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Teaching and Learning in a Digital Age: Myths of Digital Competence

Teaching and Learning in a Digital Age: Myths of Digital Competence. Blackboard Users Conference Durham 9-10 January 2014 Sue Watling University of Lincoln. Help!. ?.

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Teaching and Learning in a Digital Age: Myths of Digital Competence

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  1. Teaching and Learning in a Digital Age:Myths of Digital Competence Blackboard Users Conference Durham 9-10 January 2014 Sue Watling University of Lincoln

  2. Help!

  3. ? Image fromhttp://babyurl.net/names/baby-domain-name/establishing-a-babys-digital-identity-by-registering-their-domain-name

  4. Digital Natives • Sticky image • Digital Literacies • Digital Scholarship • Steep learning curves for all… Marc Prensky (2001) ‘Digital Natives Digital Immigrants’ http://www.marcprensky.com Neil Selwyn (2008) ‘The digital native myth and reality’http://tinyurl.com/pxedt3w

  5. Digital Immigrants • Support for virtual learning • UCISA/JISC reports: development barriers include lack of time, money, training and the speed of digital change • Risks of low development: • Self-selection • DIY models • Digital divides and exclusions Image from: http://blog.b2sm.de/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/evolution.png

  6. Myths of digital competence There’s no need to provide support or resource for digital ways of working e.g. • digital literacies • digital scholarship • digital pedagogy People know all this stuffthese days….

  7. Need to bear in mind… Not everyone: • has a smart phone • can use track changes • manages their email • knows about html view • chats online • uses a webcam or wiki, • blogs …or is on Twitter… Image from http://edutech4teachers.edublogs.org/files/2012/07/digital-footprint-1beuk2c.png

  8. Having to choose a webpage or blog to share was an interesting but daunting activity.  • The induction activities taught me how to use a Wiki, this was something that I hadn't done before. • I felt less comfortable with the discussion board. I didn't manage to include a picture. • I have even more to learn about online learning than I thought. • Being an online learner is a confusing experience.  • I struggled to with some of the activities - my lack of skill in using the technology coming to play here

  9. Technological determinism The belief virtual learning will: • cut costs • increase efficiency • let you do more for less • be intuitive, user friendly Whose research is it anyway?

  10. Myths…can be based on assumptions • Most staff are not learning technologists – but subject experts

  11. It’s only easy if you know how... • VLE challenge can’t be underestimated • Can’t know what you don’t know • technology change = exponentially increased learning curves. • Digital immigrants need support too! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pQHX-SjgQvQ&list=RDUOorZQLsmuA (2.44)

  12. Sue Watling swatling@lincoln.ac.uk Centre for Educational Research and Development University of Lincoln http://suewatling.blogs.lincoln.ac.uk Twitter @suewatling

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