Unit 1: Digital Literacies for Online Learning (LiDA101)
In this unit we explore why digital literacies are important for learning online. You will learn how to create a personal course blog, find appropriate open resources, and reflect on your level of digital literacy. Digital Literacies for Online Learning (LiDA101) is the first of four micro-courses in the Learning in a Digital Age course.
Completing this unit should take approximately 30 hours (excluding time to prepare an optional assessment portfolio for formal credit).
Upon successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:
- apply digital tools effectively to demonstrate learning literacies including advanced search strategies to identify and select relevant open access resources to research, analyze, produce and present information for tertiary education purposes:
- apply digital skills for establishing and maintaining a personal learning environment on the open web;
- outline the breadth of digital learning literacies for the 21st century;
- apply effective search strategies for both search engines and repositories to find relevant open access resources;
- apply skills for judging the legitimacy of open resources;
- apply frameworks for selecting appropriate resources to support learning;
- apply learning and academic literacies, including note-taking, preparing annotated bibliographies, paraphrasing and reflective learning skills; and
- apply online skills for planning and writing an essay, including how to prepare a bibliography, how to cite sources online for academic purposes and how to maintain a bibliography.
1.1: Create a Personal Learning Environment
Learning in a Digital Age is about learning on the Internet, rather than via a single application, such as a learning management system (LMS).
1.2: Introduction to Digital Literacy
In this subunit we research and create a personal definition for digital literacy
and explain the difference between digital skills and digital literacies.
1.3: Find and Choose Open Resources
In
this subunit you will choose and discuss a research topic of interest.1.4: Learning in a Digital Age
In
this subunit we shift our focus to learning the digital, academic, and study skills."The future lies in personal learning networks and paths, learning that blends experiential and digital approaches, and free and open-source educational models."
—Anya Kamenetz, DIY U: Edupunks, Edupreneurs, and the Coming Transformation of Higher Education
LiDA101 Edubit Assessment
Assessment Competency: Apply digital tools effectively to demonstrate learning literacies including researching, producing, analysing and presenting information for tertiary education purposes.
Course Feed for Unit 1 (LiDA101)
The course feed harvests learner posts from selected Internet sites. You can post to the feed by logging in to the course resource site.
