk/whatwedo/programmes/elearning/developingdigitalliteracies.aspx

http://bit.ly/dsdiglitworkshops

http://www.caledonianacademy.net/spaces/LLiDA/

“ Digital literacy defines those capabilities which fit an individual for living, “ learning and working in a digital society. JISC (2009)

DEFINITIONSNEED TO BECO-CREATEDTO HAVEPOWER!

• Economic uncertainty• High competition for employment WE NEED• Alternative models of employment• The rise of interdisciplinary teams TO HELP• Multi-cultural working & living environments• Blurring boundaries of ‘real’ and ‘virtual’ STUDENTS• Ubiquitous and embedded digital technologies DEAL• Distribution of cognitive work into networks of expertise Findings from the JISC-funded LliDA study WITH:

• Designing flexible learning opportunitiesWE CAN HELP • Situating learning opportunities in authentic contexts • Designing learning opportunities to operate in distributed STUDENTS • networks Continually reviewing how technologies are integrated into curriculum tasks DEVELOP • Continually reviewing learners’ techno-social practice • Supporting learners with their own technologies EFFECTIVE • Using assessment and feedback to encourage innovation in learners’ study habits PRACTICES • Supporting learners in developing self-efficacy and self- direction to navigate complex learning landscapes • Supporting learners’ personal reflection, progression and BY : planning (e.g. by using e-portfolios and learning records) Findings from the JISC-funded LliDA study

BUTWHAT ABOUTME?

Ct Critical Cu CulturalCrCreative Cg Cognitive DEVELOPING DIGITAL LITERACIESCuConﬁdent Cn Constructive Co Communicative CI Civic

CnEXAMPLE 1: CONTRIBUTING ConstructiveTO A WIKIPEDIA ARTICLE CI Civic Ct Critical

CuEXAMPLE 2: PARTICIPATING IN CulturalA CONFERENCE BACKCHANNEL Cu Conﬁdent Co Communicative

Cu EXAMPLE 3: CREATING AN Cultural AUDIO/VIDEO/IMAGE MASHUP Cg Cognitive Cr CreativeImage CC BY-NC-SA kyteacher

RESOURCES MENTIONED• Belshaw, D. (2011) What is digital literacy? A Pragmatic investigation http://neverendingthesis.com• JISC (2009) LliDA: Learning Literacies for the Digital Age http://www.caledonianacademy.net/spaces/LLiDA/• JISC (2011) Developing Digital Literacies Programme http://www.jisc.ac.uk/whatwedo/programmes/elearning/developingdigitalliteracies.aspx• JISC (2011) Developing Digital Literacies Workshop Materials http://bit.ly/dsdiglitworkshops• Know Your Meme (2011) Casual Pepper Spray Cop http://chzb.gr/uVUECn• Machado, J. (2009) Gestures http://vimeo.com/7338692• Newman, T. (2009) Consequences of a Digital Literacy review: moving from terminology to action http://slidesha.re/nISdTV• Stelter, B. (2011) California University Puts Officers Who Used Pepper Spray On Leave http://nyti.ms/uRU64g• StormLogixLLC (2011) Baby Thinks a Magazine is a Broken iPad! http://youtu.be/APE8M9MeOWA

THE ARGUMENTIN ONE SLIDE1. THERE ARE 8 ESSENTIAL ELEMENTS OF DIGITAL LITERACIES2. DEFINITIONS NEED TO BE CO-CREATED TO HAVE POWER3. GET STARTED! (THERE’S PLENTY OF RESOURCES TO HELP YOU)

? ?QUESTIONS

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