W. Ian O'Byrne » Mozilla

Version 2.0 of the Web Literacy initiative was released this past week at MozFest. To learn more about how we got to two…please review this post and watch the video embedded below. In this wor...

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As I’ve detailed throughout this blog I’ve spent a lot of time writing, revising, and helping to promote the use of the Web Literacy standard/map/initiative. After Doug Belshaw left Mozilla, ...

https://wiobyrne.com/understanding-the-next-steps-with-the-web-literacy-map/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=understanding-the-next-steps-with-the-web-literacy-map

TL;DR: In this post I provide an overview of the work conducted on the web literacy map learning pathways, specifically the privacy pathway and associated badges. At the bottom of the post I giv...

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At the 2014 meeting of the Literacy Research Association, Doug Belshaw was invited to speak and present the current work on the Mozilla Web Literacy Map. Doug Belshaw is the Web Literacy Lead fro...

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The work with the Mozilla Web Literacy Map is coming to a break in the action as the work cycle for the Badge Alliance Digital & Web Literacy  Working Group is coming to an end. It seems this is...

https://wiobyrne.com/where-do-we-stand-with-the-mozilla-web-literacy-map/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=where-do-we-stand-with-the-mozilla-web-literacy-map

If you’re like me, you’ve got tons of places online that you frequent. Most people have multiple accounts all over the place. From Facebook to Twitter, LinkedIN, Pinterest, Google+, etc. you ...

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When I introduce myself to people for the first time in professional settings I explain that I’m educational psychologist. Others have called me a “tech guru”, or a “technogeek” dependi...

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TL;DR Version: A blog post on my reflections from the webinar on the past, present, and future of web literacy. I discuss the challenges that exist in making this happen in the classroom. I also ...

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TL;DR Version: A reflection from week three of the #walkmyworld project. I detail the concerns that are present as we construct and share online information. In this post I urge you to educate, e...

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TL;DR Version: In this blog post I synthesize and share some of the feedback and commentary I've had while to make sense of the deletion of our open badges. This situation has been beneficial as ...

https://wiobyrne.com/considerations-on-hosting-an-open-badging-initiative/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=considerations-on-hosting-an-open-badging-initiative