Renee Hobbs, Julie Coiro and Yonty Friesem talk about digital literacy and their efforts to advance the professional competencies of educators, librarians and media professionals.

1. Renee Hobbs
Julie Coiro
Jonathan Friesem
University of Rhode Island
Growing a Digitally Literate
State

2. PEER-TO-PEER FILE SHARING
 Learn how professional development in digital literacy can advance
teaching and learning across Rhode Island and support the
development of a leadership cadre of educators to advance the field.
 View and discuss videos reflecting different approaches to teacher
education in digital literacy in Rhode Island.
 Gain insight on innovative approaches to professional development,
including university-school partnerships, and see the real-world
impact of teachers who are empowered as creative instructional
designers.
Goals for Today’s Session

3. Growing a Digitally Literate
State
1. Summer Institute in Digital Literacy
2. Graduate Certificate Program in Digital Literacy
3. University-District Partnerships
4. Research Collaborations with Educators
5. Creative Collaboration with Cultural Orgs
6. Community Outreach in Digital & Media
Literacy

4. www.mediaeducationlab.com

6. SKILLS & ABILITIES
➢ Computer Use and Knowledge
➢ ICT Skills & Digital Skills
LITERACY
➢ Online Reading & New Literacies
➢ Media Production / Youth Media
➢ Coding
TEACHING WITH
➢ Technology Integration
➢ Digital Learning
➢ Blended Learning
➢ Connected Learning
TEACHING ABOUT
➢ Information Literacy
➢ Media Literacy
➢ Internet Safety & Digital Citizenship
expanding variety of approaches and terms

7. expanding the concept of text

8. ACCESS
expanding the concept of literacy

9. expanding the concept of literacy
open access
multitasking
transmediation
curation
play
data ownership
identity
representation
privacy
addiction

10. PEER-TO-PEER FILE SHARING
When students can access, the power of choice activates intellectual
curiosity
When students can analyze, they have critical autonomy – control over
their interpretations
When students compose media, the discover the power of collaboration
as a key dimension of human creativity
When students reflect, they consider the impact of their communication
on themselves and others and develop a sense of social responsibility
When students act, they use of the power of information and
communication to make a difference in the world
Digital Literacy

11. Summer Institute in Digital Literacy
July 26 – 31, 2015
Providence RI
www.mediaeducationlab.com

12. 70% rated it the best professional
development of their career, giving it
a 10 on a 10-point scale

13. Summer Institute in Digital Literacy

15. Graduate Certificate in Digital Literacy
A 12-credit graduate program that enables educators, librarians and media
professionals to acquire the knowledge and skills required for full
participation in a read/write culture where active participation in a
knowledge community requires the skillful use, creation and sharing of
digital texts, tools and technologies.

16. Program Goals
Deepen your ability to read and critically analyze the wide variety of texts
available online and learn practical strategies that you can share with others
Gain experience in composing texts using digital media tools that facilitate
the use of language, image, sound and interactivity for digital sharing in
global networked spaces
Understand how digital media texts, tools and technologies reshape the
nature of knowledge, impact personal and social relationships, and alter
organizational practices in the workplace, school and community
Work collaboratively with educators, librarians and media professionals
to design and create learning environments where digital media resources
are accessed, analyzed and created in ways that contribute to learning
Develop and apply leadership and change management skills that enable
them to promote and implement best practices in digital literacy education
through direct impact in the community or workplace
Cultivate habits of mind that support an expanded conceptualization of
literacy as it applies to digital media environments, including tenacity,
reflection, creativity, flexibility, and lifelong learning.

17. Graduate Certificate in
Digital Literacy
Summer
Institute in
Digital
Literacy
ONLINE
COURSE:
Digital Literacy
and Learning
ONLINE
COURSE:
Seminar in
Digital
Authorship
Lifelong
Learning
Summer
Institute in
Digital Literacy
LEADERSHIP
TRACK

19. Online Dialogues with FlipGrid

20. Weekly Google Hangouts

21. Twitter Chat

22. #Digigansett
Catalyst Teachers Start Something

24. DigitalLiteracy
inNewport

25. Research Collaborations

26. Creative Collaborations with
Cultural Organizations

29. Growing a Digitally Literate
State
1. Summer Institute in Digital Literacy
2. Graduate Certificate Program in Digital Literacy
3. University-District Partnerships
4. Research Collaborations with Educators
5. Creative Collaboration with Cultural Orgs
6. Community Outreach in Digital & Media
Literacy

30. Teachers are Powerful Communicators

31. Teachers are Powerful Communicators

32. PEER-TO-PEER FILE SHARING
 University faculty are co-learners as we develop new knowledge in the
design, implementation and assessment of professional development in
digital literacy
 Our approach is rooted in an expanded conceptualization of literacy – not
specifically focused on ed tech technology tools
 We value the inquiry process and use it in all aspects of our teaching and
learning
 We aim to advance teachers’ ability to be creative instructional designers
of learning environments
 We emphasize leadership in digital literacy by empowering educators,
librarians and media professionals as change agents in their communities
Key Ideas

33. www.mediaeducationlab.com