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Open Participants, Syndicated

Digital literacy and Open Learning: the final day

AAC&U MOOC 2017Today is the last day of a week of digital literacy discussion, part of the Open Learning MOOC.

The topic: the future of digital literacy.  To encourage you I’ve recorded some thoughts.

In addition to our ongoing, even irrepressible Twitter conversation, we’ll have a Twitter live chat from 12-1 pm eastern standard time.   Both of these use, as ever, the hashtag #OpenLearning17.

Bonus content: a new digital literacy politics.   For entertainment, Jacksfilms runs a contest on creating fake news.

If you’d like to catch up on this Open Learning MOOC project, check my post outlining the week’s resources and assignments.  Look at the course’s main site. Feel free to listen to my audio introduction to digital literacy and why it matters for open education and/or to partake of the Twitter conversation (hashtag #OpenLearning17) .

(music for today’s audio track comes from Lightbath)

 

 

Open Participants, Syndicated

Today in the Open Learning MOOC: fake news and crap detection

AAC&U MOOC 2017Today is the fourth day of a week of digital literacy discussion, part of the Open Learning MOOC.

Today’s assignment is to explore connections between digital literacy, fake news, open education, and politics. Our reading is Crap Detection 101, by Howard Rheingold.

We’ll discuss and riff on this through a Google Hangout to be held today from 12-1 pm eastern standard time.  (I’m emailing people directly; email me if you’d like an invite; I’ll also share the link on Twitter) And we will continue to enjoy still more Twitter conversation.  Don’t forget the hashtag #OpenLearning17.

Bonus content: the Snopes fake news archive.

If you’d like to catch up on this Open Learning MOOC project, check my post outlining the week’s resources and assignments.  Look at the course’s main site. Feel free to listen to my audio introduction to digital literacy and why it matters for open education and/or to partake of the Twitter conversation (hashtag #OpenLearning17) .

Coming up for the rest of the week, one more day:

Friday, February 24: The future of digital literacy: audio statement from Bryan.  Twitter live chatfrom 12-1 pm eastern standard time. Irrepressible Twitter conversation.

Bonus content: a new digital literacy politics.

I’m looking forward to your thoughts!

Open Participants, Syndicated

Digital literacy around the world in 2017: today in the Open Learning MOOC

AAC&U MOOC 2017Today is the third day of a week of digital literacy discussion, part of the Open Learning MOOC.  Is mid-MOOC Wednesday digital hump day?

Today’s assignment is to watch and listen to the recent New Media Consortium webinar on Digital Literacy.  It’s a rich conversation about the subject involving almost ten people across several continents.  There’s a wide range of perspectives. Here’s more information about the topic and the participants (I, alas, wasn’t among them).

Next, respond to the discussion by extending it, using one more more of these technologies  to share your thoughts (hey, actually doing digital literacy!):

…in comments at the end of this blog post

…on your own blog

…in comments on that YouTube page

…on Twitter (don’t forget the hashtag #OpenLearning17)

Today’s bonus content is the NMC digital literacy briefing.  I have some background posts here, here, here, here, and here.

If you’d like to catch up on this project, check my post outlining the week’s resources and assignments.  Feel free to listen to my audio introduction to digital literacy and why it matters for open education and/or to partake of the Twitter conversation (hashtag #OpenLearning17) and/or to read into some bonus content, “Evaluating Information: The Cornerstone of Civic Online Reasoning”.

Coming up for the rest of the week:

Thursday, February 23: Digital literacy, fake news, and politics. Reading: Crap Detection 101, by Howard Rheingold.  Google Hangout from 12-1 pm eastern standard time.  Still more Twitter conversation.

Bonus content: the Snopes fake news archive.

Friday, February 24: The future of digital literacy: audio statement from Bryan.  Twitter live chatfrom 12-1 pm eastern standard time. Irrepressible Twitter conversation.
Bonus content: a new digital literacy politics.

I’m looking forward to your thoughts!

Open Participants, Syndicated

The ACRL Information Literacy Framework: today in the Open Learning MOOC

AAC&U MOOC 2017Today is the second day of a week of digital literacy discussion, part of the Open Learning MOOC.

Today’s discussion document is the ACRL Information Literacy Framework (2015-16).  This is an important update in information literacy thinking, incorporating digital literacy developments.  Please read it, and then respond using one more more of these technologies (hey, actually doing digital literacy!):

…in comments at the end of this blog post

…on your own blog

…on Twitter (hashtag #OpenLearning17)

…through the Hypothes.is annotation plugin.  We have an Open Learning ’17 Hypothes.is group, which you’re welcome to join.  You can also check the openlearning17 tag on that platform.  You’ll note that this is an additional method for engaging with digital documents.

Today’s bonus content is a European digital literacy document that complements the ACRL’s, “DigComp 2.0: The Digital Competence Framework for Citizens. Update Phase 1: the Conceptual Reference Model.”

If you’d like to catch up on this project, check my post outlining the week’s resources and assignments.  Feel free to listen to my audio introduction to digital literacy and why it matters for open education and/or to partake of the Twitter conversation (hashtag #OpenLearning17) and/or to read into some bonus content, “Evaluating Information: The Cornerstone of Civic Online Reasoning”.

Coming up for the rest of the week:

Wednesday, February 22: Watch and listen to the recent New Media Consortium webinar on Digital Literacy.  More Twitter conversation.
Bonus content: the NMC digital literacy briefing.

Thursday, February 23: Digital literacy, fake news, and politics. Reading: Crap Detection 101, by Howard Rheingold.  Google Hangout from 12-1 pm eastern standard time.  Still more Twitter conversation.
Bonus content: the Snopes fake news archive.

Friday, February 24: The future of digital literacy: audio statement from Bryan.  Twitter live chatfrom 12-1 pm eastern standard time. Irrepressible Twitter conversation.
Bonus content: a new digital literacy politics.

I’m looking forward to your thoughts!

Syndicated

Launching a week of digital literacy

AAC&U MOOC 2017Today I’m kicking off a week of digital literacy discussion.  This effort is part of the Open Learning MOOC, which in turn is part of the Association of American Colleges and Universities (AAC&U) Faculty Collaboratives program.  Gardner Campbell is the chief cat-herder and impresario.

What does digital literacy have to do with open education, and vice versa?  That is the subject of this week’s exploration.

My plan for the week is that each day centers on a document in different media platforms (web page, pdf, video, audio files).  Participants (such as these fine people) will discuss and riff upon it from their own sites and through Twitter (hashtag #OpenLearning17).  There is a bonus reading for each day as well.

Here’s the week’s schedule:

Monday, February 20: An audio introduction to digital literacy and why it matters for open education.  Twitter conversation.
Bonus content: “Evaluating Information: The Cornerstone of Civic Online Reasoning”.

Tuesday, February 21: Discussion of the ACRL Information Literacy Framework. Participants can annotate and respond to the Framework by using Hypothes.is.  Twitter conversation continues.
Bonus content: “DigComp 2.0: The Digital Competence Framework for Citizens. Update Phase 1: the Conceptual Reference Model.”

Wednesday, February 22: Watch and listen to the recent New Media Consortium webinar on Digital Literacy.  More Twitter conversation.
Bonus content: the NMC digital literacy briefing.

Thursday, February 23: Digital literacy, fake news, and politics. Reading: Crap Detection 101, by Howard Rheingold.  Google Hangout from 12-1 pm eastern standard time.  Still more Twitter conversation.
Bonus content: the Snopes fake news archive.

Friday, February 24: The future of digital literacy: audio statement from Bryan.  Twitter live chatfrom 12-1 pm eastern standard time. Irrepressible Twitter conversation.
Bonus content: a new digital literacy politics.

Please join in as much as you’d like.  You can connect yourself formally to the project here, or comment on my blog posts, or tweet, or a mixture of these.

You can find more about the MOOC and associated projects here.