changes to literacy efl-june 13.pptx

Chnges to literacy and their impact on

our EFL teaching practice

Teaching  and  Learning  with  Technology  

Dra.  Carolina  Orgnero  June  2013  

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Survey  Results  

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How  do  you  feel  when  you  use  technology?  

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a.  comfortable  

b.  confused   c.  proud   d.  anxious   e.  confident   f.  irritated   g.  excited   h.  afraid   i.  frustrated  

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Mod.  Low  

moderate  

Mod.  High  

High  

N/A  

Survey  Results  

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smart  phone  

own  a  computer  

laptop,  iPad,  netbook  

internet  connection  

No  

yes  

General  information  about  connectivity,  computers,  and  phones.    

What  can  you  do  with  technology  in  class?  

What  would  you  like  to  learn  to  do?  

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use  of  tech  in  class  

would  like  to  learn  

Survey  results  

• By  looking  at  these  survey  results,  what  have  we  learned  about:  •  Our  personal  and  professional  uses  of  

technology;  

•  Other  insights?  

Literacy  Overview  

• What  is  it?  

• What  can  we  do  with  it?  

What  did  it  mean  for  society?  

What  did  it  mean  for  literacy?  

1827  Printing  Press-­‐  CC  Picture  by  Thomas  Quine  at  Flickr  

Printing  Press  

Several    centuries  later…  

Another  important  change  for  society  

Photo  by  Eris  Stassi  

Source:  CC  Photo  by  Renato  Mitra  (Flickr)  

Source:  CC  Information  Booth  by  Heath  Brandon  (Flickr)  

Information  Age  Society  

Source:  CC  Web  2.0  icons  by  Pietro  Zanarini    (flickr)  

A  world  of  information  

A  sea  of  information:  what  happens?  

Source:  CC  Intersection  Consulting  by  Mark  Smiciklas  (Flickr)  

A  suggested  organization  

•  Changes  to  literacy •  Changes  to  pedagogy  

Changes  to  literacy  

• Hyperlinks  

•  Lack  of  linearity  

• Multimedia  

•  Changes  to  readers’  and  writers’  roles  (e.g.,  Facebook)  

•  Shift  from  consumer  to  producer  of  information  

Can  you  download  any  picture  you  find  online?  

• YES?   • NO?  

A  blogger’s  story  

CC  Photo  by  Marine  Connan  at  Fotopedia   CC  photo  by  Florin  Hatmanu    

A  blogger  

•  Roni  was  a  writer  with  a  blog.  

•  She  included  pictures  she  found  online  (visual  culture)  

•  She  gave  credit  to  the  sources:  no  plagiarism  

•  She  did  not  go  to  a  “blog  school”  

Source:  www.roniloren.com  

What  happened  to  Roni?  

What  happened?  

• Got  a  notice  to  remove  the  picture  from  blog  

• Photographer  wanted  monetary  compensation    

•  Copyright  infringement/violation  

•  Lawyers  got  involved  

•  She  didn’t  know  about  online  pictures  licenses…but  this  was  no  excuse  

Online  Licenses  

©  Copyright  =protected  =  more  flexible  

What  can  you  do?  

• Use  your  own  pictures/material  

• Check  licenses—use  Creative  Commons  material  

• Ask  for  permission  (lengthier  process)  

Lessons  learned  

• Teachers  have  to  pioneer  changes  in  literacy  and  lead  by  example.  

• Learning  how  to  use  online  pictures  means  using  digital  literacies.  

• Ethical  practice  

Flickr  

Flickr:  Check  licenses  

Flickr:  The  Commons  

Flickr:  What  you  can  download  and  use  

CC  photo  by  Mykl  Roventine  

Putting  the  pieces  of  the  puzzle  together  

CC  Photo  by  Miky  Roventine  

Wrapping  Up  

•  Changes  in  literacy  and  pedagogy.  

• New  rights  and  responsibilities  to  use  online  information  (e.g.,  consume,  forward,  etc.)  

• Get  together  with  your  colleagues  and  exchange  tips.  

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