Short post on finding values for teaching & learning and how they might change at a particular school. Ends with the idea of setting school-wide priorities rather than teacher goals and using that to cause change.
Short post arguing that educating 'young people' in the use of technology is more than teaching them the mechanics of a medium. Can't identify what is being argued in it's place but I think that we need to consider talking about communication and then what tool fits the contextual needs rather than how to edit a wiki, for instance.
Comment on the post digital discussion held alt f-altc including a video summary. This discussion topic is important as we try and figure out how elearning will (is) become(ing) normalised.
"Blogging. For many, the term evokes thoughts of cringe-worthy diary-esque posts by angry teenagers, or bland breakfast tweets by bored acquaintances. But in many fields, including the sciences, law and librarianship, blogging has become vital to the advancement of scholarship."
Jon Beasley-Murray posting a little about the impact of the "Murder, Madness, and Mayhem" project where his students created featured articles on Latin American literature.
"The report highlights a number of recurring issues surrounding the potential benefit of information and communications technology (ICT) to learning and teaching in post-compulsory education."
I think the evolving Net Literacies relate to the shift to the Web as a resource which requires users to become their own librarians and thus need information retrieval and evaluation skills. As we move to a Participatory Culture, and Open Ed, with issues of identity and co-creation kicking in, we need a broader range of skills to become effective in these new contexts.