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My winning case study! It illustrates the approach we took to enable a large group of staff to develop the digital skills and knowledge required to confidently deal with a high volume of telephone calls and use software to fill vacant places in Clearing. The group had a mixed skill set and a short amount of time to gain new skills. Using the flipped classroom approach, factual and contextual information was delivered through online activities allowing for the maximum amount of classroom time to be dedicated to gaining practical digital skills. The case study describes what was done, the challenges involved and the solutions we found, impact on the learners and the wider university, and highlights ways this approach can be used at other educational institutions.

Article on the importance of Digital Literacy

Josie Fraser , social and educational technologist, Leicester City Council First define what you mean by digital literacy: The definition I most frequently use is this one: digital literacy = digital tool knowledge + critical thinking + social engagement.

A record of tweets logging the the main learning points from UCISA's event: Approaches to digital skills training in HE.

A wealth of info in here on literacies in a digital age.

Several case studies illustrating approaches to digital skills training in UK Higher Education institutions, compiled by UCISA

Informative and interesting article on identifying reliable sources of information on the web, and digital literacies.

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What is a digital literacy? Doug Belshaw's PhD Thesis in wiki format.

Online community of digital skills development practitioners from UK higher education. Share practice and experience.

Nice bit of online learning from google and a chance to brush up your searching skills.

Blog post from Jane Challinor sharing what it's like working with NOW v10 for the new term, and her approach to teaching first year students about digital citizenship. Really interesting and easy to read :-)