Digital literacy and digital participation #FLRI

Digital Participation: exploring the development of digital literacy in subject teaching Futurelab Research Insights Day Sarah Payton & Cassie Hague Learning Researchers Futurelab

The ‘Digital Participation’ Project ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Outputs: http://www.futurelab.org.uk/projects/digital-participation

Project rationale: Why is Digital Literacy Important? ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

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Some Components of Digital Literacy Creating Cultural & social understanding Critical thinking Communicating Collaborating E-safety Functional skills Finding and selecting information ,[object Object]

Some Components of Digital Literacy

Digital Literacy - What Does it Mean in the Classroom? ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

A Digital School Prospectus – written, directed, produced by year 5 & 6 students ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],“ We’re not just saying random things like blah blah blah, we’re thinking hard about which places to film, what people should see, we’re planning it” Yr 6 girl “ Working as a team can be hard, we try to listen to each others’ ideas and, then like, combine them.” Yr 5 boy

Year 11 Science: Why is DNA the molecule of life? ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],“ This is more creative than our usual science lessons” yr 11 student “ With a podcast you could listen to it over & over again to help you revise” yr 11 student “ It’s hard to put a picture into words in a podcast. Looking at a picture is easier for some parts of this learning” Yr 11 student

Other Classroom Activities ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Emerging areas of interest : Teacher Role ,[object Object],[object Object]

[object Object],“ It was really rewarding for myself and the students. It really freed up the creativity of a number of my students and that was worth it in itself... And actually their learning - I know for that particular area, which is a difficult one for them to understand, was much deeper. I tested it subsequently and they achieved much higher in that than in other areas. “ – Secondary school teacher

Emerging areas of interest: School and Teacher Cultures ,[object Object],“ As a teaching professional, I have a responsibility to ensure my students are not just digitally confident but digitally competent & literate.” Secondary Geography “ It [digital literacy] is about giving learners tools to access their digital surroundings and the abilities to do that so they’re not disadvantaged...empowering them and enabling them to make informed decisions” Primary teacher

Emerging areas of interest: School and Teacher Cultures ,[object Object],“ As a teacher I’ve found that digital literacy can be fostered alongside teaching subject content and within other critical skills frameworks like the PLTS” Secondary Geography teacher and Advanced Skills Teacher (AST)

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Emerging areas of interest: Role of the researcher ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

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Discussing the Implications: Provocation Questions ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

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