Digital Literacies · 2019-11-21 · Digital literacies skills inventory I can…. q write mobile phone text messages in my language(s) and in English q recognize when it’s appropriate

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






WhyincorporatedigitalliteracyskillsintheEFLclassroom?

Whatarethebenefits?

ELLscan….

•  interactwithEnglish-languagedigitalcontent• expressthemselvesforrealaudiencesbeyondteachers

• communicatedigitallywithalltypesofEnglishusers

• createadigitaliden/tyinEnglish


ELLscan….

•  furtherdevelopandrepurposeexis/ngtechskills• build21st-centuryskillstosupportcareerandeduca/ongoals• experienceincreasedmo/va/on


Whataresomechallengestofocusingondigitalliteracies

intheEFLclassroom?






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






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




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




Par,cipatoryLiteracyInterculturalLiteracy

Focus4:(RE-)DESIGNRemixLiteracy(?)

DIGITALLITERACIES

Dudeney,Hockly,&Pegrum(2014)

Whichdigitalliteraciescanthisac/vityaddress?






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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Digital Literacies · 2019-11-21 · Digital literacies skills inventory I can…. q write mobile phone text messages in my language(s) and in English q recognize when it’s appropriate