A point of view on digital literacy

http://www.kb.com.au A POINT OF VIEW ON ... DIGITAL LITERACY Host: Karen Bonanno, Director, KB Enterprises (Aust) Pty Ltd Guest : June Wall, Head of Digital Learning & Information Services, Saint Ignatius College, Riverview

WEBINAR HOUSEKEEPING Control panel – Audio setting & question pane KB Enterprises (Aust) Pty Ltd KB Enterprises (Aust) Pty Ltd Thank you to Charles Sturt University OZTL_NET list for providing publicity for this webinar http://www.csu.edu.au/courses/postgraduate/ teacher_librarianship_education/course-overview Disclaimer PowerPoint presentation will be available from www.schoollibrarymanagement.com/presentations.html Welcome guest presenter 2

BACKGROUND I am the Head of Digital Learning at a boys high KB Enterprises (Aust) Pty Ltd KB Enterprises (Aust) Pty Ltd school in Sydney. I have worked in ICT and curriculum consultancy and in school libraries for many years! My passion for learning, digital tools and ... A search for something more + serendipity + continual reading = my perspective on digital literacy! 3

PROOF OF SUCCESS KB Enterprises (Aust) Pty Ltd KB Enterprises (Aust) Pty Ltd Developed the ICT component of the The series is based on the development learning matrix of a holistic approach to digital literacy and the “Resourcing for curriculum innovation” professional includes digital literacy as a core learning focus for resource or strategy the kit 4 Check out http://www.asla.org.au/pubs/

WHAT IS SO GOOD ABOUT DIGITAL LITERACYFor teacher librarians: For all educators: Provides another path It is flavour of the year KB Enterprises (Aust) Pty Ltd KB Enterprises (Aust) Pty Ltd to enabling student and is embedded in the learning national curriculum Allows TLs to embed within the capabilities what a good TL does in statements the wider community Maps skills to Articulates components curriculum need that make sense for A framework that everyone – no library integrates a range of jargon! skills 5

3 TOP THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW Information literacy process – which model will you use? KB Enterprises (Aust) Pty Ltd KB Enterprises (Aust) Pty Ltd ICT skills – which model or what skills have been determined for your school community? Critical thinking process – which model will you use? 6

3 THINGS THAT CAN GO WRONG Trying to cover too much – too many skills or tools KB Enterprises (Aust) Pty Ltd KB Enterprises (Aust) Pty Ltd Lack of access to hardware / software or web tools or learning experiences for teachers Lack of a clear and shared understanding of what digital literacy means to your school staff 7

HOW TO GET STARTED Start from the known or familiar – information literacy? ICT literacy? KB Enterprises (Aust) Pty Ltd KB Enterprises (Aust) Pty Ltd Develop school based continua for each element Consider specific curriculum or learning areas content and how outcomes can be achieved through use of a digital literacy lens 8

WHO SHOULD BE INVOLVED Anyone with a passion for digital learning – teacher librarians, teachers, ICT integrators KB Enterprises (Aust) Pty Ltd KB Enterprises (Aust) Pty Ltd A member of the executive – preferably curriculum coordinator or teaching and learning position 9

COMMON PROBLEMS ENCOUNTERED Unpacking ICT skills from curriculum statements KB Enterprises (Aust) Pty Ltd KB Enterprises (Aust) Pty Ltd Unpacking information skills and identifying inquiry learning opportunities Unpacking critical thinking from curriculum statements Finding time to document!!! 10

ONE HOT TIP Look at assignment products in your school: What do they ask of the students in a digital environment? KB Enterprises (Aust) Pty Ltd KB Enterprises (Aust) Pty Ltd What do the students need to know about? What do they need to know how to do? Can you “chunk down” each response from above to specific steps? 11

RECAP Digital literacy includes information from non digital sources as well as the digital environment. KB Enterprises (Aust) Pty Ltd KB Enterprises (Aust) Pty Ltd Digital citizenship is a part of the process Digital literacy incorporates: Information Literacy ICT Literacy including digital citizenship Critical Literacies 12

QUESTIONS FROM SURVEY Where do we start? Think about what makes best teaching and learning practice and then start from a framework you are familiar with and broaden the KB Enterprises (Aust) Pty Ltd KB Enterprises (Aust) Pty Ltd approach How can we ensure we use the best digital tools for our students? The Web is about collaboration, create a personal learning network and share discoveries and learning with others Skilling teachers? – Use online courses such as the 23 things blog e.g. http://plcmcl2- things.blogspot.com/ Transliteracy vs digital literacy?? To be digitally literate you must also be transliterate. 13

IN CLOSING Thank you KB Enterprises (Aust) Pty Ltd KB Enterprises (Aust) Pty Ltd PowerPoint presentation will be available from www.schoollibrarymanagement.com/presentations.html Extra bonus – webinar replay – email the URL to attendees Evaluation survey > via email Future events www.schoollibrarymanagement.com/signup.html 14

A point of view on digital literacy

by Karen Bonanno KB Enterprises (Aust) Pty Ltd on Apr 06, 2011

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