Bringing Digital Literacies to Incarcerated Students Challenges and Opportunities Helen Farley and Susan Hopkins Australian Digital Futures Institute University of Southern Queensland Anne Pike Institute for Educational Technology Open University, UK Catherine Byrne Dublin Institute of Technology
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What is digital literacy?
It is a continuum … Beetham and Sharpe ‘pyramid model’ of digital literacy development model (2010)
Where are your students?
4 EPEA Conferences: What’s changed? Cyprus 2009 England 2011 Iceland 2013 Belgium 2015
3 countries – 3 stories
Australia …
USQ Offline StudyDesk
Personal devices
Courses and programs Tertiary Preparation Program Indigenous Higher Education Pathways Program Diplomas Other short courses (Open University, UK)
England and Wales …
Open University: Walled Garden Prison OU’s Prison VLE 3 Access Courses and … OU’s Prison VLE 3 Access Courses and … Student data & forums Internet sites Links to other sites Internet sites Direct access to material tutors E-submit assignments Interactive activities
Ireland …
Courses and programs Education shall be provided in each prison to meet the needs of prisoners, through helping them: (a) cope with their imprisonment (b) achieve personal development (c) prepare for life after their release from prison (d) establish the appetite and capacity for lifelong learning
Irish Prison Education Facts Available in all prisons Partnership Educational Training Boards (ETBs) Public Library Services Open University Arts Council Allocation: 220 teacher equivalents Qualifications: Teaching Council (2nd level or Further Education) Courses: Basic Education Literacy Numeracy English as a second language Communications General and Health Education Creative Arts
Technology in Irish Prison Education In classrooms: Computers in classrooms Calculators Pilot Internet Prisoners register Individual login Interactive whiteboards in classrooms Geogebra Publications: ‘Interactive Literacy’ (2011) ‘Interactive Numeracy’ (2015) Teachers: Individual prison education Internet in staffrooms Dublin prisons website Information and news Samples of prisoners’ work Subject network meetings: s Moodle
Technology in maths classroom National Teacher Development Online Resources: 1. Project Maths 2. Professional Development Service for Teachers Resources: 1. Geogebra 2. Census at school 3. TED Talks
Research: Literacy and Numeracy assessment Focus: What the learner can do, not what the learner cannot do. Primary needs and interests of the learner will be the key Level is assigned to the task not the learner. Level may vary from task to task and from skill to skill. (Reading, writing, spelling and numeracy) Levels are benchmarked against standards in the community
Sample Numeracy Assessment
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Number of students per total score
And back to England!
Belong to a CommunityInformation & supportDigital technologiesIndividual pathwaysProgression to L3+Responsibilities Research: Integration into society
Latest Research Milton Keynes – Smart City Digital champions Virtual v Physical Hub Community, Continuity, Confidence Next steps …
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