This document proposes a CPD course to train frontline education staff in Wales to attain digital literacy standards and embed digital literacy in their practice and teaching. The course would be delivered over 6 weeks, with one evening session per week. It would cover topics like using learning technologies, assessment of digital literacy skills, and delivering digital literacy to adults and young people. The training is in preparation for a new Essential Digital Literacy Skills qualification being introduced in September 2015. Funding possibilities include support from the Welsh Government through priorities around digital literacy training for teachers.

1. EMBEDDING DIGITAL LITERACY

2. THE COURSE PROPOSAL:
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A CPD course to assist front line education staff
in the pursuit of attainment of Welsh Government
digital literacy standards in learners.
EMBEDDING DIGITAL LITERACY

3. USING AND EMBEDDING
DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES
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How do you
feel about it?
How do you use
technology?
What type of
Digital Learner
are you?

4. … those capabilities which fit an individual
for living, learning and working in a digital
society.
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WHAT IS DIGITAL LITERACY?
Digital Literacy:
The Third Essential Skill in Wales
Sarah Davies, Jisc Developing digital literacies, 2014

5. March 2015 - JISC PRIORITY
AREA – TEACHER TRAINING.
WHY DIGITAL LITERACY?
February 2015 – Qualifications Wales publish the
Design principles for the Essential Digital Literacy
Skills qualification.
September 2013
February 2015 - Donaldson –
‘digital literacy is as important
in the 21st century as literacy
and numeracy’.
September 2015
New Essential Skills qualifications
implementation.
January 2015 – Level 3
practitioners course
pilots.

6. WALES’ LEARNING TECHNOLOGIES FORUM
(WLTF) MEETING
March 2015
7 Skills
Communication
Application of Number
Digital Literacy
Employability Skills - Critical
Thinking & Problem Solving,
Planning & Organisation,
Creativity & Innovation and
Personal Effectiveness
FE
Post-16 WBQ/
GCSE English,
Welsh &
Mathematics/
WBQ Challenges
WBL
Framework
including
Employability
Qualification
ACL/FE/WBL/PRU
ES Qualifications/
ESfW&L/
Employability
Qualification
Schools
WBQ/
GCSE English,
Welsh &
Mathematics/
WBQ Challenges

7. ESSENTIAL
DIGITAL
LITERACY -
6 UNITS
Digital
Responsibility
Digital
Productivity
Digital
Collaboration
Digital
Creativity
Digital
Information
Literacy
Digital
Learning
ESSENTIAL SKILLS WALES
Digital Literacy Framework

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9. WG working with
awarding
organisations to
develop a L3
Essential Skills
Practitioner
Qualification for
delivering Digital
Literacy.
WG worked with
JISC RSC to
develop a blended
online course for
practitioners –
Train the Trainer.
WG and JISC
supporting CPD to
train 20-30 Essential
Digital Literacy Skills
trainers in the South
of Wales. More
courses planned.
(Colegiau Cymru)
Training participants
will have practitioner
skills at L3 and an
online
resource/website with
the resources required
to deliver the same
training to others,
demonstrating best
practice.
WELSH GOVERNMENT STEPS

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THE COURSE CONTENT
Using Learning
Technologies,
Tools &
Techniques in
Delivering
Digital Literacy
Reflective
Practice in
digital literacy
delivery
Assessment of
Digital Literacy
Skills
Delivering
Digital Literacy
Adults and
Young People as
Digital Literacy
Learners
Managing the
digital literacy
learning
environment

11. ⬅ Content
⬅ Tools
⬅ People
⬅ Processes
Access
(to things - services that perform a
function)
Skills
(personal capabilities)
Practices
(ways of thinking and acting)
Attributes &
Identities
Awareness
(of available services - content, tools, people and processes,
and potential practices)
I know of…
I have…
I can…
I apply…
I am…
Tasks &
Practices
Learning Literacies Development Framework
(Adapted from Beetham and Sharp 2009)

12. BLENDED COURSE DELIVERY
STUDENT
CENTRED
BLENDED
LEARNING
TUTOR LED
INSTRUCTIONS
Face to face active
sessions
Interactive Twitter
feed
Skype conferences
Applying flip learning
principles
WEB BASED
ASSESSMENTS
Feedback
Reflections
Outcomes
Discussion boards
PRINTED AND
WRITTEN
INSTRUCTIONS
Traditional study
materials
Handouts
Notes
Books & journals
COMPUTER
MEDIATED
INSTRUCTIONS
Digital
Visual
VLE (Moodle, Hwb+)

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WHO, WHERE, WHEN?
Who is it for … not just teachers, but all front line staff with
contact. Library, careers, pastoral, HR.
Two approaches:
A whole day designed to be delivered in school for all staff
inset training – 6 trainers for up to 180 participants.
A CPD course delivered in CAVC over a school half term. A
commitment of 60 hours over 6 weeks.
One evening a week will be required face to face.

14. ASSESSMENT
Assessment is for
• Recognition
• Self-confidence
• Personal development
• Certification of standards
• Carried out post – course: evidence of implementation
• Online

15. BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT COURSES
Embedding Digital Literacy into Educational Practice – Secondary and FE teachers and support staff
2 days - £5000 for whole school inset training
6 weeks - £180 per learner
ABOUT THE COURSE
Ahead of the introduction of the Essential Digital Literacy Skills qualification for teaching from September 2015 Cardiff and Vale
College is offering training for teachers, support and other front line staff in education. This training is essential for all who are
involved in secondary education and will be delivering the new ESW qualification or Welsh Baccalaureate. All teachers are to be
delivering and embedding Digital Literacy within their lessons and contact with learners.
DIGITAL LITERACY SKILLS
You will be expected to have a basic level of digital literacy to participate in this course.
UNRESTRICTED ACCESS
You will be required to access a number of online tools and sites for which you will need unrestricted access to the internet.
LOCATION: Coopers Yard
COURSE TIMES: This course will run one evening a week for 6 weeks (school half terms) and as requested for CPD and Inset
training days.
APPLY: Call our Commercial Services department on 030 30 30 10 40 or email commercial@cavc.ac.uk

16. FINANCIALS
FUNDING POSSIBILITIES
ICT REVIEW RECOMMENDATION 9 -
TRAINING AND PROFESSIONAL
DEVELOPMENT
“A programme of training and
professional development to enable the
new Computing curriculum should be
accessible to new and existing teachers”
• Ensure all teachers have the training to
provide them with the skills, knowledge
and understanding to deliver the Digital
Literacy Framework
• Have training supported and funded by
Welsh Government through the
prioritisation of Digital Literacy and the
teaching of Computing in SEG and PDG
guidance, as well as being supported by
the Regional Educational Consortia
WG Curriculum review
Recommendation 58
An extensive and sustained
programme of professional
learning should be developed
to ensure that the
implications of the Review
recommendations for the
skills and knowledge of
teachers and other
practitioners are fully met.

17. FINANCIALS