Demystifying Technology has become our catchall phrase for our particular approach to digital literacy education. The approach has now been implemented both in professional education courses at the Graduate School of Library and Information Science, and also in digital literacy workshops and one-on-one technical support sessions for community members for both children/youth and adults offered… Continue reading Demystifying Technology: The Fundamentals
I’m excited to be teaching three courses this spring. Below are the short descriptions and links to the syllabus for each course. It would be great to have each class max out on enrollment! Community Informatics Studio, LIS 490ST: (Syllabus) Studio learning brings together the collective knowledge of the class to work on and implement a… Continue reading My Spring 2015 Courses
The following is a post I just made to our project page for a project I am leading called “Digital Literacy for ALL Learners, funded by the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity through their Eliminate the Digital Divide program. We are working at five public computing centers to teach basic computer and digital literacy skills… Continue reading Labor Day and Digital Literacy for ALL Learners
Past posts have covered several key aspects influencing my intellectual development, including my: Undergraduate mentors Family Faith-based teachers and mentors Students Theoretical influences Each of these is an example of the many communities that have significantly influenced my intellectual development and are part of my intellectual genealogy. If you’ve glanced through these, you may be… Continue reading My Intellectual Genealogy: Community
In thinking through my intellectual development, it’s useful to look at a few theoretical underpinnings that have been particularly influential since coming to the University of Illinois. Community Inquiry First introduced to me by Chip Bruce and Ann Bishop and summarized in their Pattern Card in the Public Sphere Project: The challenges for constructive communities… Continue reading My Intellectual Genealogy: Part 5
