Talk to: Information Futures, Post Graduate Students at Manchester Metropolitan University, 26 March 2014

1. Anthony Beal - Jisc
Manchester Metropolitan University
26 March 2014
Digital Literacies, OER
& Open Badges

2. Today
Digital Literacies
Open Educational Resources
Open Badges

3. What is Digital Literacy
“…those capabilities which fit an
individual for living, learning and working
in a digital society: for example, the skills
to use digital tools to undertake academic
research, writing and critical thinking; as
part of personal development planning;
and as a way of showcasing
achievements”
(JISC, n.d.), - http://www.jisc.ac.uk/developingdigitalliteracies accessed 24-03-14

4. "Many learners enter further
and higher education lacking
the skills needed to apply
digital technologies to
education”
90% of new jobs will require
excellent digital skills…
(JISC, n.d.), - http://www.jisc.ac.uk/developingdigitalliteracies accessed 24-03-14

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Courses that embed
core digital skills, as well
as subject specific use
of technology, enable
students to gain the
skills and confidence
they need to use digital
technology not only to
support their learning but
also in the workplace."
(JISC, n.d.), - http://www.jisc.ac.uk/developingdigitalliteracies accessed 24-03-14

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sector providers to be made
responsible for identifying,
supporting and developing
learners' digital capabilities
so that they can
demonstrate their online
skills to employers…
FELTAG - Paths forward to a digital future for Further Education and Skills –
http://feltag.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/FELTAG-REPORT-FINAL.pdf
accessed 24-03-14
FELTAG recommendations

7. Changing definitions of digital literacies
Concepts of digital literacy were introduced as it became
necessary to consider the skills and competencies of
those on the receiving end of the products of the ICT
industries…An initial often cited attempt at defining
digital literacy (Gilster, 1997) identified four key
competencies:
Assembling knowledge
Evaluating information
Searching
Navigating in non-linear routes

8. Changing definitions of digital literacies
 Glinster also recommended that learners
communicate with the with the author of a web site
by email.
If they don’t respond..don’t use the information
 Did not foreseeWikipedia
 Did not foresee social media
 Only mention related to e-safety is inappropriate web
sites

9. EU lists 14 areas of digital competence
1. General technical knowledge and functional skills
2. Basic use in everyday life
3. Specialized and advanced skills for work and creative expression
4. Technology mediated communication and collaboration
5. Privacy and security
6. Legal and ethical aspects
7. Information processing and management
8. Informed and flexible decision-making
9. Exploration of digital opportunities and adaptation to own needs
10. Self-directed learning with digital technologies
11. Understanding and awareness of role of ICT in society
12. Effective and efficient use
13. Seamless use and appropriation of technology
14. Balanced attitude towards technology
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http://www.slideshare.net/jisc-elearning/a-history-of-digital-literacy-in-the-uk-and-eu

10. Elements of Digital Literacy
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Doug Belshaw: http://www.slideshare.net/dajbelshaw/etmooc-t3-
s1-digital-literacies-with-dr-doug-belshaw accessed 25-03-14

11. What is
Digital
Literacy

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What do you
think digital
literacy is?

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How do others
define digital
literacy?

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Is there an
opportunity to bring
these views together
to benefit learners /
customers?

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Why is digital
literacy
important

16. Identify the key aspects of digital
literacy that relate most to your own
academic / professional / personal
experience explaining why they are
important
Reflecting on all the various facets of
digital literacy, rank the bubbles in
order of importance to an organisation.
Consider the implication for the
individual as well as the organisational
challenges
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17. Six tips for
becoming
digitally
literate
Becoming
Digitally
Literate
Collaborate
Evaluate
Engage
Enquire
Achievable
Open mind

18. Open Educational Resources (OER)
Open Educational Resources (OER) are teaching and
learning materials that are freely available online for
everyone to use, whether you are an instructor, student or
self-learner. Examples of OER include: full courses, course
modules, syllabi, lectures, homework assignments,
quizzes, lab and classroom activities, pedagogical
materials, games, simulations, and many more resources
contained in digital media collections from around the
world.
https://openeducationalresources.pbworks.com/w/page/24836860/What%20are%20Open
%20Educational%20Resources accessed 24-03-14

19. OER links
Jisc OER infoKit – http://jiscinfonet.ac.uk/infokits/oer/
& Finding OERs
Jorum- http://www.jorum.ac.uk
The Higher Education Academy - OERs and Open Education
Edutopia - OER resources roundup
OER Commons - hub of worldwide OER resources
MMerlot - http://www.merlot.org/ - free and open peer
reviewed collection of online teaching and learning materials
and faculty-developed services contributed and used by an
international education community
Universities - e.g. Huddersfield - MIT - Open University
Learn open practices at School of Open and examples of
courses - https://p2pu.org/en/schools/school-of-open/

20. OER case studies and licencing
Case Studies
OER case studies by SCORE Fellows – process.arts -
http://process.arts.ac.uk/content/hea-commissioned-work-score-fellows
Licencing
The licence you choose will depend on a number of factors
Jisc Legal provides legal guidance for ICT use in education and research.
A wide range of information is available on licensing, including the OER
IPR Support Project
The Creative Commons website also contains information on selecting the
right CC licence for your work.
Jiscmail
Jiscmail list: OER-DISCUSS

21. Creative Commons Search
http://search.creativecommons.org/

22. Open Badges http://openbadges.org/about/

23. http://openbadges.org/about/

24. http://openbadges.org/about/

28. Badges displayed in LinkedIn

29. Jisc RSC Scotland Open Badges series
http://www.rsc-scotland.org/?page_id=3080

30. Badge design template - http://goo.gl/OAgQEI
Badge content design - http://goo.gl/3bxamT

31. Open Badges
The Mozilla Open Badge framework – badg.us
http://badg.us/en-US/
Mozilla BadgeKit - badges made simple
http://badgekit.openbadges.org/
My badges backpack
http://backpack.openbadges.org/share/07e759d50984909a
9a7fcd76131e09bd
My badg.us profile
http://badg.us/en-US/profiles/profile/ab

32. Badge for the Digital Literacy workshop
http://badg.us/en-US/badges/badge/Digital-Literacy-
Workshop
Open Badge Designer
https://www.openbadges.me/
Open Badges: what, who, why, how, design, issues –
presentation by Martin Cooke, Jisc RSC East Midlands
http://www.slideshare.net/martincooke/open-
badgesmarch2014

33. Write on a post-it one thing you plan to
do after this session to improve your
and one thing to improve your digital
literacy skills
What do you think will a significant
barrier to achieving this?
Start to think about how you will
overcome the barrier.

34. References
Gillen, J. & Barton, D. (2010) Digital Literacies: A
Research Briefing by the Technology Enhanced
Learning phase of the Teaching and Learning
Research Programme. Institute of Education London.
Gilster, P. (1997) Digital literacy. New York: John Wiley
& Son
Pool, C. R. (1997). A new digital literacy. Educational
Leadership, 55(3), 6.
Jisc infoNet, Developing digital literacies INFOKIT

35. Anthony Beal
ab@rsc-northwest.ac.uk
Twitter: @redsontour