“Digital Literacies” or

“The use of ICT”?

david.richardson@lnu.se

Picking out the Porkies• Teaching 5 year-old zero beginners

English in 6 weeks

• Teaching deaf people using a text-telephone

• Selling on-line courses to Japanese students at $80/course

• Using satellite technology to transmit English courses on TV

• Working in a virtual world with students from all over the world

The machines we use …

Too Much Information!

Solution: back to didactic basics!

I, C & T

or

?

Digital Literacies

Nicky HocklyGavin Dudeney Mark Pegrum

Digital Literacies

1st Focus:1st Focus:LanguageLanguage

2nd Focus:2nd Focus:InformationInformation

3rd Focus:3rd Focus:ConnectionsConnections

4th Focus:4th Focus:(Re-) Design(Re-) Design

Print literacyTexting literacy

Hypertext literacy

Tagging literacy

Multimedia literacy

Search literacyInformation literacy

Filtering literacy

Personal literacyNetwork literacy

Participatory literacy

Gaming literacyMobile literacy

Intercultural literacy

Code literacy Remix literacy

How sophisticated are your pupils at using ICT?

“Productivity”

“For decades policymakers and […] managers have been looking for ways to increase "productivity"

“ [in] every decade since the 1970s we have been promised a Brave New World IT-powered revolution in […] education”

Peter Scott (Education Guardian 5th August, 2013)

The Arnold Schwarzenegger Math Course (NYC)

S-A-M-R ModelWay of assessing use of technology

Dr Reuben Puentedura

What the initials stand for

•Substitution (ersättande)

•Augmentation (förbättring)

•Modification (modifiering)

•Redefinition (omdefiniering)

SAMR in Action (substitution)

SAMR in Action (augmentation)

SAMR in Action (modification)

SAMR in Action (redefinition)

Which technical ‘fixes’ have you had experience of?

Grades from the ‘Kommentar’

A1.1

A1.2

A2.1

A2.2

B1.1

B1.2

B2.1

B2.2

Grundskolan

åk 6 åk 9

Gymnasium

5 6 7

Grammar Translation vs. CLT: 1

Focus on learning the rules of grammar and their application

•Vocabulary  in L2 is learned through direct translation from L1

•Translation as a means of explanation of meaning

•Little or no attention to pronunciation

•Use of L1 as medium of instruction

Grammar Translation vs. CLT: 2

Focus on communicating: first speech then text

•Performance first …

•… explanation last

•Heavy emphasis on pronunciation

•Use of L2 as medium of instruction

SAMR & Language Didactics

•Substitution (ersättande)

•Augmentation (förbättring)

•Modification (modifiering)

•Redefinition (omdefiniering)

I, C & T

or

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Some or Any?

•I don’t like some Greek dishes.

•I don’t like any Greek dishes.

•Give me some of those.

•Give me any of those.

•Would you like some tea?

•Would you like any tea?

Practical Exercises1.Create and administer a blog

2.Create a podcast

3.Perform a WebQuest

4.Design a WebQuest

5.Make a YouTube film

6.Design a VoiceThread task

What have you learned today?!

What else would you like to know?

What did you think of the session today?