Professor Renee Hobbs argues that digital literacy is an expanded conceptualization of literacy that requires technical, cognitive, social, emotional and civic competencies. Educators and students become co-learners since creating media involves a balance between creative freedom and creative control. Digital authorship is a process that involves choice, courage, risk-taking and vulnerability. Digital literacy activates intellectual curiosity and helps support the habit of learning for a lifetime

1. Renee Hobbs
University of Rhode Island
Media Education Lab
Twitter: @reneehobbs
#DREWTEACH
Drew University
February 3, 2018@reneehobbs

2. www.mediaeducationlab.com

4. @reneehobbs
https://todaysmeet.com/DrewTeach
Backchannel
the practice of using networked computers to maintain a real-time online
conversation alongside the primary group activity or live spoken remarks.

5. Digital literacy is an expanded conceptualization of
literacy that requires technical, cognitive, social,
emotional and civic competencies
Educators and students become co-learners because
creating digital media involves a balance between
creative freedom and creative control
Digital authorship is a process that involves choice,
courage, risk-taking and vulnerability
Digital literacy activates intellectual curiosity and helps
support the habit of learning for a lifetime
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6. @reneehobbs
50% of American teachers now work in classrooms with a
one-to-one student-to-device ratio

7. Are media formats & digital technologies
reproducing, transforming or challenging the educational status quo?
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8. What are the Media & Digital Literacy
Competencies Needed Today & in the Future?

9. @reneehobbs
Digital literacy is the ability to use information and
communication technologies to find, evaluate, create, and
communicate information, requiring both cognitive and
technical skills.
-American Library Association

10. LOVE HATE
PRINT VISUAL SOUND DIGITAL
EMPOWERMENT – PROTECTION PARADIGM
People have a love-hate relationship with
media, technology and popular culture

11. Digital Literacy Competencies are
Complex & Multifaceted
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12. Literacy is the sharing of meaning
through symbols
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13. @reneehobbs
Digital & Media Literacy: An Inquiry Process

14. PEER-TO-PEER FILE SHARINGIntellectual Grandparents
DEWEY. Communication &
education are linked together
to enable democratic societies
BRUNER. Asking
questions is key
to the
development of
critical thinking
skills
FREIRE. Awareness, analysis
creation & reflection enable
people to take action against
injustice
McLUHAN. Media
& technology are
immersive cultural
environments that
restructure human
perception and
values
HALL. Audiences
are active.
Meaning-making
is shaped by lived
experience &
cultural context
Network of
relationships
between people
& ideas
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15. w w w . g r a n d p a r e n t s o f m e d i a l i t e r a c y . c o m
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16. Literacy changes in response to
changes in technology & society
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17. Digital literacy is an expanded conceptualization of
literacy that requires technical, cognitive, social,
emotional and civic competencies
REVIEW
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18. @reneehobbs

19. Learning to Read & Reading to Learn
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20. Learning to Write & Writing to Learn
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21. As you watch, consider:
What competencies are
engaged by making a
screencast?
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22. Screencasting for Reading Comprehension
Screencast-o-Matic
http://screencast-o-matic.com@reneehobbs

23. As you watch, consider:
Why does the instructor
encourage students to
demonstrate their learning in
this format?
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24. Screencasting as Literary Analysis
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25. As you watch, consider:
Why does the instructor
encourage students to
demonstrate their learning in
this format?
@reneehobbs

26. @reneehobbs
1. Go to Slido.com
2. Join with event code #J829
3. Answer the question
Time to Share Your Experience

27. Video Commenting Tools Create
Space for Digital Conversation
Flipgrid
http://flipgrid.com @reneehobbs

28. Kami PDF & Document Markup
http://chrome.google.com
A Student PDF Annotation
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29. A Student Annotates a Video
ANT Video Annotation
https://ant.umn.edu/ @reneehobbs

30. Cloud-Based Tools Support
Digital Authorship
Writing
KidBlog
Google Docs
Storybird
Animation
Animoto
Powtoons
Osnap
Moovly
Screencasting
Screencastify
Screencast-o-Matic
Screenr
Podcasting
Anchor.fm
Video Production
YouTube
WeVideo
Videolicious
Shadow Puppet
Multimedia
Kizoa
Storify
Flipgrid
Coding
Scratch
Ready
Infographics
Piktochart
Easel.ly
https://createtolearn.online
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31. @reneehobbs
1. Go to Slido.com
2. Join with event code #J829
3. Answer the question
Time to Share Your Opinion

32. CHOICE
MATTERS
Hobbs, R. (2017). Create to Learn. NY:
Wiley.
BLOGS VIDEO
PODCAST ANIMATION
INFOGRAPHIC
VLOGS &
SCREENCAST

33. At any moment, the reader is ready
to turn into a writer.
-Walter Benjamin
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34. As you watch, consider:
What inferences can you
make about how the teacher
structured the learning
experience for these
children?
@reneehobbs

35. How to Take Care of Your Pet by Grade 1 Students at Russell Byers Charter School
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36. As you watch, consider:
What inferences can you
make about how the teacher
structured the learning
experience for these
children?
@reneehobbs

37. Creating with digital tools involves a process of messy engagement
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38. Too Much Structure
Kills Creativity
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39. FORMAT
CONTENT
DISTRIBUTION
PROCESS
Teachers Structure Learning Experiences using
a Balance of Creative Freedom & Creative Control
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40. FORMAT
CONTENT
DISTRIBUTION
PROCESS
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41. FORMAT
CONTENT
PROCESS
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DISTRIBUTION

42. Digital literacy is an expanded conceptualization of
literacy that requires technical, cognitive, social,
emotional and civic competencies
Educators and students become co-learners because
creating digital media involves a balance between
creative freedom and creative control
REVIEW
@reneehobbs

43. As you watch, consider:
Why is becoming a digital
author a transformative
experience?
@reneehobbs

44. @reneehobbs

45. People with creative freedom and autonomy
take risks in the pursuit of authenticity
@reneehobbs

46. Digital literacy is an expanded conceptualization of
literacy that requires technical, cognitive, social,
emotional and civic competencies
Educators and students become co-learners since
creating digital media involves a balance between
creative freedom and creative control
Digital authorship is a process that involves choice,
courage, risk-taking and vulnerability
REVIEW
@reneehobbs

47. @reneehobbs
Media & Technology Create
Unreal Realities

48. New Forms of Authority are Emerging
Attention economics is surpassing traditional forms of authority and expertise
our attention — and
most of it free —
being found is
valuable."
 Immediacy
 Personalization
 Findability

49. Learners may infer from digital culture that being angry or mean
will attract attention

54. Authorship is about
control, power and the
management of
meaning and of
people as much as it is
about creativity and
innovation.
Authorship is a Form of Social Power
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55. be aware of the media environment
choose media messages wisely
aware of your own personal biases
actively comprehend & interpret
messages in all genres
analyze point of view, message
purpose & source bias
recognize stereotypes that influence
attitudes & behaviors
understand media systems, political
economy & technologies
What does it mean to interrogate
the power of digital media?

56. Why does my Facebook
look different from yours?
How does Amazon know
how to make
recommendations for me?
How does Google
autocomplete work?
How valuable is my
browser history
to marketers?

57. Digital literacy is an expanded conceptualization of
literacy that requires technical, cognitive, social,
emotional and civic competencies
Educators and students become co-learners since
creating media involves a balance between creative
freedom and creative control
Digital authorship is a process that involves choice,
courage, risk-taking and vulnerability
Digital literacy activates intellectual curiosity and helps
support the habit of learning for a lifetime
REVIEW
@reneehobbs

58. How are students “creating to
learn” in your classroom?
How are you supporting the
development of student autonomy
and authority as digital authors?
What current activities
could be modified so
that students experience
the power of digital
authorship?
What potential impact might digital
authorship have on your learners?
@reneehobbs

59. @reneehobbs

60. Renee Hobbs
Professor of Communication Studies
Director, Media Education Lab
Harrington School of Communication & Media
University of Rhode Island USA
Email: hobbs@uri.edu
Twitter: @reneehobbs
LEARN MORE
Web: www.mediaeducationlab.com