DIGITAL LEARNING

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DIGITAL LEARNING
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Aims

• To increase awareness of how technology is
  changing the nature of teaching and learning in
  schools

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Aims

• To increase awareness of how technology is
  changing the nature of teaching and learning in
  schools
• To increase understanding of digital literacy and
  its impact upon learning

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Aims

• To increase awareness of how technology is
  changing the nature of teaching and learning in
  schools
• To increase understanding of digital literacy and
  its impact upon learning
• To consider ways in which ICT can help to create
  enriched learning environments

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Introductory Group Discussion
In what ways has the growth of ICT changed the
nature of learning and teaching in this school?
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Introductory Group Discussion
When it comes to ICT, young people are already
streets ahead of most teachers.
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Information Movie
Technology and Learning
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Key Points

• In recent years there has been a huge growth in
  the emergence of new digital technologies
• These emerging technologies present opportunites
  as well as challenges to schools
• Learners have access to an ever-widening range of
  computer-based applications

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Key Points

• The internet has reshaped our lives in the
  workplace, home and at school
• Reading and writing now embraces sound, graphic
  images, video, animations, semiotic languages and
  hypertext
• Email and mobile phone use is redefining social
  interaction

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Key Points

• Digital forums and chat rooms are changing the
  way that young people communicate
• Blogs, wikis and podcasting are changing the
  nature of publication
• Low cost digital cameras, animation, movie and
  music software are enriching learning
  environments and fostering creativity

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Key Points

• Schools are making increased use of digital
  technologies in teaching and learning
• Digital learning is changing how brains are wired
  - new thinking patterns are emerging
• Schools staff must learn to use these new digital
  technologies and embed them into learning and
  teaching

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Perspective Movies
A Revolution of Voice Stephen Heppell Age of
Learning David Weinberger
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Key Question
To what extent does our school or department
foster digital literacy in our learners?
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Key Question
How is our school/department equipping young
people for life and work in an age of rapidly
changing technology?
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Key Question
Which new technologies have we integrated into
our day-to-day classroom work and how do we use
them?
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Key Question
To what extent do we embed ICT when planning and
designing the curriculum?
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Key Question
To what extent are emerging digital technologies
changing established learning routines?
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Key Question
What are the key challenges and opportunities
that this changing digital landscape presents for
our school?
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Key Question
How can school staff keep up to date with this
rapidly changing landscape?
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Key Question
In what ways can ICT help to develop the
creativity of both learners and school staff?
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Key Question
Thinking ahead, what kinds of technology can
schools expect to embrace in the years ahead?
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Illustrative Movies

• Learning skills for the 21st century
• Digital Learning pods and blogs

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Action Planning
In what ways can we take integrate digital
technologies into our day-to-day work?
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Action Planning
In what ways can we take integrate digital
technologies into our day-to-day work? What steps
can we take to achieve this?
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Learning about Learning
www.ltscotland.org.uk/learningaboutlearning