Presentation at Shar-e-fest 2012 describing the Digital Literacy For Staff project at the University of Waikato.

1. I iz in ur mind and yu can't see me
Digital
Literacy
The
elephant
in the staff
room

2. What is digital literacy?

3. Who has a
account?

4. Digital literacy through engagement

6. Some really important concepts ...

7. "Digital Literacy is about mastering ideas, not
keystrokes" Gilster, 1997

8. <literate></illiterate>
"It is really not possible to speak of illiterate and
literate persons as two distinct categories"
(unesco 1957)
Source http://dougbelshaw.com/blog/2011/11/22/how-to-develop-digital-literacies-in-yourself-and-others-presentation/#.UGEM26T9F60

9. "Digital Literacy is a condition, not a threshold"
Martin, 2006

10. What started the project

11. The workplace environment
Conceptual thresholds
We all have gaps in our understanding.
For some staff these gaps are sometimes significant

12. Responsibility Locus
There was an
attitude among
some that
suggested they felt
no responsibility for
their own digital
literacy
"We have a
responsibility for
what we do, but
also for what we
don't do."

13. The workplace environment
Transferability
There exists a block
in ability to
transfer skills from
one discipline to
another
...or from application
to application

14. "Digital literacy defines those capabilities
which fit an individual for living, learning and
working in a digital society" JISC

15. Horizon Report NZ 2011
Digital literacy is a key skill in every discipline
and profession
Most academics are not using new and
compelling technologies for learning &
teaching, nor for their own research
The abundance of resources & relationships
easily accessible via the Internet challenges us
to revisit our roles as educators

16. How the project has developed

17. Digital Literacy Project - Preparing
the ground
Observation and
Discussion
Engaged key senior
leaders
Project Proposal
Steering Committee

18. Digital Literacy Project - Intentions
Developing staff digital
literacy
Confident & agile
Lifelong learning "This is
critical
for our
university
today"

19. Digital literacy themes
Wonder & curiosity
Openness
Participation
Sharing
Online identity
Permission

20. Focus on Staff
"But you're not doing anything for students!"
• Students will not automatically
be digitally literate
• Student engagement and access to learning
will inevitably involve some technology
• Staff need to be role models for our students

21. We are all Natives

22. Outcomes so far

23. Senior Management Support
Vice Chancellor
Deputy VC
Assistant VC Operations
Directors and Deans
“The university is a learning
organisation - we want
agile, curious, playful, enquiring, confid
ent staff and students who embrace
technology as part of a life-long
journey.” Vice Chancellor, Roy Crawford

24. Support shift
- encouraging self agency
Do I already know the
answer?
Self paced video help
Just in time support
Explicit help
Image courtesy of D. Sharon Pruitt and a CC licence
http://www.flickr.com/photos/pinksherbet/4246081958/

25. Digital Literacy Awareness Week
Workshops
Speed Seminars
Coffee Courses
Multimedia Resources
7 Things

26. The Future...
No Elephants!

27. Tracey Morgan
@traceymorgan
Nigel Robertson
@easegill