20 ways of thinking about digital literacy in higher education | Higher Education Network | Guardian Professional. Josie Fraser, social and educational technologist, Leicester City Council First define what you mean by digital literacy: The definition I most frequently use is this one: digital literacy = digital tool knowledge + critical thinking + social engagement. Then it's worth knowing its main characteristics: • It supports and helps develop traditional literacies• It's a life-long practice• It's about skills, competencies and critical reflection on how these skills and competencies are applied• It's about social engagement Top tips for developing the digital literacy of non-traditional students: Begin by exploring the ways in which the group are already using mobile and web based technologies.
Literacy is not static: I like Bélisle's three models of literacy: functional, socio-cultural and transformational. All education sectors are facing many of the same challenges with digital literacy, so we can learn from one another: Some of the obvious issues are: how do we get staff to engage? Note. Developing digital literacies. 'By digital literacy we mean those capabilities which fit an individual for living, learning and working in a digital society. For example, the use of digital tools to undertake academic research, writing and critical thinking; digital professionalism; the use of specialist digital tools and data sets; communicating ideas effectively in a range of media; producing, sharing and critically evaluating information; collaborating in virtual networks; using digital technologies to support reflection and PDP; managing digital reputation and showcasing achievements.' Developing Digital Literacies was a two-year Jisc-funded programme (2011-2013) to promote the development of coherent, inclusive approaches to digital capability across institutions of further and higher education.
This 'home' page provides access to the activities and outcomes of the programme. Themes - key themes which emerged from the programme Resources - resources from the programme grouped by type and purpose/user group. 55 Content Curation Tools To Discover & Share Digital Content. JENKINS_WHITE_PAPER. Digital Curation in Health, Exercise and Education - Ben Jane Fitness. How to discover articles, and then collate them and publish a magazine of online content We live in an information rich environment and the skill of sifting through material to find relevant, trustworthy information has never been so important. When browsing through social media or surfing the internet I am an avid user of Pocket.
This enables me to select articles that can be read later on my choice of device and to assign the articles with relevant tags allowing me to focus on one topic at a time when reading. When using the tag option I have often thought that it would be useful to share a collection of articles that I have created, but pocket doesn’t seem to allow for this feature. I think these web tools and apps could be really useful in producing content that could be shared with the clients I work with in a health & fitness setting and for designing tasks and resources for students I work with in Higher Education.
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