Eclectic Technology

So what is critical design literacy and why is it needed? This article states "Critical design literacy applies the protocols of design thinking to practice social innovations that lead to social transformation. In the learning environments that we will pilot we want students to become literate in critical thinking and critical designing. The former encourages students to look at their community through an inquisitive lens while the latter encourages students to design for community impact."

Points on how to practice digital literacy, a look at how to redesign K-12 environments and designing for equity are also discussed. 

Does content curation also help develop future workskills? This post addresses this question. To do this effectively the Apollo Research Institute Future Workskills 2020 study was used to identify critical workforce skills. (The link to this research study is in the post and also may be found in this Scoop.it.)

Many of the skills identified align with the skills of content curation. Ten skills are identified in this post and each skill may be found in content curation. The ten skills identified are:

* Sensemaking

* Computational Thinking

* New Media Literacy

* Transdisciplinarity

* Cognitive Load Management

* Social Intelligence

* Novel and Adaptive Thinking

* Design Mindset

* Cross Cultural Competency

* Virual Collaboration

Each skill is defined and followed by a short discussion on how content curation is connected to the skill. If you missed the first article published, Understanding Content Curation, you will find a link to it in the article.

"The integration of technology into learning at this juncture in time should be a moot point. Yet schools continually block access to websites on the Internet and struggle to decide on a policy that would allow students to bring their own devices (BYOD) into the classroom. 'A New Literacy: Making Connections in Electronic Environments,' by Frank Romanelli, addresses the idea of embracing the literacy of a digital native by using sketches drawn as the narration progresses."