Introducing some of the skills required of the digital practitioner. Delivered as part of The Digital Practitioner event hosted by the College Development Network on 24th April 2013.

1. #digpract
The Digital Practitioner
Jisc RSC Scotland
Celeste McLaughlin John Maguire Penny Robertson Shelaine Douglas

2. The Digital Practitioner in context
Learner
Regionalisation
Expectations
Key Trends
New
Professional
Standards

3. Digital Literacies
‣ Learners’ ICT skills are less advanced that educators think (Nicholas
et al. 2008, JISC 2008-9)
‣ Learners’ engagement with digital media is complex and
differentiated (Bennet et al. 2008, Hargittai, 2009)
‣ Learners’ experience many difficulties transposing practices from
social context into formal learning (Cranmer 2006)
‣ Active knowledge building and sharing e.g. writing wikis, tagging,
reviewing, recommending, repurposing, are minority activities to
which most learners are introduced by educators (Selwyn 2009)
‣ Some aspects of learners’ everyday practice with technology are at
odds with practices valued in traditional academic teaching (Beetham
2009)

4. The Digital Practitioner
Supporting learners learning in the cloud
‣ Effective integration of digital literacies in Learning and
Teaching Strategy
‣ Tutor skills and confidence with technology is critical to
learners’ development
‣ Support in migrating to more ICT based study practices
‣ Digital literacies need to be supported as learners
engage in academic and authentic tasks
Thriving in the 21st Century: Learning Literacies for the Digital Age
(LLiDA project) 2009. (phase 1)

5. The Digital Practitioner
Competency Literacy Fluency
How What When and
Capabilities Why
Basic skills in which fit an
individual for Agile, instinctive,
the digital sophisticated and
living, learning
realm and working in a multifaceted use
digital society of technology.

6. From Doug Belshaw for the #etmooc session. 18th Feb 2013

7. content
communication
creation

8. http://www.jiscrsc.ac.uk/scotland
http://www.scoop.it/t/digital-practitioner