Digital Rural Futures: Implications for Identity, Inclusion, Economy and

Society

Professor Mike KeppellExecutive Director

Australian Digital Futures Institute

Digital Rural FuturesArmidale 26-28 June 2013

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Overview

nTrends

nDigital identity

nDigital inclusion

nDigital economy

nDigital society

nDigital literacies

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Digital AgenRole of technology

n to enable new types of learning experiences

nenrich existing learning scenarios” (p. 289).

nnew means of intellectual expression” and creativity (p. 289).

n Laurillard, Oliver, Wasson & Hoppe (2009)

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What Trends do we Need to Consider?

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CSIRO Megatrends

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On the movePersonalisationIWorld

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Trends ‣ People expect to be able to work, learn, and

study whenever and wherever they want.

‣ The abundance of resources and

‣ Need for digital literacies

‣ BYOD technology

‣ Mobility is here!

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Horizon Report

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New Generation Learners

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Rapport with technology9Wednesday, 3 July 13

Student-generated content (learner-as-designers)

Connected students (knowledge is in the network)

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Owning the Place of Learning

rapport with

technology

mobile

generate content

personalise

connected

adapt space to

their needs

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What is digital identity?

nSafe and engaged digital citizenship

nAppropriate and responsible technology use

nDigital wellness

nhttp://digitalcitizenship.net/Home_Page.html

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What is Digital Identity?nHow you portray, represent

yourself online

nRich ways of communication

nKnowledge is in the network

nDigital etiquette

nDigital ethics

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Pub BBQ

Boardroom Slide Night

Scrapbooking Journal

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BBQ

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Pub

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Boardroom17Wednesday, 3 July 13

Scrapbooking18Wednesday, 3 July 13

Slide Night19Wednesday, 3 July 13

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Journal21Wednesday, 3 July 13

Digital Identity Spaces

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Personalised Learning

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Personal Learning Spaces

‣ Integrate formal and informal learning spaces

‣ Customised by the individual to suit their needs

‣ Allow individuals to create their own identities.

‣ Recognises ongoing learning and the need for tools to support life-long and life-wide learning.

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Connectivism

‣ Knowledge has changed to networks and ecologies (Siemens, 2006).

‣ Need improved lines of communication in networks.

‣ “Connectivism is the assertion that learning is primarily a network-forming process” (p. 15).

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Digital Inclusion

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Digital InclusionnDigital access

nNot everyone has the same access

nAccess to technology

nAccess to skills, education, training

nNo one should be denied digital access

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Digital Inclusion

nhttp://digitalcitizenship.net/Nine_Elements.html

nFully functioning members of society

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Digital Economy

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Digital Economy

nDigital presence - business websitenDigital commercenCommon internet purchasesnEffective consumers in a digital age

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Digital Literacies

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Digital LiteraciesnLiteracy is no longer “the ability

to read and write” but now “the ability to understand information however presented.”

nCan't assume students have skills to interact in a digital age

nLiteracies will allow us to teach more effectively in a digital age (JISC, 2012)

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ADFI - Vision

‣ Digital literacies that transform the knowledge & skills of society

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ADFI - Mission‣ To innovate, research & collaborate to explore and influence digital literacies that impact societal change.

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Questions?

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