This document outlines plans to create a digital literacies program at Seneca College through the Seneca Libraries. It discusses workshops that will be offered on various digital topics. It describes spaces like a green screen room and makerspace that will support digital skills. Data shows positive impacts of initial workshops. The program aims to expand offerings, partner with faculty, map skills to programs, and collaborate across the college. The goal is to align digital literacies with the college's strategic plans and help students succeed in a technology-focused world.

1. @senecasandbox
Creating a Digital
Literacies Program
@ Seneca College

2. diglitsandbox.
wordpress.com

4. What role can
Seneca Libraries
play in
digital literacies?

15. 10 Core Literacies
4. Information Literacy
9. Digital Literacy
New Academic Plan

16. How can I
address digital
literacies in my
course?
If I use digital
assignments,
who’s going to
support my
students!?

17. I already assign a
digital project, but
students really
struggle with it!

18. opportunity!

19. and so
it begins...

27. The
Workshops

29. All modules will:
be built at the request of faculty
active learning
free, open source or readily available software
focus on skills not software
practical, authentic learning experience
evidence-based/research-based content

32. Creating Videos Digital Storytelling
Creating ePitchesInfographics
Creating Videos Digital Storytelling
Present Awesomely

33. The
Spaces

34. Seneca@York

35. Newnham

39. Quality
Flexibility
Ease of Use

40. lights

41. Green
screen

42. audio

47. wireless
display

48. Video capture

49. BYOD

55. Portable
Workstations

56. makerspace

61. cross disciplinary
Fashion
Photography
Math
Learning
Centres
English and Liberal Studies
BioChem
Engineering
Computer Studies
Electronics
Independent
Music
Production
community

65. The Workflow

67. The Data

68. Nov 2012-Apr 2014

69. Nov 2012-Apr 2014
Embedded in
the Faculty
Development
Program
Creating a
PowerPoint
Video
Creating
Videos
Designing
Digital
Assignments
Creating
Education
Games in
Twine
Present
Awesomely

70. Nov 2012-Apr 2014

71. Nov 2012-Apr 2014

72. Some
unexpected things
happened...
COOL

76. PSY Course
Assignment 1
Serial Killers
Digital Story
Assignment 2
Students
chose the
format
again!

77. Liberal Arts Assignment
My Life, My Journey - Digital Story
- invited Associate Chair to presentations
made Associate
Chair cry
It’s just so
beautiful!

78. Business Management Diploma
“Professional Presentation Skills” 1st sem. course
“Entrepreneurship” 2nd sem. course

79. And then there’s the
superstars!

83. The
future

84. Fully Online Workshops

86. faculty
partners
+
students
assistants
+
more staff

87. mapping digital skills
into programs,
where should we be?

90. Parallel initiatives

91. The Sandbox
Is getting
bigger!

92. Chief LibrarianChief Librarian
Director, Seneca
Libraries and
Learning Services

93. LIBRARY AND LEARNING SERVICES
TOUCHPOINTS
Test Centre
skills-assessment
Seneca
Libraries
reference services
borrower services
digital sandbox
Learning
Centre
tutoring (peer,
co-op, in-class, ask a
tutor)
ICA/My
Learning
online modules

94. Lessons Learned…
Harvard “Library Leadership in a Digital Age”
Tech redefining teaching/learning
Tech transforming how libraries support learning
What are our opportunities?
How do we move from being “just us” to being “just our parent
organization”
What is going on in your institution that the library can

95. Lessons Learned…
from being in the College environment...for a long time
Wrap everything you do around institutional
mission/strategic plans
Champion fewer things, but make sure they are
strategic
Partnership and Collaboration are key in the digital

96. Core
LiteraciesSeneca Libraries
written communication
oral communication
information literacy
creative thinking
ethical reasoning, personal & social
responsibility
inquiry & analysis
critical thinking & problem solving
digital literacy
intercultural knowledge & global
perspective
Learning Centre
written
communication
oral communication
quantitative literacy
critical thinking &
problem solving
digital literacies
ICA
digital literacy

97. Big Leap
from the
Sandbox

98. opportunity!

99. MyLearning

100. Creati
ng
Teachi
ng
Space
s
Collabora
ting
Aligni
ng

101. Find out what your institution needs to
get to where it wants to go.
Identify where your library’s
expertise, spaces or mission
intersect.

102. bit.ly/
senecasandb

103. bit.ly/LITAeval

104. Image credits
The Road to Digital Literacy - http://techieteacher5280.blogspot.ca/2013/02/happy-digital-learning-day.html
Libraries and the Wheel of Literacies - http://librarianbyday.net/2012/06/28/libraries-are-powerful-partners/
Man and woman silouettes - http://brooksbell.com/blog/takeaways-from-a-conversation-between-cmo-and-cio
Money - http://blogs.vancouversun.com/category/staff/business/your-money/
Smoke - http://pngimg.com/download/964
Chris Hadfield - http://www.asc-csa.gc.ca/eng/missions/expedition34-35/
Raspberry Pi - http://www.raspberrypi.org/faqs via http://www.sotechdesign.com.au/?s=raspberry+pi&x=12&y=17
Arduino - http://arduino.cc/
Raspberry Pi & Arduino - http://codeandlife.com/2012/07/29/arduino-and-raspberry-pi-serial-communication/ &
http://wyolum.com/category/alamode/a-la-mode-examples/
Wake Up App - http://www.wideo.co/view/935891383882868529-wake-up-app-epitch
Wayne Jones at Podium - https://senema.senecac.on.ca/videos/2430/innovation-&-entrepreneurship-day-2013
Blueprint – Brian Putko, Flickr
Brandon’s Video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZW_5ZbbBwVE
Fashion Project Photos - Jackie Laine
Sandbox Photos - Ewan Gibson. Jennifer Peters, Brandon Purves, John-Michael Viola, Jenelle Ector
Creating Minds Unconference Photos - Karen Sum
All other images from Microsoft Office.