EdTech 2012: Digital Literacy - Your Message is Your Medium
My keynote talk at EdTech 2012 in Dublin was about digital literacy. It covered what is digital literacy today versus in previous decades as well as what educators can do to increase digital literacy in their own classrooms & courses.
things in late. Technology might be the cause of a student's fake problems, but it is also because of technology that teachers don't accept that as an excuse. There is pretty much always another way to write that paper. It basically takes proof of a crashed computer to get any sort of extension on an assignment." Matthew Jenks, Colorado University Wednesday 18 July 2012
think of it not so much about who has access to what technology as about who knows how to create and express themselves in the new language of the screen. If students aren't taught the language of sound and images, shouldn't they be considered as illiterate as if they left college without being able to read and write?" George Lucas, filmmaker Wednesday 18 July 2012
used sparingly (if at all) for learning. versus • Technology in the classroom is essential to helping children learn, especially given the shift in available jobs from manufacturing to technology-related professions. Wednesday 18 July 2012
• iPads encouraged exploration of additional course topics • helped them manage their time • provided new functions/tools for learning • increased their learning • made their courses more interesting • Though they were not instructed to do so, most students also said they used the iPads to do reading for other courses and leisure reading. Wednesday 18 July 2012
as “technical and behavioral challenges” • More than half the students reported feeling frustrated when highlighting text and taking notes within e-books on the iPad. • Another drawback was the fact that multiple “windows” or files couldn’t be kept open, side-by-side, on the iPad, unlike a full-fledged computer. • Students also indicated that they considered the device, which starts at $499, expensive • More students preferred to be loaned an iPad and purchase the corresponding e-books (and eventually return the iPad) than buy the iPad outright (and own it). Wednesday 18 July 2012
over the students. It was a host of other features that support learning. For example, students were able to instantaneously check statistics I mentioned in class or pull up information to add to the discussion as I talked about various companies’ projects. Moments before the start of class, I could place a video into students’ dropboxes, and the majority of them would arrive having already watched it and able to discuss it. Those sorts of things made the class more interesting and dynamic and could never have happened in the past.” Corey Angst, Assistant Professor of Management, Notre Dame Wednesday 18 July 2012
far below grade level 6th grader to read? One of the main reasons is shame. They don’t want anyone to know they are reading a 3rd grade book. They would rather act defiant or claim a dislike of reading. This just isn’t the case with Kindle. No one knows what you are reading.” Christopher Daley, Salon.com Wednesday 18 July 2012
difference between “taking a look”, “learning”, and “mastering” • Taking a look means understanding its purpose • Learning means knowing how to use it • Mastering means being able to handle it in complex situations Wednesday 18 July 2012
new content for themselves and each other • Create a classroom digital library of content & materials; let students contribute anything they think is useful or interesting • Build archives of material, both for former and new students • Publish your notes so students can have more access to them on a variety of devices Wednesday 18 July 2012
world is the only one: the ‘true’ world is merely added by a lie. All of us in higher education can live without the lie. We know better. Higher education is not a rehearsal and learning is not preparation. Learning is learning. And all of us live in but one world.” Deanspeak, TheDigitalQuad.com Wednesday 18 July 2012
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