1. Bringing Digital Literacies to Incarcerated Students Challenges and Opportunities Helen Farley and Susan Hopkins Australian Digital Futures Institute University of Southern Queensland Anne Pike Institute for Educational Technology Open University, UK Catherine Byrne Dublin Institute of Technology

2. We’d like to know about you and where you work … http://bit.ly/EPEA_Digital_Literacies

6. What is digital literacy? http://epea-digital-literacies.wikispaces.com/

7. https://www.jisc.ac.uk/guides/developing-digital-literacies

8. It is a continuum … Beetham and Sharpe ‘pyramid model’ of digital literacy development model (2010)

9. Where are your students?

10. 4 EPEA Conferences: What’s changed? Cyprus 2009 England 2011 Iceland 2013 Belgium 2015

11. 3 countries – 3 stories

12. Australia …

14. USQ Offline StudyDesk

15. Personal devices

16. Courses and programs Tertiary Preparation Program Indigenous Higher Education Pathways Program Diplomas Other short courses (Open University, UK)

17. England and Wales …

18. Open University: Walled Garden Prison OU’s Prison VLE 3 Access Courses and … OU’s Prison VLE 3 Access Courses and … Student data & forums Internet sites Links to other sites Internet sites Direct access to material Email tutors E-submit assignments Interactive activities

19. Ireland …

20. Courses and programs Education shall be provided in each prison to meet the needs of prisoners, through helping them: (a) cope with their imprisonment (b) achieve personal development (c) prepare for life after their release from prison (d) establish the appetite and capacity for lifelong learning

21. Irish Prison Education Facts Available in all prisons Partnership Educational Training Boards (ETBs) Public Library Services Open University Arts Council Allocation: 220 teacher equivalents Qualifications: Teaching Council (2nd level or Further Education) Courses: Basic Education Literacy Numeracy English as a second language Communications General and Health Education Creative Arts

22. Technology in Irish Prison Education In classrooms: Computers in classrooms Calculators Pilot Internet Prisoners register Individual login Interactive whiteboards in classrooms Geogebra Publications: ‘Interactive Literacy’ (2011) ‘Interactive Numeracy’ (2015) Teachers: Individual prison education email Internet in staffrooms Dublin prisons website http://www.penandclink.com Information and news Samples of prisoners’ work Subject network meetings: Emails Moodle

23. Technology in maths classroom National Teacher Development Online Resources: 1. Project Maths 2. Professional Development Service for Teachers Resources: 1. Geogebra 2. Census at school 3. TED Talks

24. Research: Literacy and Numeracy assessment Focus: What the learner can do, not what the learner cannot do. Primary needs and interests of the learner will be the key Level is assigned to the task not the learner. Level may vary from task to task and from skill to skill. (Reading, writing, spelling and numeracy) Levels are benchmarked against standards in the community

25. Sample Numeracy Assessment

26. Total Correct

27. Number of students per total score

28. And back to England!

29. Belong to a CommunityInformation & supportDigital technologiesIndividual pathwaysProgression to L3+Responsibilities Research: Integration into society

30. Latest Research Milton Keynes – Smart City Digital champions Virtual v Physical Hub Community, Continuity, Confidence Next steps … www.open.ac.uk/blogs/target/

31. We’d like to know about you and where you work … http://bit.ly/EPEA_Digital_Literacies

32. All photos from Flickr … 2765 Cold by nebojsa mladjenovic Everyone Check Your Phones - NYC by Jim Pennucci Private Sprinkles strongly felt that it had all been too easy by David Blackwell Meeting of the Beaks~ Willets? by Mikaku Pebbly Beach Kangaroos Australia - 095 by Kyle Taylor Three is a Magic Number by Alan Levine Handy Man by Ryan Hyde Netbook Sony VAIO by Antonio Tajuelo Community..... by Kamaljith K V Thank You by Nate Grigg

33. Keeping in touch: Project newsletter http://bit.ly/USQMakingtheConnection

34. Helen Farley helen.farley@usq.edu.au Anne Pike anne.pike@open.ac.uk Catherine Byrne catherine.byrne8@mydit.ie