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Supporting Learners to be more effective in a Digital Age

Supporting Learners to be more effective in a Digital Age. Greg Benfield Becka Currant Ellen Lessner Helen Beetham. 'Digital Literacies' contested theoretical space rich interdisciplinary discourse 'Agile adopters' maximising value to users sustainability of outcomes

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Supporting Learners to be more effective in a Digital Age

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  1. Supporting Learnersto be more effectivein a Digital Age Greg BenfieldBecka CurrantEllen Lessner Helen Beetham

  2. 'Digital Literacies' contestedtheoretical space rich interdisciplinary discourse 'Agile adopters' maximising value to users sustainability of outcomes 'Supporting Learners' profound challenges life-wide capabilities pragmatic solutions

  3. Complex strategies involving technologies, networks, friends and family Technology preferences an aspect of personal/academic identity Familiarity with ICT in social /personal life does not translate directly into effective strategies for learning

  4. Learners are challenged to integrate academic and digital capabilities A holistic approach across the curriculum and institution... (what is taught, how it is taught, and how learners' capabilities are valued)... requires rethinking of academic and professional practice

  5. We are not rethinking some part or aspect of learning, we are rethinking all of learning in these new digital contexts As knowledge is increasingly accepted as being multi-modal, always potentially capable of digital capture and sharing, then the significance of 'the digital' as a separate space for living, learning and working may recede

  6. How will we manage multiple identities in a world where public and private are being redefined? How will we act safely and responsibility in hybrid spaces?

  7. slow change, cultural and institutional inhibitors rapid change, economic and techno-social drivers information and media literacies academic and prof literacies ICT skills web searching using CMC using TELE using digital devices word processing using databases analysis tools assistive tech social software immersive envts personalisation... searching, retrieving analysing, interpreting critiquing evaluating managing resources navigating info spaces content creation editing, repurposing enriching resources referencing sharing content critical thinking problem solving reflection academic writing note-taking concept mapping time management analysis, synthesis evaluation creativity, innovation self-directed learning collaborative learning what capabilities are being supported in UK HE and FE today?

  8. Certainty: the future will be developmental

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