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Doug Belshaw -  JISC infoNet Guardian Professional, Tuesday 24 January 2012 16.41 GMT

Portal to collection of OERs to support research students, teachers and others to develop Digital Literacies, online academic identity etc. The material that you can access through this website is intended to help you prepare yourself for study on a research degree at a UK university.

Thanks Rosemary - this is a really useful site and covers many of the areas we've been looking at :)

The material that you can access through this website is intended to help you develop your use of digital technologies in your university studies.

"We need to stop digital literacy training that uses the internet and social media to achieve pre-defined outcomes. For example, working backwards from goals such as finding a job or setting up a business. This might address immediate student anxieties but it is a short-term solution. Based on my experiences of working with students and academics, I would make a case for digital literacy to be much more than the mechanical operation of tools and technology. It should enable us to use the social digital landscape for reflection and conversations. And in our ability to enter into dialogue on the basis of shared values, we become individual agents of change." Dr Abhay Adhikari

Article suggesting changing teaching methods to reflect the changing way people are relating to the world through technology. Examines the book: Now You See It: How the Brain Science of Attention Will Transform the Way We Live, Work, and Learn

We are entering a time of history where we will need more than intelligence, we will need the increased application of diverse intellect. We will need a workforce and citizenry filled with local, state and national leaders who see the concept of dialoging about new ideas as an important use of time.

Rutgers RIOT (Research Information Online Tutorial) Lessons in selecting  a topic, finding resources, selecting keywords, identifying citations and evaluating sources.

A nifty little quiz for developing search skills and you get a certificate. I've tweeted the link from the dig lit feed too :)

A Lancaster University student looks at the pros and cons of Wikipedia in the Guardian. Includes extracts from interviews with two Lancaster academics.

"digital literacy is not simply about learning from content online this represents a deficit model of education (frequently practiced) rather than skills development. "

"One year on - learning from innovation in digital literacy This Lunchtime Byte is a one-hour session on the hot topic of digital literacy. Participants will hear from two digital literacy projects in Wales, as well as get the chance to share news of any digital literacy developments in their organisations and exchange ideas. "Digital literacy defines those capabilities which fit an individual for living, learning and working in a digital society.""