USING AS A TOOL IN DEVELOPMENTAL EDUCATION MELISSA BURGESS, EDD.
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USING AS A TOOL IN DEVELOPMENTAL EDUCATION MELISSA BU RGESS, ED D
Transcript of USING AS A TOOL IN DEVELOPMENTAL EDUCATION MELISSA BURGESS, EDD.
USING
AS A
TOOL
IN D
EVELOPM
ENTAL
EDUCATIO
N
MELISSA B
URGESS, EDD
LITERACY:
SOME
BACKGROUND
SECTION 1
DIGITAL LITERACY
Definition
“The ability to use digital technology communication tools or networks to locate, evaluate,
use and create information.”
www.digitalstrategy.govt.nz/templates/Page_60.aspx
DIGITA
L LIT
ERACY: W
HAT
IS IT
AND W
HO DOES IT
(AND W
HO DOESN’T
DO
IT)
SECTION 2
DIGITAL LITERACY: NATIVES
Characteristics:oWant information quicklyoMulti-task oPrefer graphics rather than textoAre socially networkedoThrive on instant gratificationoPrefers games to “serious” work
DIGITAL LITERACY: IMMIGRANTS
Characteristics:
oUse Internet or other
online resources second
to books
oPrint out email
oRead the manual for a software
application rather than assuming
the program itself will teach us how to use it
o“Did you get my email” phone call
DIGITAL LITERACY: MULTIMODAL INFORMATION
o Traditional literacy focuses on R-W-S-L (Reading, Writing, Speaking and Listening)
o Digital literacy expands this to include Viewing and Representing through ‘multimodal text’
TRADITIONAL VS. DIGITAL LITERACY: SOME EXAMPLES
DIGITAL LITERACY: IMPLICATIONS IN DEVELOPMENTAL EDUCATION
Issues regarding education and digital literacy:
Digital immigrant educators--whose teaching pedagogy does not speak the same language, are struggling to educate their students who speak in a very different language now.
DIGITA
L LIT
ERACY:
EDUCATORS, E
DUCATIO
N,
AND ENVIR
ONMENTS
SECTION 3
DIGITAL LITERACY: THE 21ST CENTURY EDUCATOR
Characteristics:
oAdaptive
oCommunicators
oLifelong Learners
oVisionaries
oLeaders
oModels
oCollaborators
oRisk takers
DIGITAL LITERACY: 21ST CENTURY EDUCATORConstructivist Approach:
o Learners construct their own understanding
o New learning depends on current understanding
o Learning is facilitated by social interaction
o Meaningful learning occurs within authentic learning tasks
Watch this video on Digital Literacy in Education
ENVIRONMENTS/TOOLS THAT SUPPORT DIGITAL LITERACY
oBlogs (e.g., Blogger, Wordpress)oWikis (e.g., Wikispaces)oWeb-as-a-platform applications
(e.g., Googledocs)oPodcasting (e.g., Gcast)oDigital Storytelling
(e.g., Voicethread)oMulti-user virtual environments
(e.g., Second Life)o Interactive mapsoeBooksoWebQuestsoSocial networks/communication (Facebook, IM, Skype)
SECTION 4
WHY SHOULD DEVELOPMENTAL EDUCATORS USE ? ?
USING TO EDUCATEo Use Skype to deliver one-to-one tutoring or small group tutoring
with audio or text
o Virtual conferencing/office hours
o Guest speakers/authors
o To connect with other students in developmental education courses anywhere around the world
o Peer tutoring
o Group activities – Roleso Organizero Greetero Producero Camera/technicalo Interviewero notetaking
WHAT DO I NEED TO GET STARTED WITH ? ?
When using audio and video : microphone and webcam
When using the text feature: nothing needed
SKYPE RESOURCES
Classroom 2.0
50 Awesome Ways to Use Skype in the Classroom
Use Skype with Students
Using Skype in the Classroom
Skype Across the World
Using Skype in the Classroom (another one!)
All Schools Should Skype
Bookrix and Skype—Think of the Possibilities!
