Charl Fregona University Blended Learning Coordinator

Agenda 20 minute workshop Purpose: gain useful strategies to take back to your institution to improve the digital competence of your educators. Have your mobile devices ready!

Since the term digital literacy was first coined by Paul Glister, use of the term has implied a critical approach to digital information and media: in his words, digital literacy is about mastering 'ideas, not keystrokes'. The widespread use of web technologies and accompanying social practices have shifted the focus away from a consume-create, or a research-publish model, and towards a model of knowledge in constant circulation (produce-circulate-enrich-reproduce).

Copyright Morten Ingemann http://comicwiki.dk/wiki/Morten_Ingemann

I am amazed at the volume of best practice principles, methods and approaches

Attr: Morten Ingemann http://comicwiki.dk/wiki/Morten_Ingemann

A: Users reluctance to learn with new technology

B: Lack of employee skills to manage own learning

C: Lack of knowledge re use and implementation

D: Line manager not encouraging new ways

E: Lack of skills amongst training staff

http://charl.participoll.com

Towards Maturity 2010-11 Benchmark Report (www.towardsmaturity.org)

0 A B C D E

http://towardsmaturity.org/static/survey/

Read more: http://www.brightwave.co.uk/practical-guides/27-ways-to-leap-over-e-learning-barriers#ixzz2qYwoinyC

Towards Maturity 2010-11 Benchmark Report (www.towardsmaturity.org)

1. Lack of skills amongst employees to

manage own learning 63%

2. Lack of knowledge about potential use and implementation 62%

3. Lack of skills amongst training staff 59%

4. Reluctance by line managers to encourage new ways to learn 59%

5. Reluctance by users to learn with new technology 55%

Top ten barriers to e-learning *Towards Maturity is an independent benchmark practice which aims to maximise the impact of workplace learning technologies.

• Lack of skills amongst employees to manage own learning (63%)

• Lack of knowledge about its potential use and implementat (62%) • Lack of skills amongst training staff (59%) • Reluctance by line managers to encourage new ways of learning (59%) • Reluctance by users to learn with new technology (55%) • Unreliable ICT infrastructure/low bandwidth / technical restrictions/firewall (51%) • Cost of set-up, development and maintenance (47%) • Poor past experience (39%) • Reluctance by L&D staff to adopt new technology (33%) • Lack of attractive, relevant and high-quality e-learning (31%) Towards Maturity 2010-11 Benchmark Report (www.towardsmaturity.org)

http://www.jiscdigitalmedia.ac.uk/

http://www.jiscdigitalmedia.ac.uk

http://www.educatorstechnology.com/2013/01/twitter-for-educators-beginners-guide.html

http://www.bestcollegesonline.com/blog/2009/07/21/100-serious-twitter-tips-for-academics/

http://steve-wheeler.blogspot.co.uk/2009/01/teaching-with-twitter.html

Summing Up

Lingua Tweeta

Good for modern language learning. Send tweets in foreign languages. Ask students to respond or to translate the tweet.

Ask students to read an article or chapter and post a brief summary or précis of the key point(s). A limit of 140 characters demands a lot of academic discipline.

Start off a meme – agree on a common hash-tag so that all the created content is automatically captured. TASK: If you have any other tips or applications for Twitter or any useful links to share, please tweet them now.

Meming Exercise

#BETTMemex

http://steve-wheeler.blogspot.co.uk/2009/01/teaching-with-twitter.html

http://celtelearning.org

References

http://comicwiki.dk/wiki/Morten_Ingemann

http://charl.participoll.com

Towards Maturity 2010-11 Benchmark Report (www.towardsmaturity.org)

http://www.brightwave.co.uk/practical-guides/27-ways-to-leap-over-e-learning-barriers#ixzz2qYwoinyC

http://www.educatorstechnology.com/2013/01/twitter-for-educators-beginners-guide.html

http://www.bestcollegesonline.com/blog/2009/07/21/100-serious-twitter-tips-for-academics/

http://steve-wheeler.blogspot.co.uk/2009/01/teaching-with-twitter.html

http://celtelearning.org