URI offering digital literacy awards

PROVIDENCE – Digital literacy awards are being offered by the University of Rhode Island to recognize leaders in schools, libraries and communities.
“We are on the lookout for educators, librarians, media professionals and youth media leaders who inspire and demonstrate how to implement programs that make a difference in their communities,” Renee Hobbs, co-director of the Graduate Certificate Program in Digital Literacy and a professor in URI’s Harrington School of Communication and Media, said in a statement.
The two winners of the Leadership in Digital Literacy Awards will receive free tuition to the 2016 Summer Institute in Digital Literacy, which will be held July 24 to 29 at URI’s Feinstein Providence Campus, 80 Washington St.
Judges will select two award winners – for a first-time participant in the summer institute, and for a returning participant who will enroll in the tier 2 leadership track. Each award is valued at $750.
Anyone can apply for the awards. Information can be found HERE.

Charles Coiro, of the Leadership Academy at the U.S. Coast Guard and one of the faculty members at URI’s Summer Institute in Digital Literacy, said leaders “have a clear vision” for how digital literacy can advance learning.
“They inspire others by modeling the way and challenging the process … In whatever setting you act, or whatever role you play, you can be a leader in digital literacy,” Coiro said.
URI offers a 12-credit graduate certificate in Digital Literacy which supports development of regional and national leaders in digital literacy education. Since its inception three years ago, dozens of educators from 15 states and 10 countries have participated in the program, according to information from URI. Participants learn to use new digital tools including Storify, FlipGrid, Symbaloo, Padlet, Wikispaces, WordPress, Evernote and others.

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