Purpose: gain useful strategies to take back to your institution to improve the digital competence of your educators.

1. Charl Fregona University Blended Learning Coordinator

2. Agenda
20 minute workshop
Purpose: gain useful strategies to take
back to your institution to improve the
digital competence of your educators.
Have your mobile devices ready!

3. Since the term digital literacy was first coined
by Paul Glister, use of the term has implied a
critical approach to digital information and
media: in his words, digital literacy is about
mastering 'ideas, not keystrokes'.
The widespread use of web technologies and
accompanying social practices have shifted the
focus away from a consume-create, or a
research-publish model, and towards a model of
knowledge in constant circulation (produce-
circulate-enrich-reproduce).

4. Attr: Morten Ingemann http://comicwiki.dk/wiki/Morten_Ingemann

5. A: Users reluctance to learn with new
technology
B: Lack of employee skills to manage own
learning
C: Lack of knowledge re use and
implementation
D: Line manager not encouraging new ways
E: Lack of skills amongst training staff
http://charl.participoll.com
Towards Maturity 2010-11 Benchmark Report (www.towardsmaturity.org)
0A B C D E

6. http://towardsmaturity.org/static/survey/
Read more: http://www.brightwave.co.uk/practical-guides/27-ways-to-leap-
over-e-learning-barriers#ixzz2qYwoinyC
Towards Maturity 2010-11 Benchmark Report (www.towardsmaturity.org)
1. Lack of skills amongst employees to
manage own learning 63%
2. Lack of knowledge about potential use
and implementation 62%
3. Lack of skills amongst training
staff 59%
4. Reluctance by line managers to
encourage new ways to learn 59%
5. Reluctance by users to learn with new
technology 55%

7. Top ten barriers to e-learning
*Towards Maturity is an independent benchmark practice which aims to maximise the impact of workplace
learning technologies.
• Lack of skills amongst employees to manage
own learning (63%)
• Lack of knowledge about its potential use and implementat
(62%)
• Lack of skills amongst training staff (59%)
• Reluctance by line managers to encourage new ways of
learning (59%)
• Reluctance by users to learn with new technology (55%)
• Unreliable ICT infrastructure/low bandwidth / technical
restrictions/firewall (51%)
• Cost of set-up, development and maintenance (47%)
• Poor past experience (39%)
• Reluctance by L&D staff to adopt new technology (33%)
• Lack of attractive, relevant and high-quality e-learning (31%)
Towards Maturity 2010-11 Benchmark Report (www.towardsmaturity.org)

8. http://www.jiscdigitalmedia.ac.uk/
http://www.jiscdigitalmedia.ac.uk

10. http://www.educatorstechnology.com/2013/0
1/twitter-for-educators-beginners-guide.html

11. http://www.bestcollegesonline.com/blog/2009/07
/21/100-serious-twitter-tips-for-academics/

12. http://steve-wheeler.blogspot.co.uk/2009/01/teaching-with-twitter.html
Summing Up
Lingua Tweeta
Good for modern language learning. Send
tweets in foreign languages. Ask students
to respond or to translate the tweet.
Ask students to read an article or chapter
and post a brief summary or précis of the
key point(s). A limit of 140 characters
demands a lot of academic discipline.

13. Start off a meme – agree on a common
hash-tag so that all the created content
is automatically captured.
TASK: If you have any other tips or
applications for Twitter or any useful
links to share, please tweet them now.
Meming Exercise
#BETTMemex
http://steve-wheeler.blogspot.co.uk/2009/01/teaching-with-twitter.html

14. http://celtelearning.org

15. References
http://comicwiki.dk/wiki/Morten_Ingemann
http://charl.participoll.com
Towards Maturity 2010-11 Benchmark Report
(www.towardsmaturity.org)
http://www.brightwave.co.uk/practical-guides/27-ways-to-leap-over-e-
learning-barriers#ixzz2qYwoinyC
http://www.educatorstechnology.com/2013/01/twitter-for-
educators-beginners-guide.html
http://www.bestcollegesonline.com/blog/2009/07/21/100-serious-
twitter-tips-for-academics/
http://steve-wheeler.blogspot.co.uk/2009/01/teaching-with-
twitter.html
http://celtelearning.org