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DigitalLiteracies:Prac/calApproachesfortheELTClassroom
Thissessionaimstoclarifythemul/-skill“digitalliteracies”constructandexploreshowandwhytheseskillscanbeintegratedintoEnglishlanguageinstruc/on.
Thispresenta,onwill:
• exploremodelsforthinkingaboutdigitalliteracies
• examinebenefitsandchallengesassociatedwithsystema/callyaddressingaselec/onofdigitalliteraciesinELTseFngs
• reviewadaptableac/vi/esdesignedtohelpELLsdevelopthe21st-centuryskillsthatwillservethemintheclassroomandbeyond
HeatherBenucci
HeatherisanEFLteachereducatorandmaterialsdevelopmentspecialistwhohasledvirtualprofessionaldevelopmentprogramsforteachersfromover100countries.ShehasbeenaU.S.DepartmentofStateEnglishLanguageSpecialistforprojectsinRussiaandBrazil,andshehasalsoworkedwithteachersandstudentsinSouthKorea,England,andtheUnitedStates.Heatherholdsmaster’sdegreesinTESOLandinInterna/onalRela/onswithanemphasisonInterculturalCommunica/on.SheservesasCo-ChairElectofTESOLInterna/onalAssocia/on’sComputer-AssistedLanguageLearningInterestSec/on(CALL-IS)andisaContribu/ngEditorforEnglishTeachingForum.
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DigitalLiteracies:Prac,calApproachesfortheELTClassroom
Agreeordisagree?
1. Beingdigitallyliterateisknowinghowtooperateacomputer,tablet,smartphone,orinternet-connecteddevice.
2. Mystudentsknowhowtousedigitaltoolsbe[erthanme,sothereisn’tmuchformetoteachthem.
3. Mysyllabusisfullwithlanguagecontent.Idon’thave/metoteachdigitalliteracyskills,too.
Today’slearningpath
1. Whataredigitalliteracies?
2. WhyincludedigitalliteraciesintheEFLclassroom?
3. HowcanweincorporatedigitalliteracyskillsinELT?
4. Whatac/vi/escansupportdigitalliteracyskillsdevelopment?
Beforewebegin….
1.Today’sfocus=generaldigitalliteraciesconcepts,nothowtousetechtools
2.Techaccessvaries—don’tletthatstopyou!Thinkabouthowtoadaptnoworuseinthefuture
Whatdoesitmeantobe“literate”?
“Literacyistheabilityto…understand,interpret,create,compute,andcommunicateusingvisual,audible,anddigitalmaterialsacrossdisciplines….”
—Interna5onalLiteracyAssocia5on
Whatdoesitmeantobe“digitallyliterate”?
Whatskillsmightbeinvolved?
Focus1:LANGUAGEFocus2:INFORMATION
Focus3:CONNECTIONSFocus4:(RE-)DESIGN
DIGITALLITERACIES
Dudeney,Hockly,&Pegrum(2014),p.6
Focus1:LANGUAGE
TextLiteracyHypertextLiteracyMul/mediaLiteracy
americanenglish.state.gov
Focus1:LANGUAGE
TextLiteracyHypertextLiteracyMul/mediaLiteracyMobileLiteracyGamingLiteracyCodeLiteracy
americanenglish.state.gov
Focus2:INFORMATION
TaggingLiteracySearchLiteracyFilteringLiteracy
Informa/onLiteracy
Focus3:CONNECTIONS
PersonalLiteracyNetworkLiteracy
Par/cipatoryLiteracyInterculturalLiteracy
NETIQUETTE
Memeimage:h[ps://winkgo.com/67-teacher-memes/
Memes
DigitalStories
Focus4:(RE-)DESIGN
RemixLiteracy
Focus1:LANGUAGETextLiteracy
HypertextLiteracyMul/mediaLiteracyMobileLiteracyGamingLiteracyCodeLiteracy
Focus2:INFORMATIONTaggingLiteracySearchLiteracy
Informa/onLiteracyFilteringLiteracy
Focus3:CONNECTIONSPersonalLiteracyNetworkLiteracy
Par/cipatoryLiteracyInterculturalLiteracy
Focus4:(RE-)DESIGNRemixLiteracy
DIGITALLITERACIES
Dudeney,Hockly,&Pegrum(2014)p.6
Digitalliteracies:summingup
• Nosimpledefini/on;acollec/onofskillsandmindsets
Technological+Communica,ve+(Inter)cultural+Crea,ve
• Becomingdigitallyliterateisaprocess,notanendpoint• Technologieschangeconstantly• Youcanbeanoviceinoneareaandanexpertinanother
• Notjustknowinghowtechnologyfunc/ons• Thinkingabouttechnologyinoursociety• Usingtechnologyappropriatelytoachieveagoal
Today’slearningpath
1. Whataredigitalliteracies?
2. WhyincludedigitalliteraciesintheEFLclassroom?
3. HowcanweincorporatedigitalliteracyskillsinELT?
4. Whatac/vi/escansupportdigitalliteracyskillsdevelopment?
WhyincorporatedigitalliteracyskillsintheEFLclassroom?
Whatarethebenefits?
ELLscan….
• interactwithEnglish-languagedigitalcontent• expressthemselvesforrealaudiencesbeyondteachers
• communicatedigitallywithalltypesofEnglishusers
• createadigitaliden/tyinEnglish
WhyincorporatedigitalliteracyskillsintheEFLclassroom?
ELLscan….
• furtherdevelopandrepurposeexis/ngtechskills• build21st-centuryskillstosupportcareerandeduca/ongoals• experienceincreasedmo/va/on
WhyincorporatedigitalliteracyskillsintheEFLclassroom?
Whataresomechallengestofocusingondigitalliteracies
intheEFLclassroom?
Today’slearningpath
1. Whataredigitalliteracies?
2. WhyincludedigitalliteraciesintheEFLclassroom?
3. HowcanweincorporatedigitalliteracyskillsinELT?
4. Whatac/vi/escansupportdigitalliteracyskillsdevelopment?
Prepara,on
Thingstolearnatthestartofanewclass:• Studentinterestsandgoals• Techaccess-inandoutofclass• Digi/alliteracies-students’andteacher’spriorknowledgeandskills
DigitalliteraciesskillsinventoryIcan….q writemobilephonetextmessagesinmylanguage(s)andinEnglish
q recognizewhenit’sappropriatetousemobiledevicesinclass
q combinemedia(images,audio,andvideo)intoadigitalproduct
q findonlineimagesthatIamfreetouse
q useavarietyofonlinesearchenginesfordifferenttypesofsearches
q filteronlineinforma/ontofindwhatisusefultome
q dealwithdifficultpeopleorsitua/onsonline
q createameme,mashup,orremixbycombiningoredi/ngexis/ngdigitalcontent
AdaptedfromDudeney,Hockly,&Pegrum(2014)–Ac5vity1,DigitalSkillsWorksheet
Planning
• Technologyuseneedscontextandpurpose
• Whatdoyouwantyouandyourstudentstogainfromtechuse?• Efficiency• Input• Communica/on• Problem-solving• Self-expression• Skillsdevelopment
PlanningAdd“digitalliteracies”sec/onstocourseoutlinesorlessonplans• Iden/fyplaceswhereyoucanadaptcontenttosupportdigitalliteracies
Week Topic LanguageFocus Vocabulary Texts Ac,vi,es
3 Aroundmytown
Simplepresent;descrip/ons
Thereis/there
are…
Youcan...
Visitorscan...
Tourismwords(landmark,
must-see,etc.)
Loca/onnamesandadjec/vesancient
monument
Textbookreading:Visi/ng
Washington,D.C.
Textbookaudiotrack:
TheSmithsonianNaturalHistory
Museum
Sswriteaparagraphfortourists
aboutvisi/ngtheircity.
PlanningAdd“digitalliteracies”sec/onstocourseoutlinesorlessonplans• Iden/fyplaceswhereyoucanadaptcontenttosupportdigitalliteracies
Week Topic LanguageFocus Vocabulary Texts Ac,vi,es DigitalLiteracies
3 Aroundmytown
Simplepresent;descrip/ons
Thereis/there
are…
Youcan...
Visitorscan...
Tourismwords
(landmark,
must-see,
etc.)
Loca/onnamesandadjec/vesancient
monument
A.TheGlobetroTer
travelblog:“Washington,
D.C.”
B.Podcast:“Insidethe
Smithsonian”withBeckyDewi[
Hyperlinkevalua/onexercises
Sswriteatravel
blogar/cle(withimages&links)aboutasiteintheircity.
hypertextliteracy
mul/medialiteracy
search,
filtering,andinforma/onliteracy
Whatareop,onsforovercominglimitedaccessto
technologyinclass?
Overcomingtechaccesschallenges
• Onenetworkedcomputer+projector• Teacherdemonstrates• Hardcopystudentprepara/on• Connectedcomputer=learningsta/on
• Nointernet/computeraccess• Hardcopyexamples• Discuss,drap,orplaninclass• Prac/ce/createoutofclass(ifpossible)
• StudentsBYOD;workinteams
• Technologyasthecontenttopic
Today’slearningpath
1. Whataredigitalliteracies?
2. WhyincludedigitalliteraciesintheEFLclassroom?
3. HowcanweincorporatedigitalliteracyskillsinELT?
4. Whatac/vi/escansupportdigitalliteracyskillsdevelopment?
ClassroomAc,vi,es
1. Mini-Debates• Technologyasthetopic• Noonlinetechrequired
2. AdviceColumns• Technologyasthetopic• Onlinecrea/onwithtechnologyop/onal
3. AboutMe2.0DigitalPosters• Technologyisthecrea/vemedium• Consideringtechnologyuseispartoftheprocess• Offlineop/onavailable
Lowertech
Highertech
Minidebates
Sequence• Classselectstwotopicsfromaset• Groupdebateprepara/on• Debatelines• Paneldebates(op/onal)
Materials• Wri/ngtools+paper• Board+pens/chalk• Timer
(Benucci,2017)
VVV
VVV
VVV
VVV
“For” “Against”
Technologyasthetopic:mini-debates
• Languageskills:speaking,listening,vocabulary,grammar
• Languagefocus:agreeing/disagreeing;usingevidencetosupportopinions
Technologyasthetopic:mini-debates
q Wouldstudentsfindthesetopicsrelevant?
q Wouldtheygeneratemeaningfuldebate?
q Wouldtheybedevelopingdigitalliteracyskills?
Focus1:LANGUAGETextLiteracyHypertextLiteracyMul/mediaLiteracy
MobileLiteracyGamingLiteracy
CodeLiteracy
Focus2:INFORMATIONTaggingLiteracySearchLiteracy
Informa/onLiteracyFilteringLiteracy
Focus3:CONNECTIONSPersonalLiteracyNetworkLiteracy
Par,cipatoryLiteracyInterculturalLiteracy
Focus4:(RE-)DESIGNRemixLiteracy
DIGITALLITERACIES
Whichdigitalliteraciescanthisac/vityaddress?
Dudeney,Hockly,&Pegrum(2014)
Advicecolumns
• Ac,vity:Groupsrespondtoproblems
• Languageskills:readingandwri/ng, grammar,vocabulary [listening+speaking]
• Languagefocus:givingadvicewithimpera/ves,modals,orcondi/onals
• Don’t...Askher...• Youcould…Youshouldn’t...• IfIwereyou,Iwouldn’t....
Technologyasthetopic:advicecolumns
• Techtopics:createproblemprompts
• Cyberbullying
• Technologyuse+effectsonrela/onships
• Informa/onoverload
• …otherideas?
Technologyasthetopic:advicecolumns
• Technology-basedvaria/ons• Digitaldiscussionboard
• Blog+comments
• Digitalvoiceques/ons+voiceorvideoresponses
• Groupscancommentonothers’advice
Aboutme:2.0
• Ac,vity:Createadigitalposteraboutyourself
• Languageskills:wri/ng,grammar,vocabulary [reading,speaking,listening]
• Languagefocus:• descrip/ons:simplepresent,simplepast
• vocabulary:likes,dislikes,hobbies,interests, family,etc.
• Iwould…statements
Ac5vityadaptedfromDudeney,Hockly,&Pegrum(2014)–OnlineMe,p.233–239
Image:MissouriRiverRegionalLibrary,2009,CCBY-NC2.0;imagecropped
Aboutme:2.0
1. ShareanexampleAboutMee-poster.
2. Askstudentstoconsiderwhattheywouldincludeintheirdigitalposters.
3. Discussonlineaudiences.
• Askstudentstoiden/fydifferentgroupsthatmightseetheirdigitalposterifitwereonline.
• Wouldtheircontentchangedependingontheaudience?
Aboutme:2.0
GridadaptedfromDudeney,Hockly,&Pegrum(2014)–OnlineMe,p.233-239
Audience PersonalInforma,on Photos Links/Audio/Video(op,onal)
Family
Friends
Englishclassmates+teacher
Schooladmissionsofficer
Bossorfutureboss
Wholeworld
4. Completeaudiencegrid;discusswithpartner.
Aboutme:2.0
4. Studentsiden/fyanaudienceandbuildpostersusingdesiredtools.
IdeasandTextprepareinadvance
+
PaperPowerPoint
CanvaGlogsterEDU
Crea/ontoolonline,offline,orhardcopy
Images&Mul/mediacontentopensourceorown
+
PixabayPhotosForClass
Skuawk
TemplateGraphicorganizer
Aboutme:2.0
5. Displayordigitallyshareposters.
6. Studentsgiveeachotherfeedbackaboutappropriatenessofcontentincludedforthespecifiedaudience.
Extension:Discusshowthisprojectrelatesto• crea/ngonlineprofiles• sharingcontentonline• managingprivacyseFngs
Focus1:LANGUAGETextLiteracy
HypertextLiteracyMul,mediaLiteracyMobileLiteracyGamingLiteracyCodeLiteracy
Focus2:INFORMATIONTaggingLiteracySearchLiteracy
Informa/onLiteracyFilteringLiteracy
Focus3:CONNECTIONSPersonalLiteracyNetworkLiteracy
Par,cipatoryLiteracyInterculturalLiteracy
Focus4:(RE-)DESIGNRemixLiteracy(?)
DIGITALLITERACIES
Dudeney,Hockly,&Pegrum(2014)
Whichdigitalliteraciescanthisac/vityaddress?
Today’slearningpath
1. Whataredigitalliteracies?
2. WhyincludedigitalliteraciesintheEFLclassroom?
3. HowcanweincorporatedigitalliteracyskillsinELT?
4. Whatac/vi/escansupportdigitalliteracyskillsdevelopment?
Agreeordisagree?
1. Beingdigitallyliterateisknowinghowtooperateacomputer,tablet,smartphone,orinternet-connecteddevice.
2. Mystudentsknowhowtousedigitaltoolsbe[erthanme,sothereisn’tmuchformetoteachthem.
3. Mysyllabusisfullwithlanguagecontent.Idon’thave/metoteachdigitalliteracyskills,too.
References• Belshaw,D.(2104).Theessen/alelementsofdigitalliteracy.[e-book]
• Benucci,H.(2017).Thegreatmini-debate.EnglishTeachingForum,55(1),45-48.
• Dudeney,G.,Hockly,N.,&Pegram,M.(2014).Digitalliteracies:Researchandresourcesinlanguageteaching.Routledge:NewYork,NY.
• Literacy.(2018).IntheInterna/onalLiteracyAssocia/on–literacyglossary.Retrievedfrom:h[ps://www.literacyworldwide.org/get-resources/literacy-glossary
• Literacy.(n.d.).IntheLexicoonlinedic/onary.Retrievedfrom:h[ps://www.lexico.com/en/defini/on/literacy
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Reflec/onandDiscussionQues/ons
1.Becomingdigitallyliterateisaprocess.Whatareyourdigitalliteracygoals?Whatac/onsmightyoutaketobuildyourowndigitalliteracyskills?2.Whatarethebenefitsofincorpora/ngdigitalliteraciesinyourclassroom?
3.Whatarepoten/alchallengesthatyouandyourstudentsmightexperiencewhenincorpora/ngdigitalliteraciesintoinstruc/on?4.Howmightyouadaptyourlessonstoincorporateelementsofdigitalliteraciesintoinstruc/on?
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