{"id":27,"date":"2024-11-06T17:48:35","date_gmt":"2024-11-06T22:48:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/digitalliteracychallenge\/front-matter\/about-digital-literacy-challenge\/"},"modified":"2024-11-07T14:14:29","modified_gmt":"2024-11-07T19:14:29","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"front-matter","link":"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/digitalliteracychallenge\/front-matter\/about\/","title":{"raw":"About","rendered":"About"},"content":{"raw":"<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-b0923be6657351da6fe7e6393b88365b\">Educators, are you ready to begin your new quest?<\/h1>\r\n<figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-26\" src=\"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/digitalliteracychallenge\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/476\/2024\/11\/DL-Challenge-Banner.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1800\" height=\"350\" \/><\/figure>\r\nJoin us on this eight-week asynchronous challenge to expand your digital literacy toolkit. During this series, you will learn about the eight competencies outlined in the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www2.gov.bc.ca\/assets\/gov\/education\/post-secondary-education\/institution-resources-administration\/digital-learning-strategy\/bc_post-secondary_digital_literacy_framework.pdf\">B.C. Digital Literacy Framework<\/a>, strategies for incorporating these skills into your teaching practice, and how to support student success through digital literacy.\r\n\r\nPlease <a href=\"https:\/\/events.humanitix.com\/2024-digital-literacy-challenge-series\">register<\/a> if you would like to receive the Monday emails and Zoom links.\r\n\r\nYou will receive one challenge in your inbox each Monday morning over the course of eight weeks. Each challenge will address the following:\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li><strong>What<\/strong>: a definition of the digital literacy competency<\/li>\r\n \t<li><strong>Why<\/strong>: the importance of each competency in teaching practice<\/li>\r\n \t<li><strong>How<\/strong>: approaches for developing the competency in our own learning, and how to incorporate these skills in our teaching practice<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\nInteractive activities and thoughtful prompts will help you learn how to incorporate digital literacy into your teaching practice and generate ideas on how to teach these skills to students. Sharing your thoughts, ideas, and questions in the comments is optional, but please feel free to use the comments section to learn, share, and explore!\r\n\r\nEach weekly challenge will\u00a0take between one to four hours to complete, depending on how deeply you want to explore.\r\n\r\nThere will be four optional, synchronous drop-in sessions held over Zoom where you can ask questions and connect with peers in a casual setting. These sessions will not be recorded. The Zoom link will be emailed out on the preceding Monday.\r\n\r\nOptional online drop-in\u00a0sessions:\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>Wednesday, July 17, 2024 from 12:00 to\u00a01:00 PM Pacific Time<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Wednesday, July 31, 2024 from 11:00 AM to\u00a012:00 PM Pacific Time<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Wednesday, August 14, 2024 from 12:00 to 1:00 PM\u00a0Pacific Time<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Wednesday, August 21, 2024 from 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM PT Pacific Time<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\nIf you have any questions, you can put them in the comment section below each challenge or email Britt Dzioba at bdzioba@bccampus.ca\r\n<h1>Meet the Learning Designers<\/h1>\r\n<h2>Helen Lee (She\/Her)<img class=\"alignright wp-image-32\" src=\"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/digitalliteracychallenge\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/476\/2024\/11\/helen-lee.jpg\" alt=\"photo of Helen Lee\" width=\"200\" height=\"254\" \/><\/h2>\r\nI am a self-proclaimed challenge-chaser. My workday is never dull as an Instructional Designer at CTLI designing online courses, creating customized training programs, and playing with multimedia tools. One of the things I really love about the work I do is that I\u2019m frequently faced with new challenges when working on projects, and with an awesome team to lean on, I\u2019m able to come up with creative ways to problem solve and learn from each experience! I completed my MA in Instructional Technology &amp; Media from Columbia University Teachers College and I am proud of my multicultural roots as a Taiwanese-Canadian.\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-layout-2 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-rounded\"><\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\r\n<h2 class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-26ff96281071ff05b1eb8f9c4f42c187\"><strong>Melanie Latham (She\/Her)<img class=\"alignright wp-image-34\" src=\"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/digitalliteracychallenge\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/476\/2024\/11\/Melanie-Latham-1510x2048-1.jpg\" alt=\"photo of Melanie Latham\" width=\"200\" height=\"271\" \/><\/strong><\/h2>\r\nIn my role as Coordinator, Educational Technologies, I enjoy helping faculty navigate the intersection between educational technologies and instructional design. This collaborative journey often involves creativity and problem solving to come up with an innovative solution. My passions include online course design, the science of learning, and instructional materials design. Outside of work, you will find me crafting something, hiking the trails in and around Kamloops, on a ski hill, or spending time with family.\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>","rendered":"<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-b0923be6657351da6fe7e6393b88365b\">Educators, are you ready to begin your new quest?<\/h1>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-26\" src=\"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/digitalliteracychallenge\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/476\/2024\/11\/DL-Challenge-Banner.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1800\" height=\"350\" srcset=\"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/digitalliteracychallenge\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/476\/2024\/11\/DL-Challenge-Banner.jpg 1800w, https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/digitalliteracychallenge\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/476\/2024\/11\/DL-Challenge-Banner-300x58.jpg 300w, https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/digitalliteracychallenge\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/476\/2024\/11\/DL-Challenge-Banner-1024x199.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/digitalliteracychallenge\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/476\/2024\/11\/DL-Challenge-Banner-768x149.jpg 768w, https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/digitalliteracychallenge\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/476\/2024\/11\/DL-Challenge-Banner-1536x299.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/digitalliteracychallenge\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/476\/2024\/11\/DL-Challenge-Banner-65x13.jpg 65w, https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/digitalliteracychallenge\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/476\/2024\/11\/DL-Challenge-Banner-225x44.jpg 225w, https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/digitalliteracychallenge\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/476\/2024\/11\/DL-Challenge-Banner-350x68.jpg 350w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1800px) 100vw, 1800px\" \/><\/figure>\n<p>Join us on this eight-week asynchronous challenge to expand your digital literacy toolkit. During this series, you will learn about the eight competencies outlined in the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www2.gov.bc.ca\/assets\/gov\/education\/post-secondary-education\/institution-resources-administration\/digital-learning-strategy\/bc_post-secondary_digital_literacy_framework.pdf\">B.C. Digital Literacy Framework<\/a>, strategies for incorporating these skills into your teaching practice, and how to support student success through digital literacy.<\/p>\n<p>Please <a href=\"https:\/\/events.humanitix.com\/2024-digital-literacy-challenge-series\">register<\/a> if you would like to receive the Monday emails and Zoom links.<\/p>\n<p>You will receive one challenge in your inbox each Monday morning over the course of eight weeks. Each challenge will address the following:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>What<\/strong>: a definition of the digital literacy competency<\/li>\n<li><strong>Why<\/strong>: the importance of each competency in teaching practice<\/li>\n<li><strong>How<\/strong>: approaches for developing the competency in our own learning, and how to incorporate these skills in our teaching practice<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Interactive activities and thoughtful prompts will help you learn how to incorporate digital literacy into your teaching practice and generate ideas on how to teach these skills to students. Sharing your thoughts, ideas, and questions in the comments is optional, but please feel free to use the comments section to learn, share, and explore!<\/p>\n<p>Each weekly challenge will\u00a0take between one to four hours to complete, depending on how deeply you want to explore.<\/p>\n<p>There will be four optional, synchronous drop-in sessions held over Zoom where you can ask questions and connect with peers in a casual setting. These sessions will not be recorded. The Zoom link will be emailed out on the preceding Monday.<\/p>\n<p>Optional online drop-in\u00a0sessions:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Wednesday, July 17, 2024 from 12:00 to\u00a01:00 PM Pacific Time<\/li>\n<li>Wednesday, July 31, 2024 from 11:00 AM to\u00a012:00 PM Pacific Time<\/li>\n<li>Wednesday, August 14, 2024 from 12:00 to 1:00 PM\u00a0Pacific Time<\/li>\n<li>Wednesday, August 21, 2024 from 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM PT Pacific Time<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>If you have any questions, you can put them in the comment section below each challenge or email Britt Dzioba at bdzioba@bccampus.ca<\/p>\n<h1>Meet the Learning Designers<\/h1>\n<h2>Helen Lee (She\/Her)<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-32\" src=\"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/digitalliteracychallenge\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/476\/2024\/11\/helen-lee.jpg\" alt=\"photo of Helen Lee\" width=\"200\" height=\"254\" srcset=\"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/digitalliteracychallenge\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/476\/2024\/11\/helen-lee.jpg 393w, https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/digitalliteracychallenge\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/476\/2024\/11\/helen-lee-236x300.jpg 236w, https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/digitalliteracychallenge\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/476\/2024\/11\/helen-lee-65x83.jpg 65w, https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/digitalliteracychallenge\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/476\/2024\/11\/helen-lee-225x286.jpg 225w, https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/digitalliteracychallenge\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/476\/2024\/11\/helen-lee-350x445.jpg 350w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/h2>\n<p>I am a self-proclaimed challenge-chaser. My workday is never dull as an Instructional Designer at CTLI designing online courses, creating customized training programs, and playing with multimedia tools. One of the things I really love about the work I do is that I\u2019m frequently faced with new challenges when working on projects, and with an awesome team to lean on, I\u2019m able to come up with creative ways to problem solve and learn from each experience! I completed my MA in Instructional Technology &amp; Media from Columbia University Teachers College and I am proud of my multicultural roots as a Taiwanese-Canadian.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-layout-2 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-rounded\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-26ff96281071ff05b1eb8f9c4f42c187\"><strong>Melanie Latham (She\/Her)<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-34\" src=\"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/digitalliteracychallenge\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/476\/2024\/11\/Melanie-Latham-1510x2048-1.jpg\" alt=\"photo of Melanie Latham\" width=\"200\" height=\"271\" srcset=\"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/digitalliteracychallenge\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/476\/2024\/11\/Melanie-Latham-1510x2048-1.jpg 1510w, https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/digitalliteracychallenge\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/476\/2024\/11\/Melanie-Latham-1510x2048-1-221x300.jpg 221w, https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/digitalliteracychallenge\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/476\/2024\/11\/Melanie-Latham-1510x2048-1-755x1024.jpg 755w, https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/digitalliteracychallenge\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/476\/2024\/11\/Melanie-Latham-1510x2048-1-768x1042.jpg 768w, https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/digitalliteracychallenge\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/476\/2024\/11\/Melanie-Latham-1510x2048-1-1133x1536.jpg 1133w, https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/digitalliteracychallenge\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/476\/2024\/11\/Melanie-Latham-1510x2048-1-65x88.jpg 65w, https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/digitalliteracychallenge\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/476\/2024\/11\/Melanie-Latham-1510x2048-1-225x305.jpg 225w, https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/digitalliteracychallenge\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/476\/2024\/11\/Melanie-Latham-1510x2048-1-350x475.jpg 350w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>In my role as Coordinator, Educational Technologies, I enjoy helping faculty navigate the intersection between educational technologies and instructional design. This collaborative journey often involves creativity and problem solving to come up with an innovative solution. My passions include online course design, the science of learning, and instructional materials design. 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