The work with the Mozilla Web Literacy Map is coming to a break in the action as the work cycle for the Badge Alliance Digital & Web Literacy Working Group is coming to an end. It seems this is a good time to pause our work and identify exactly where we stand at this point…and…
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Come join us for the Online Research and Media Skills (ORMS) MOOC
TL;DR Version: Come join, lurk, connect, share, and learn in the Online Research & Media Skills MOOC. We’ll be discussing ways to integrate the Mozilla Web Literacy Map into our classroom. And…yeap…we’ve got badges. Join here. Come join us for the first official running of the Online Research & Media Skills (ORMS) moderated, open, online…
My (Current) Thoughts on the Mozilla Web Literacy Initiative
I recently had the privilege to spend about 45 minutes with my good friend Doug Belshaw to discuss our work on the Mozilla Web Literacy Map. Doug is on a quest to “push pause” on our work with the #weblitmap to talk with some people to figure out what direction we should head next. I…
Safety, Identity, and Literacy in Online Spaces
When I introduce myself to people for the first time in professional settings I explain that I’m educational psychologist. Others have called me a “tech guru”, or a “technogeek” depending on if you’re mad at me or not. To this I quickly explain that this means that I’ve built up this expertise building and breaking…
Application for the Web Literacy Ninja Badge – Donatello of the Web Lit Ninja Turtles
This page serves as my application for the Web Literacy Ninja Badge as offered by Doug Belshaw. The badge, and the requisite criteria are available here. To review my work to submit for this open badge I consulted the Web Lit Map available here and pasted in the descriptors below. I am applying for this…
Teachers May Hold the Key to the Past, Present, and Future of Web Literacy
TL;DR Version: A blog post on my reflections from the webinar on the past, present, and future of web literacy. I discuss the challenges that exist in making this happen in the classroom. I also detail the need to empower educators and students to play, learn, and define the WebLiteracyMap. Yesterday I had the privilege…
Reflections from Week Three of the #WALKMYWORLD Project
TL;DR Version: A reflection from week three of the #walkmyworld project. I detail the concerns that are present as we construct and share online information. In this post I urge you to educate, empower, and advocate for others. As we come to the end of the third week of this iteration of the #WALKMYWORLD project…
Beta Testing of the Online Research and Media Skills MOOC
Next week we will begin beta testing of the ORMS MOOC. This journey has been a long one that I’ve documented the various developmental changes here on this blog. The beta testing will be conducted by about a dozen educators globally. The purpose of the beta testing is to identify potential issues and errors in…
Mozilla Web Literacy Formal Request for Comments (RFC)
I written several times about the initiative underway with Mozilla with to develop and release a new Web Literacy Standard. The great folks leading the way behind the development of these web literacies have released a formal “request for comments” (RFC). To view the announcement on Doug Belshaw’s blog, please visit this page….or here on…
Design Evolution of the Graphics in an Open Badge Initiative
TL;DR version: Documentation of the graphics, design choices, and rationale of iterations of the open badge initiative we’re completing for use in the Online Research & Media Skills learning community. As I have documented through a series of blog posts, we’ve been working on developing an open badge initiative. The badges will connect with completion and serve as…