Professor Mike Keppell gave a presentation on digital rural futures and their implications. He discussed several key trends including the expectations of digital access and mobility. He also covered digital identity and how people represent themselves online. Digital inclusion and ensuring everyone has access to technology and skills was another topic. The presentation addressed how the digital economy impacts business and commerce. Finally, Professor Keppell discussed digital literacies and the need to develop skills to interact effectively in the digital age.

1. Digital Rural Futures:
Implications for Identity,
Inclusion, Economy and
Society
Professor Mike Keppell
Executive Director
Australian Digital Futures Institute
Digital Rural Futures
Armidale 26-28 June 2013
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2. Overview
n Trends
n Digital identity
n Digital inclusion
n Digital economy
n Digital society
n Digital literacies
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3. Digital Age
n Role of technology
n to enable new types of learning
experiences
n enrich existing learning scenarios” (p.
289).
n new means of intellectual expression”
and creativity (p. 289).
n Laurillard, Oliver, Wasson & Hoppe (2009)
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4. What Trends do we Need
to Consider?
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5. CSIRO Megatrends
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On the move
Personalisation
IWorld
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6. Trends
‣ People expect to be able to work, learn, and
study whenever and wherever they want.
‣ The abundance of resources and
‣ Need for digital literacies
‣ BYOD technology
‣ Mobility is here!
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7. Horizon Report
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8. New Generation Learners
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9. Rapport with technology
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10. Student-
generated
content (learner-
as-designers)
Connected
students (knowledge
is in the network)
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11. Owning the Place of Learning
rapport
with
technology
mobile
generate
content
personalise
connected
adapt
space to
their needs
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12. What is digital identity?
n Safe and engaged digital citizenship
n Appropriate and responsible technology
use
n Digital wellness
n http://digitalcitizenship.net/
Home_Page.html
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13. What is Digital Identity?
n How you portray, represent
yourself online
n Rich ways of
communication
n Knowledge is in the
network
n Digital etiquette
n Digital ethics
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14. Pub BBQ
Boardroom Slide Night
Scrapbooking Journal
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15. BBQ
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16. Pub
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17. Boardroom 17Wednesday, 3 July 13

18. Scrapbooking
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19. Slide Night
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21. Journal
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22. Digital Identity Spaces
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23. Personalised Learning
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24. Personal Learning Spaces
‣ Integrate formal and informal learning
spaces
‣ Customised by the individual to suit their
needs
‣ Allow individuals to create their own
identities.
‣ Recognises ongoing learning and the need
for tools to support life-long and life-wide
learning.
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25. Connectivism
‣ Knowledge has changed to networks and
ecologies (Siemens, 2006).
‣ Need improved lines of communication in
networks.
‣ “Connectivism is the assertion that learning is
primarily a network-forming process” (p.
15).
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27. Digital Inclusion
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28. Digital Inclusion
nDigital access
nNot everyone has
the same access
nAccess to technology
nAccess to skills,
education, training
nNo one should be
denied digital access
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29. Digital Inclusion
nhttp://digitalcitizenship.net/
Nine_Elements.html
nFully functioning members of society
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30. Digital Economy
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31. Digital Economy
nDigital presence - business website
nDigital commerce
nCommon internet purchases
nEffective consumers in a digital age
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32. Digital Literacies
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33. Digital Literacies
n Literacy is no longer “the ability
to read and write” but now “the
ability to understand
information however
presented.”
n Can't assume students have
skills to interact in a digital age
n Literacies will allow us to teach
more effectively in a digital
age (JISC, 2012)
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34. ADFI - Vision
‣ Digital literacies that transform the
knowledge & skills of society
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35. ADFI - Mission
‣ To innovate, research & collaborate
to explore and influence digital
literacies that impact societal change.
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Questions?
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