#digilit13

The Digital Literacy Task Force released “Digital Literacy, Libraries, and Public Policy,” (pdf) a comprehensive report that provides a broad overview of digital literacy in the context of school, public, and academic libraries.

Assessing Digital Literacy: Outcomes and Impact

Creating a Culture of Learning

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  1. Larra Clark | November 14, 2012 at 7:01 pm |

    Hi folks! Welcome to our Google Hangout on Creating a Culture of Learning! Feel free to chat here and/or tweet comments/questions at #digilit12.

    Larra Clark, ALA OITP

  2. Larra Clark | November 14, 2012 at 7:07 pm |

    Good places to start…WordPress. Wikipedia.

  3. Larra Clark | November 14, 2012 at 7:13 pm |

    One of Caroline’s new favorite tools: using Google Hangouts with educators. Bobbi, on the other hand, is choosing to forego Google+, for now at least.

  4. Larra Clark | November 14, 2012 at 7:21 pm |

    TweetDeck captures Renee’s imagination. Any other TweetDeck fans (or detractors) out there?

  5. Larra Clark | November 14, 2012 at 7:29 pm |

    Digital Literacy taskforce member Toby Greenwalt says: I’m really intrigued by the Makey Makey as a tool for getting people to interact creatively with computers. Is anyone out there working with Makey Makey?

  6. Larra Clark | November 14, 2012 at 7:32 pm |

    Renee: People really engage when they feel a sense of discovery….Any other tips or “ah-ha” discovery moments for folks watching?

  7. Larra Clark | November 14, 2012 at 7:41 pm |

    Gwyneth: Try PicMonkey: http://www.picmonkey.com/

  8. Amaka50 | November 14, 2012 at 7:56 pm |

    Great program. I learnt a few things today. Need to get more involved in digital learning. Need to reactivate my twitter account. Many thanks.

  9. Susan Tsiouris | November 14, 2012 at 7:59 pm |

    Just caught digilt#12…lots of great info….

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  12. Katie Hutchison | December 6, 2012 at 2:21 pm |

    Why is it in the evening?

  13. Marijke Visser | December 6, 2012 at 2:33 pm |

    Hi Katie, We decided to hold these two sessions in the evening to accommodate people on the west coast, and specifically school librarians who often cannot leave the library during the regular business day. In the future we will likely mix up the times knowing that it is impossible to find a time that suits everyone’s very busy schedule.

    This session will be archived on the District Dispatch as well. Even if you can’t make the live session we encourage you to submit comments and share your experiences either here or using the hash tag #digilit12. We do monitor both these places and are gathering input.

    -Marijke
    Assistant Director, OITP

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  15. Larra Clark | December 11, 2012 at 6:59 pm |

    Hi folks… welcome to our session on Assessing Digital Literacy!

  16. Larra Clark | December 11, 2012 at 7:22 pm |

    Here’s the report that Karen Hanson is referencing from ASR Analytics: http://tinyurl.com/c8nlxq3.

  17. Larra Clark | December 11, 2012 at 7:29 pm |

    Progress towards BTOP Goals:
    Interim Report on PCC and SBA Case Studies: http://tinyurl.com/c8nlxq3.

  18. Margaret Driscoll | December 11, 2012 at 7:29 pm |

    Thank you for that link!

  19. Larra Clark | December 11, 2012 at 7:32 pm |

    North Star Digital Literacy Project Assessment: http://www.digitalliteracyassessment.org/index.php

  20. vcoelibrarian | December 11, 2012 at 7:32 pm |

    Does anyone know of any research or any programs addressing the need for assessment and instruction for digital literacy within juvenile detention facilities? These detainees often have a low literacy rate to begin with, or are illiterate, but the literacy divide is growing as more and more facilities prohibit access to the internet.

  22. Larra Clark | December 11, 2012 at 7:41 pm |

    @Margaret: Sure!

  23. Kathryn Constant | December 11, 2012 at 7:47 pm |

    I wonder if it is possible to see/experience the Julie’s critical analysis tool online?

  24. Larra Clark | December 11, 2012 at 7:47 pm |

    @vcoe: Julide’s comments now might be useful for thinking about your question. I’m not aware of specific research in this area, but I’ll check in with others to see if there’s something we can add to this space. OR — I definitely welcome people’s help with this question!

  25. Kathryn Constant | December 11, 2012 at 7:51 pm |

    re: what college students need? I asked about Julie’s tool specifically because I teach these skills to college students and find that they do not really know what they think they know how to do. I think Julie’s tools would be a great way to illustrate to students their skill levels.

  26. Larra Clark | December 11, 2012 at 7:53 pm |

    @Kathryn: We’ll find out and post more information here and to Twitter #digilit12.

  27. Kathryn Constant | December 11, 2012 at 7:55 pm |

    I want that search engine that gives opposing viewpoint results

  28. Kathryn Constant | December 11, 2012 at 8:08 pm |

    Thanks for the links and your efforts-great program!

  29. jcoiro | December 13, 2012 at 7:57 am |

    Hi Kathryn, One search engine that offers opposing viewpoints on a topic is called Glean Search Engine http://www.gleancomparisonsearch.org/ – You type in the topic, select your contrasting terms, and click search. Each time you change the terms, the search results automatically adjusts.

  30. Kathryn | December 17, 2012 at 4:21 pm |

    Thank you so very much. I’ll begin using this search engine in next term’s Information Literacy course. I’m passing it along to faculty today.

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