Information and digital literacy in education via the digital path

This workshop provides an introduction to ‘Digital literacies’. It offers an insight to the different aspects of digital literacies and gives some practical tips for the classroom. The workshop was filmed at the British Council Young learner centre, Barcelona in December 2012. The workshop is divided into four parts.

Part 1 looks at ‘Information literacy’ through a lesson on the Pacific Northwest tree octopus. [http://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/article/nicky-hockly-digital-literacies-part-1 ]

Part 2 gives an overview of the various digital literacies. [http://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/article/nicky-hockly-digital-literacies-part-2 ]

Part 3 shows how  ’media literacy’ can be taught. [ http://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/article/nicky-hockly-digital-literacies-part-3-0 ]

Part 4 examines cultural and Intercultural literacies, and demonstrates how these can be taught. [http://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/article/nicky-hockly-digital-literacies-part-4-0 ]

 

Nicky Hockly
The Consultants-E
March 2013