Ollie Bray's workshop presentation on Digital Skills required for learners to access a broad general education. Presentation made on the 21sy June 2011.

1. Accessing a Broad General Education Ollie Bray Learning and Teaching Scotland 21st June 2011 www.ltscotland.org.uk

2. www.olliebray.com

3. Back to basics…

4. broad [brawd] adjective, -er, -est, adverb, noun – adjective 1. of great breadth: The river was too broad to swim across. 2. measured from side to side: The desk was three feet broad. 3. of great extent; large: the broad expanse of ocean.

5. broad [brawd] adjective, -er, -est, adverb, noun – adjective 1. of great breadth: The river was too broad to swim across. 2. measured from side to side: The desk was three feet broad. 3. of great extent; large: the broad expanse of ocean.

6. Ocean…

8. gen·er·al [jen-er-uhl] – adjective 1. of or pertaining to all persons or things belonging to a group or category: a general meeting of the employees. 2. of, pertaining to, or true of such persons or things in the main, with possible exceptions; common to most; prevalent; usual: the general mood of the people. 3. not limited to one class, field, product, service, etc.; miscellaneous: the general public; general science.

9. gen·er·al [jen-er-uhl] – adjective 1. of or pertaining to all persons or things belonging to a group or category: a general meeting of the employees. 2. of, pertaining to, or true of such persons or things in the main, with possible exceptions; common to most; prevalent; usual: the general mood of the people. 3. not limited to one class, field, product, service, etc.; miscellaneous: the general public; general science.

10. Common?

11. right handed, earns less than $12, 000 a year, has a mobile phone, does not have a bank account, is male, 28 and Han Chinese.

12. 5-14

13. Relevance 2011

14. Privacy

27. Physical Wellbeing “ I am learning to assess and manage risk, to protect myself and others, and to reduce the potential for harm when possible. ” Health and Wellbeing Level Early - 4

29. definition

30. The CfE Challenge “ “Our challenge is trying to make sure that we cater for the needs of the child, within the needs of the community to contribute towards the needs of Scotland” ”

31. Cluster Working

32. Cluster Understanding

33. Cluster Solutions

34. Broad General Progression Depth

35. The vision of everyone in the learning community must be to get learners to the end point.

38. Source: Jeff Brenman

39. Source: Jeff Brenman

40. Source: Jeff Brenman

41. Productivity Source: Jeff Brenman

42. Professor Sugata Mitra Newcastle University

44. Professor Sugata Mitra Newcastle University Three Things

45. Professor Sugata Mitra Newcastle University 1. “Reading Comprehension”

46. Professor Sugata Mitra Newcastle University 2. “Information Search & Retrieval Skills”

47. Professor Sugata Mitra Newcastle University 3. “A rational system of belief”

48. Tools to Access Learning

49. Online learning

53. Online learning is hard

55. “Getting Information off the Internet is like taking a drink from a fire hydrant” Mitchell Kapor Digital Literacy

56. Critical Literacy in the Digital Age “ To help me develop an informed view, I am exploring the techniques used to influence my opinion. I can recognise persuasion and assess the reliability of information and credibility and value of my resources. ” Literacy Level 3

59. Search

62. Copyright

66. “ Intellectual Property will be the oil of the 21st Century”

67. Digital Footprints

71. Thinking Skills

74. “Is a broken down car parked?” Ian Gilbert

75. “In a world so rich in information and answers the most important skill for the learner is the ability to frame the question” Susan Greenfield, Neuroscientist

76. Resilience and Agility

78. LIFELONG

79. Motivation Gulucan village in West China

80. Motivation Gulucan village in West China

81. Motivation

82. Ollie Bray Learning & Teaching Scotland o.bray@ltscotland.org.uk @olliebray www.olliebray.com