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Preparation for the Digital World
Preparation for the Digital World
Instructors should be comfortable trying out new tech tools and incorporating them into the curriculum, but we must also make sure students are comfortable with digital tools and that they are digitally literate.
Instructors should be comfortable trying out new tech tools and incorporating them into the curriculum, but we must also make sure students are comfortable with digital tools and that they are digitally literate.
In the connected era, students will be most successful after college if they have a digital presence that promotes their unique abilities and strengths. Online instructors are poised to play a powerful role in the development of our students’ digital footprint. Students aspire to be like their instructors who actively model safe and professional use of digital tools and resources. Effective online teachers understand that engaging students in the web is an important part of becoming digitally literate and, as such, learning is not tied to a textbook.
Reflections
Reflections
Where I was.
Where I was.
I had never heard of the phrase "digital citizenship" although I was incorporating it in my course in subtle ways.
Where I am.
Where I am.
Now, I see the benefits of digital citizenship and have ideas on how to bring it into my course more, but I have yet to do so, besides the research unit that is a required component of my course.
Where I'm headed.
Where I'm headed.
I plan to sort through and take advantage of OER material. I would also like to incorporate more interactive assignments where students must use digital tools and social media.
Course Improvement Examples
Course Improvement Examples
Digital Literacy: There is an extensive research paper unit in my course with resources on how to use Wikipedia effectively without citing it, the CRAAP test for checking the reliability of sources, etc. I also added an Adobe Spark lecture that discusses credible sources and how to find them.
Canva.com: Canva is a free website for creating digital art. Students can even use it to create pretty resumes. I do a group digital art assignment in my on-site classes, but I plan to incorporate this into my online classes soon. I think it is a great digital tool for students to know how to use.
OER: Although I have a zero-textbook cost (ZTC) course, I have yet to utilize OER content. However, the Digital Citizenship course equipped me with the tools to track OER content down, and I have a couple of colleagues who said they would share what they use in their composition course.
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