towards a web literacy standard

Towards an open learning standard for web literacy

Web Literacy

#weblitstd

AGENDA

• Introduction and Stage Setting (Erin)

• What We’ve Done So Far (Doug)

• Web Literacy + Badges (Carla)

• Roadmap (Erin)

• How You Can Get Involved (Erin)

INTRODUCTION & STAGE-SETTING

LET’S DO IT TOGETHER.

WHY A WEB LITERACY STANDARD?

• To talk the talk and walk the walk

• To ensure we’re teaching the right things

• To connect similar projects and efforts

• To create a web literate planet - multiply scale and impact

Simple: 'a set of rules for ensuring quality'

Longer: 'a document established by consensus and approved by a recognized body that provides for common and repeated use, rules, guidelines or characteristics for activities or their results, aimed at the achievement of the optimum degree of order in a given context'

http://www.etsi.org/standards/what-are-standards

WHAT IS A STANDARD?

• Definitions

• Outcomes / Rubrics

• Eventually: Assessments and APIs

• What Else?

WHAT WILL THE STANDARD INCLUDE?

WHAT HAVE WE DONE SO FAR?

HOW THE MOZILLA WORK STARTED

In early 2012, we talked to a bunch of smart people and found 5 common themes for web literacy:

• Exploring• Authoring• Connecting• Building• Protecting

Over the rest of 2012, we talked to more smart people and landed on 4 categories:

• Exploring• Creating• Connecting• Protecting

BUILDING AND ITERATING

SKILLS AND COMPETENCIES

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WORK IN PROGRESS

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SKILLS > COMPETENCIES > LITERACIES

AN EXAMPLE (SKILLS > COMPETENCY)

ImageMaker

EditorHyperlinkerEditor

A-Lister Div Master

HTML Basic

AN EXAMPLE (COMPETENCIES > LITERACY)

Competencies

Projects, Portfolio

‘Creating’badge

WEB LITERACY + BADGES

WEB LITERACY BADGES• Web Literacy is the foundation for Mozilla's Web Literacy badges.

• Web Literacy badges are Mozilla's implementation of Open Badges, a new form of capturing, signaling and credentialing achievement.

badges.webmaker.org

THE FUTURE

• Web Literacy badges for each of the competencies and skills

• Assessment widget library with associated badges

• APIs to pull into your site

ROADMAP

ROADMAP

Q1: Kick Off, Events / Conversations

Q2: Standards Launch, Initial Alignment

Q3: Initial Assessments and APIs

Q4: Full Badge System with Assessments

HOW TO GET INVOLVED

WEEKLY CALLSFirst weekly call happening next Thursday at 8am PST / 1pm ET / 4pm GMT

Connection details will be available via the wiki page and Webmaker list:

Mozilla Webmaker group: http://bit.ly/WebmakerList

Mozilla Wiki page: http://mzl.la/weblitstd

Let’s do it together.

HOW TO GET INVOLVED

• Join the mailing list

• Give us your feedback and thoughts

• Participate in meetings to come to consensus

• Align with the standard!

QUESTIONS?

Feedback?

Images CC paul_clarke & mozillaeu