Synopsis:
Over many years, various models and frameworks have been developed to explain the type of knowledge and capabilities educators need to support and further the digital literacy of students. This keynote will argue the need to move from the current ‘multiple literacies’ approach that historically has focused on the mastery of discrete technical or multimodal information skills, to present a framework illustrating a more holistic perspective reflecting an expanded digital competency view it suggests educators needed to optimise benefits from new and emerging technologies in their professional practice. To illustrate one type of new competency needed, the presentation will introduce an accessible and straightforward method for educators to use learning analytics (LA) to understand how students interact with online video learning objects during independent study, and whether this interaction is likely to represent Active learning engagement. Such knowledge is important to educators for improving the design of online learning assets and understanding how they can best be used to enhance students’ learning outcomes.
Speaker:
Prof. Garry Falloon
Professor of STEM Education and Director of International Engagement, Macquarie School of Education
Bio:
Garry Falloon is Professor of STEM Education and Digital Learning and Director of International Engagement in the School of Education at Macquarie University. His research interests include mobile learning, digital learning in primary and middle schools, online and blended learning, curriculum design, pedagogy and assessment in digitally-supported innovative learning environments, learning in primary science and technology, and educational research methods. Presently he is CI for the ARC Discovery Project: Coding Animated Narratives as Contemporary Multimodal Authorship in Schools, and the NSW lead for the Commonwealth Government’s Principals as STEM Leaders (PASL) project. He has served on numerous advisory and writing panels for eLearning policy and curriculum development, industry and sector advisory boards, and the N.Z Prime Minister’s Panel of Experts for Digital Learning.
Mr. Eamon Vale
Ph.D. Candidate, Macquarie School of Education
Bio:
Eamon Vale is a PhD candidate at Macquarie University. Eamon’s field of research is learning analytics and its potential for informing teaching and learning decisions. Eamon is also a senior manager at Keypath Education an Australian ‘Online Program Management’ (OPM) company partnering with universities across Australia and Southeast Asia.