Renee Hobbs describes how participants at the Summer Institute in Digital Literacy learn from deep opportunities for sustained collaboration that results from creating digital media learning experiences together.

1. When Teachers Collaborate
for Digital Inquiry
RENEE HOBBS
UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND
MEDIA EDUCATION LAB
Email: hobbs@uri.edu
Twitter: @reneehobbs
Web: www.mediaeducationlab.com

2. Teachers are lifelong learners who benefit
from engaging, intensive opportunities to
acquire new knowledge and skills in a
supportive learning environment
Teachers share what they learn
with their own students

3. UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND
MEDIA EDUCATION LAB
NATIONAL LOUIS UNIVERSITY
A PREMIERE PROGRAM FOR
PROFESSIONAL LEARNING
• K-12 teachers
• College faculty
• Librarians
• Media makers
www.digiURI.com

4. Renee Hobbs & Julie Coiro

5. DIGITAL
LITERACY
ANALYZE
ACCESS
ACT
REFLECT
CREATE
Inquiry
Reading
Search
Curation
Credibility
Analysis
Creativity
Multimodal
Writing
Digital
Skills
Dialogue
Collaboration
Emotional Response
Ethical Reasoning
Cultural,
Political, Economic
& Social
Understanding
Citizenship
Activism

8. Summer Institute in Digital Literacy

10. Keynote: Gain Knowledge and Insight
 Amazing Texts
 Tips and Tools
 Promising Practices
 Research Roundtable
Workshops – More than 30 Choices
Design Studio:
Project-Based Inquiry Collaborative
Learning
Digging Deeper: Apply and Experience
Summer
Institute in
Digital Literacy
PROGRAM
STRUCTURE

11. Tier 1:
Summer Institute in
Digital Literacy
EDC 531
Tier 2:
Leadership Track
EDC 535

12. Tier 3:
Create Your
Own
Adventure

13. The Power of Two
Design
Studio

14. What Will You Create this Week?Design
Studio

15. Digital Inquiry for Professional Learning
Sample Inquiry Questions from
2019 Dyad Partners
Design
Studio
How do online media messages influence our thoughts and
behavior?
How can we build sustainable online networks to promote ongoing
professional growth and community?
How can we inspire students to read and write in the content areas
using digital literacy practices and engaging media?
How can we use digital media to engage our students in developing a
positive attitude toward independent reading?
How can we empower teachers to integrate digital citizenship into
their curriculum?

16. Q: How to Teach about Choices &
Consequences using English Literature?
1Plan
2 Two Sample Work Products
5 Daily Reflection Videos
Lauren
&
Kaitlyn

17. Q: What Should You Choose to Read?
1Plan
2 Two Sample Work Products
5 Daily Reflection Videos
Kim
&
Ronelle

18. What Do Participants Create?

19. Introducing a Lesson
https://spark.adobe.com/video/QkrLO4zhtuEzQ

21. https://spark.adobe.com/video/PyzzyBsY2PYbR

22. Design Studio ShowcaseDesign
Studio

24. I want to be a great team member….
the best collaborative partner I can be.

25. It’s basically our job to teach kids how to
comprehend all types of media

26. increase confidence in using digital texts, tools and
technologies for student-centered inquiry learning
gain knowledge about strategic approaches to
integrating digital literacy in K-12, college and library
contexts
develop leadership skills through collaboration,
problem-solving and reflection
belong to our diverse #DIGIURI network of talented
& passionate people who support your work
LEARNING OUTCOMES FOR PARTICIPANTS

27. UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND
MEDIA EDUCATION LAB
NATIONAL LOUIS UNIVERSITY
A PREMIERE PROGRAM FOR
PROFESSIONAL LEARNING
• K-12 teachers
• College faculty
• Librarians
• Media makers
www.digiURI.com

29. Professor Renee Hobbs
Harrington School of Communication and Media
University of Rhode Island USA
Email: hobbs@uri.edu
Twitter: @reneehobbs
Web: www.mediaeducationlab.com