Improve my Own Digital Literacy Skills (ELC)

This section aims to support all practitioners working across a variety ELC of settings to develop their confidence, skills and knowledge required to use devices and platforms that are required in the ELC sector in Scotland.

Spotlight sessions and The Digital ELC Practitioner Toolkit of anytime/anywhere webinar recordings is the associated CLPL.

You can also look for all the relevant ELC/early level practitioner YELLOW events on our CLPL calendar on the Webinars page.

DigiLearnScot ELC home

Anytime/Anywhere CLPL

- The ELC Practitioner Toolkit provides an introduction to digital collaboration and communication, including support on the tools available and approaches to consider. It is a flexible 'anytime, anywhere' pathway allowing… …

Supporting resources

- When learning with and through technology, we pay close attention to digital literacy (living, playing and learning; consuming creating and communicating with digital technology) and computing science (exploring how technology… …

ELC Practitioner Feedback Opportunity

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DRAFT ELC Practitioner Digital Literacy framework / baseline core skills

Practitioners should be aware of the digital platforms and resources available in their setting /local authority and develop their confidence, understanding and benefits of these technologies and use them for communication, collaboration, planning, facilitating learning, capturing/documenting learning, and assessing learning.

We welcome practitioner feedback on the sections below.

What do you think an ELC Practitioner Digital Literacy Framework/Core Skills should look like?

create, store and share resources using the cloud

Use online cloud storage, such as OneDrive or Drive to create, store and share documents
This might include creation of documents using Microsoft 365 or Google Workspace in Glow

communicate with peers

Communicate with peers using digital platforms including email, chat and virtual meetings
This might include use of Teams or Classroom in Glow to message, meet or share files with colleagues

create and manage online staff collaboration spaces

Create and manage online collaboration spaces within a digital learning environment
This might include use of Teams or Classroom to create and add colleagues to.

accessibility tools

Use and share accessibility tools available to them and their learners via digital devices in order to meet the needs of learners
This might include use of Microsoft 365 in Glow’s built-in accessibility tool, Immersive Reader, or other additional tools on platforms and devices as available in your setting

Anytime/Anywhere CLPL

Supporting resources

DRAFT ELC Practitioner Digital Literacy framework / baseline core skills

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