• Introduction:
  • Name and a little about me
  • Course: EDCI 572 with Dr. Verena Roberts
    • Development and Implementation of the Curriculum in Digital Learning Contexts
  • Overview: Conceptualizing BC’s Digital Literacies into Context

• Outline:
  • What is the story behind the BC Digital Literacy Framework?
    • What research theory, literature, frameworks, and models have guided the BC Literacy Framework?
    • What is missing from the current Framework?
    • What other frameworks, theories and models could be considered to expand upon and extend the current BC Digital Literacy Framework?
  • Contextualizing Your Project
    • I will choose a curriculum area that I want to explore further. Brainstorm a student project that I wish to redesign or design and discuss how does the BC Digital Literacy Framework integrates into my project?
  • Tech of the week:
    • org
  • What is the story behind the BC Digital Literacy Framework?
    • What research theory, literature, frameworks and models – have guided the BC Literacy Framework?
      • Based on International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) NETS-S standards which sets out to:
        • Empowered Learners
        • Create Digital citizens
        • have students create digital artifacts
        • create innovative designers
        • develop computational thinking skills
        • create creative communicators
        • endorse global collaboration.
      • a belief that students must have regular opportunities to use technology to develop skills that encourage personal productivity, creativity, critical thinking, and collaboration in the classroom and in daily life.
    • What is missing from the current BC Digital literacy Framework?
      • Integration of Indigenous ways of knowing
      • Self-care and unplugging from the internet at times. (counter-intuitive to goal but important for some students who may be addicted to online life).
    • What other frameworks, theories and models could be considered to expand upon and extend the current BC Digital Literacy Framework?
      • Why is coding considered a part of digital literacies? I don’t see it as a fundamental of digital literacy.
      • Heavy focus on social media use and understanding privacy.
    • Contextualizing Your Project
      • Choose a curriculum area that you want to explore further. Brainstorm a student project that you wish to redesign or design. How does the BC Digital Literacy Framework integrate into your project?
        • Robotics Online Journaling (Video, visual, Blog, Vlog, etc.)
          • Coding: Students are required to code their robots, utilizing advanced skills
          • Online Communication: Students will need to comment on other groups projects, demonstrating their skills of interacting online in a civil and productive manner, fostering a positive community.
          • Employ online methods to communicate with their group.
          • Privacy: Share only pertinent information and withhold personal details about themselves and protect their privacy online.
          • Credit & Copyright: Respect copyright laws and employ creative commons resources when necessary and appropriate (ie pictures and music).
          • Sharing Work: Share work with online robotics community for other to share and comment on.
          • Citations: Properly cite any online works, sites, pictures, or information used.
        • Tech of the week:
          • org
          • Website offers free creative commons licensed music
          • Many genres and styles
          • Theme: Canada by Picture of the Floating World

Readings and Guest Speakers:

BC Digital Literacy Framework

https://www2.gov.bc.ca/assets/gov/education/kindergarten-to-grade-12/teach/teaching-tools/digital-literacy-framework.pdf

Guest Speaker: Tim Winklemans – Graduation Lead for Graduation, Skills and Distance Learning (BC Government). He was a part of the committee who designed the BC Digital Literacy Framework.