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"The Minister for Education and Skills, Leighton Andrews AM, commissioned a review of digital classroom teaching in September 2011. he set up an external task and finish group to lead the review. The aim was to identify 'which digital classroom delivery aspects should be adopted to transform learning and teaching' for those aged 3 to 19."   Includes a link to the report: "Find it, make it, use it, share it: learning in digital Wales" which has many references to the importance of Information Literacy in education.

JISC Digital Media exists to help the UK's FE and he communities embrace and maximise the use of digital media - and to achieve solutions that are innovative, practical and cost effective. 

The SLIDA report has recommendations for further and higher education on how to develop effective institution-wide strategies and practices which better support effective learners in a digital age. A number of case studies are included from both FE and he institutions.

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

At Cardiff University, the Digidol team are investigating how what they call "digital literacy" can be embedded in all staff and students across all levels and areas of the university. The project is one of 12 being funded at different institutions by JISC, an expert on information and digital technologies for education and research, and I interviewed members of the team for one of a series of podcasts for the organisation recently.

In the sixth episode of our online radio programmes - JISC On Air - we are exploring how universities and colleges can help teaching staff, researchers, support and administrative staff to develop their digital literacies - those capabilities which prepare an individual for living, learning and working in a digital society. In part two of the show, we will be looking at how digital literacy underpins the academic success and employability of students.

 "Etextbooks and online learning communities are just a few of the ways colleges and universities are dabbling in digital. This graphic breaks it down."   Excellent Infographic looking at the electronic landscape in education including comparision of iPad and Kindle Fire, VLEs and reinventing the textbook. 

"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

Enjoyed this 40min presentation by Doug Belshaw on Dig Lit Do we even know what literacy is? Same word can have different meanings He suggests 8 elements for discussion: Can you guess what tHey are from tHese cHemical-like symbols? First one done to give you a start! Cu-culture Cg Cn Co Cf Cr Ct Ci