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Teaching and Learning in a Digital Age: Myths of Digital Competence
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Teaching and Learning in a Digital Age:
Myths of Digital Competence
Blackboard Users ConferenceDurham
9-10 January 2014 Sue Watling
University of Lincoln
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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
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
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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….
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…
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• 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
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?
• Myths…can be based on assumptions
• Most staff are not learning technologists – but subject experts
It’s only easy if you know how...
• VLE challenge can’t be underestimated• Can’t know what you don’t know • technology change
= exponentiallyincreased
learning curves.• Digital immigrants need support too! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pQHX-SjgQvQ&list=RDUOorZQLsmuA
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Sue Watling
[email protected] Centre for Educational Research and Development
University of Lincoln
http://suewatling.blogs.lincoln.ac.uk
Twitter @suewatling