SLANZA September 2015 Christchurch, New Zealand

1. 7
VITAL DETAILS
YOUR BOSS
EXPECTS YOU TO
KNOW ABOUT
DIGITAL LITERACY
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2. #1
DIGITAL LITERACY
RESULTS IN SAVINGS
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3. Improves productivity
by 1-3 hours per week
per employee.
Average savings of
$1820 per employee
per year.
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4. #2
DIGITAL LITERACY
IS…
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6. #3
DIGITAL LITERACY IS
A PROCESS OF
DEVELOPMENT
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7. Identity
I have access to email
I can use email
I do use email
I am a regular email user
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8. #4
DIGITAL LITERACY IS
CONTEXT
DEPENDENT
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9. #5
DIGITAL LITERACY IS
SOCIAL
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10. #6
DIGITAL LITERACY
HAS 8
ESSENTIAL
ELEMENTS
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11. JISC

12. Netsafe

13. Deakin University

14. Doug Belshaw, 2014.

15. #7
DIGITAL LITERACY
CAN BE MEASURED
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16. 1. IDENTIFY
COMPETENCIES
2. SET BENCHMARKS
3. MEASURE STAFF
COMPETENCIES
AGAINST
BENCHMARKS

17. Digital Literacy In Three Words Library Staff Competencies
Cultural How to behave How to protect your identity and data in
online spaces
Cognitive How to do How to use social bookmarking tools as a
better way to bookmark web content.
Constructive How to use How to find digital images that are suitable to
reuse and remix.
Communicative How to communicate How to craft online communications
Confident How to belong How to manage one’s own learning in digital
spaces
Creative How to make How to create a curated selection of Māori
resources
Critical How to evaluate How to think critically about search engines
Civic How to participate Understanding the expected norms and
behaviours of digital environments

18. I have an awareness of online
Māori resources
I can find and select the best
Māori resources to create value
for readers
I do analyse and make sense of Māori
resources to create value for readers
I am an online content curator of Māori
resources.
HOW TO CREATE A CURATED SELECTION OF MAORI
RESOURCES
Identity

19. 1. How confident do you feel in your knowledge of
online Māori resources?
a) I don’t know anything about them.
b) Not confident at all.
c) I feel I have a good understanding of commonly used
online Māori resources.
d) I use online Māori resources all the time and actively
seek out new resources.

20. 2. How do you disseminate content online that
creates value for readers?
a) What?!
b) I share links using social media sites.
c) I make content easy for readers to digest by using lists
such as libguides, troubleshooting tips or read-alikes.
d) In addition to c) I also include my unique perspective or
commentary so the content becomes more than
‘another list’.

21. 3. Aside from relevance, how do you usually
decide what resources to include/exclude from
any lists you might provide for your members?
a) I don’t provide lists or make the decisions in this area.
b) I decide based on the date of publication, number of
copies, popularity etc.
c) I decide based on b) plus personal judgment.
d) I decide based on b) and c) plus the value of sharing
each resource and how they fit together to form a
bigger picture.

22. TALLY YOUR POINTS
A=1, B=2, C=3, D=4
3-6 points:
You’ve not yet had an opportunity to get a handle
on this subject.
7-10 points:
You know some subject matter well and others not
so well.
11-12 points:
You’re a master of this subject and deserve a
round of applause. Take a bow.

23. www.libraryintelligence.co.nz

24. www.libraryintelligence.co.nz

25. 7
VITAL DETAILS
YOUR BOSS
EXPECTS YOU TO
KNOW ABOUT
DIGITAL LITERACY
1. Digital Literacy results in savings
2. Digital Literacy is …
3. Digital Literacy is a
process of development
4. Digital Literacy is context dependent
5. Digital Literacy is social
6. Digital Literacy has 8 essential elements
7. Digital Literacy can be measured
Library Intelligence has self-paced online
digital literacy courses created specifically
for New Zealand library staff, that take just
60 minutes to complete.
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26. QUESTIONS?
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