Digital Literacy Resources for Waikato University Staff

Excellent post on why so many are unable to use computers. Don't do stuff for them - make them responsible just as we are trying to do in the digital literacy strand. We could also stop people from drowning if we could just fence all the sea off...

Josie Fraser, Helen Beetham etc on what digital literacy is and what it means for learners.

Article on the ease with which passwords can be cracked using relatively easily available tools.

Digital literacy 101. Good video from The Onion about Google flexing muscle and suspending Gmail for 2 hour to remind people of how reliant they are on it. People believe this!

Useful resource and parts could be used in the Net Safety workshop. "This kit contains short guides for human rights defenders who find themselves in emergencies related to communication and digital security. As guides are being added, individual sections of following scheme become active. While the kit does not provide exhaustive guidelines on how to respond to specific situations, it does suggest concrete steps, further resources and references to support groups to whom activists can turn to for further assistance."

Good open access journal

Good post on developing attitudes which work in all spaces (rather than rules just for digital space).

Developing a digital literacies framework

"The 5 Resources Model provides a framework to articulate the scope and dimensions of digital literacies. It is based on an established model of literacy which is underpinned by critical perspectives (the Four Resources Model of Critical Literacy, after Luke & Freebody). It has been adapted for the digital context. The model has been developed to encompass the varied perceptions and meanings attributed to digital literacy. On the one hand some stakeholders put a strong focus on ICT, i.e. the skills involved in using computers, software and digitally enabled devices; others emphasise the social and interpersonal, creative and communicative skills highlighted by social media and Web 2.0; there are also critical and intellectual approaches associated with the term digital scholarship. Different stakeholders tend to emphasise different skillsets. The model therefore provides an overarching framework against which groups can develop a shared sense of the parameters and scope of digital literacy. This can inform the curriculum and map to graduate attributes as well as contribute to staff development and employability agendas."

Very short response. Positive i.e. we will do something. The next step is to develop the detail. That might cause more debate.

"The initial development and accreditation, and to an increasing extent also the continuing professional development, of those who teach in UK higher education are undertaken with explicit reference to the UK Professional Standards Framework (UKPSF). The UKPSF is designed to remain in use for many years between revisions. It is also designed to work across the full range of higher education institutions and provision. It therefore properly avoids getting into the levels of detail that those designing and running particular post-graduate certificates in teaching and learning in higher education (PGCertHE) courses and CPD processes must address.   One major and fast-changing factor affecting higher education (along with the rest of the world) is the use of digital technologies. How are PGCertHEs adapting to digital technologies, in their design and operation and in the educational practices for which the PGCertHEs are preparing staff? This guide offers answers and links, including analysis of sources and case studies, from professional associations concerned with the development of teaching and learning in higher education. "

Incredible visualisation of the power of metadata and our digital footprint / slimetrail.  Zoom in at times to see the level of detail that triangulated phone masts give for location.

A digital literacy framework developed for Leicester secondary schools.

Resources to help you understand your presence online and where and what might be happening to information about you.

Rhona Sharpe on why Dig Lit is important.

"Thanks to her gift for 140-character witticisms, Kelly Oxford has transformed herself from Canadian stay-at-home mum to Los Angeles-based bestselling author and screenwriter."

Post aimed at K12 and parents but interesting because it cites Gilster and clearly get's the idea that DL is about how we operate in a digital environment rather than how we operate the tools in a digital environment.

Helen Beetham on learner experience including some diglit models.