Info Lit Journal Club - TONIGHT!

Last month I enjoyed participating in the online journal club discussion about the Seven Pillars model (probably because everyone had such positive things to say about the model!) You can read the discsussion here  

I see that the next discussion will be about this article: McKinney, P., and Sen, B. (2012). Reflection for learning: understanding the value of reflective writing for information literacy development. Journal of Information Literacy, 6(2), 

I've already blogged about the article, as the authors used the 7Ps with students in a reflective report and I'm interested to hear other folks' views. I hope I'll be home in time to join in!

The *live* discussion will take place today, 8pm-9pm UK time by posting blog comments on the journal club blog,

Changing the Learning Landscape workshops

This looks like an interesting series of workshops which I picked up on from the NTFS mailing list. Given recent conversations at work around definitions I'm interested to know what their understanding of Digital Literacies is.

The HEA is working with four partners – Jisc, NUS, ALT and LFHE - on a project aimed at embedding learning technologies in academic practice. The CLL - Professional Development Programme offers opportunities for academic staff and for those working in development and support roles to explore the use and embedding of learning technologies in academic practice.

The HEA led strand of the project, Changing the Learning Landscape (CLL), offers discipline-related workshops covering topics such as social media, mobile learning and open practice.

The workshops will run between March and May 2013 and topics include:
Where are we now with digital literacies? The experience of learners and the implications for development
Influencing strategy and change processes to enable the embedding of digital literacies
The role of digital literacies in supporting continuing professional development in HE contexts
The Use of Social Media in Science & Technology Teaching & Learning
Open Practice in the Social Sciences
Mobile Learning in Medicine and Dentistry
Social Media in Social Work
and lots more 
Full details on the CLL page of the HEA website.