How can digital learning be implemented in ways that deepen engagement and accelerate learning? The coronavirus crisis has created an opportunity to deepen digital literacy and learning competencies for teachers and students alike. In this session, we'll model and reflect upon three best practices of digital learning that go far beyond the Zoom or Google Classroom. Learn more about how trust and respect develop in online communities and discover the power of create-to-learn pedagogies that deepen engagement and accelerate learning. Learn strategies that help you to incorporate "anytime" and "real time" learning for students, teachers, and staff. Even when the coronavirus crisis is over, the best practices of digital learning are relevant to what happens in the classroom as we cultivate habits of mind that advance lifelong learning.

1. Best Practices in Digital Learning,
Anytime & Real Time
Renee Hobbs
University of Rhode Island USA
Email: hobbs@uri.edu
Twitter: @reneehobbs
Web: www.mediaeducationlab.com

2. How can digital learning be implemented
in ways that deepen engagement
and accelerate learning?

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8. What Scared
Teachers
Most
about the
Crisis?
Being Misunderstood
I am becoming increasingly aware of the impact that digital
media can have and how it can be interpreted by others.
Digital Tools
The tools! I feel like I'm NEVER going to catch up with the rapi
d pace of new tools to wade through and choose from, and fe
el that as soon as I master one, it changes. This overwhelms
me to the point that I sometimes just opt out from even
trying.
Being Good Enough
I think there is a vulnerability required to put one’s content
out for the world to see, and while it intrigues me, it also
terrifies me. What if I'm not smart enough, good enough or
relevant enough?!

9. What Excited
Teachers
Most
about the
Opportunity?
Being a Co-Learner
In learning to teach remotely, I am going to have to rely on my
students as we figure things out together .
Digital Tools
Before the pandemic, I didn’t feel a sense of urgency to learn
how to use digital tools. But now it’s obvious that they’re
important --and students will need to learn how to learn
throughout their lives.
Focus on What Matters
I just think the pandemic has helped everyone take a step
back and ask, “What really matters when it comes to teaching
& learning?”

10. THE PANDEMIC IS BOTH A
CRISIS AND AN OPPORTUNITY FOR EDUCATION

11. How can the
pandemic crisis
create an
opportunity
for your school
community?
TIME
TO DISCUSS

13. RELATIONSHIPS MATTER
GUIDED & OPEN INQUIRY
CREATE TO LEARN

14. REAL TIMEANYTIME
Learning together
at the same time
Learning together
at different times

15. RELATIONSHIPS MATTER

16. Reducing anxiety about
self-representation
online
Sharing feelings and
building trust
Developing productive
social norms
RELATIONSHIPS MATTER

17. RELATIONSHIPS MATTER

18. GUIDED & OPEN INQUIRY

19. GUIDED & OPEN INQUIRY
Reading & Writing
Analysis & Discussion
Activities

20. Adapting Media Literacy Instructional Practices to the Online ClassroomGUIDED & OPEN INQUIRY
Reading & Writing
Analysis & Discussion
Activities

25. MEDIA
LITERACY
ANALYZE
ACCESS
ACT
REFLECT
CREATE
Inquiry
Reading
Search
Curation
Credibility
Analysis
Creativity
Multimodal
Writing
Digital
Skills
Dialogue
Collaboration
Emotional Response
Ethical Reasoning
Knowledge of Cultural,
Political, Economic
& Social Context
Citizenship
Activism

26. GUIDED & OPEN INQUIRY

32. CREATE TO LEARN

35. Telling Historical Stories on TikTok
The Odyssey First Contact Gilded Age Politics

36. CREATE TO LEARN PEDAGOGIES

37. How can digital learning be implemented
in ways that deepen engagement
and accelerate learning?

38. RELATIONSHIPS MATTER
GUIDED & OPEN INQUIRY
CREATE TO LEARN

39. REAL TIMEANYTIME
Learning together
at the same time
Learning together
at different times

40. Renee Hobbs
Professor of Communication Studies
Director, Media Education Lab
Harrington School of Communication & Media
University of Rhode Island USA
Email: hobbs@uri.edu
Twitter: @reneehobbs
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www.mediaeducationlab.com