A big yes to this. I feel I waste so much time figuring things out. I know this course will improve that for me. Thank you for your post.
Yes - the forum is still live and well. I work in a different time zone (from New Zealand) so responses can be delayed.
I donât quite agree with your statement 
- time is not wasted by figuring things out. You are investing in your own future!
Good luck with your studies!
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@mackiwg thank you for your feedback. You are so right- Time is not wasted, I am investing in my own future.
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I had no knowledge about digital literacy until l started my MRes course in humanities and social sciences with my subject specific specialism on technology and education.
Digital Literacy comprises social media such as blogging, Vlogging
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Hi @Myproject
Blogging and vlogging are valuable skills which we will use extensively in the LiDA micro-courses. There is typically a blog exercise / reflection at the end of each learning pathways.
I guess the important questions is to consider whether digital literacy comprises more than the skills associated with blogging? Keen to hear your thoughts.
Digital literacies are more than blogging and vlogging. It includes emails, web browsers,power-points, whiteboards
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Hi @Myproject
In the context of our LiDA101 course you will see that we use the concept of âDigital literaciesâ to refer to more than just digital skills to use a range of technologies. Once you read through the materials and work through the activities - you will see what we mean ;-).
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For me the most popular digital literacy that I use regularly is the ability to search and to judge the informationâs credible. I know what, where and when I need supported digital tool, and know which resources is the best to answer my question. It is not a digital skill, as it is not only at the level of using those tools themselves, but it is also about how to choose the right tools for the right purpose. For example, when I teach my student about how to present information, I use Prezi slides tool as an example, then student can learn new presentation tool and the way to give presentation at the same time.
One digital literacy I really need to learn at the moment is how to use at least one of these tools used in this course for my workshop that I facilitate.
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@lemonwood I agree with you!. Also have the same thought about the digital literacies in the workplace, I learn new digital literacy at work then apply it to my personal life
Agreed - The ability to be able to know what questions to ask when choosing the right tool is an important literacy in todayâs digital world.
For example, for us at the OERu, its not only about choosing an optimal tool, but also ensuring that we respect learner choice in technology without forcing users to sacrifice their freedom in choosing appropriate digital tools or requiring learners to give up their personal data to use âno-costâ proprietary tools or promoting services which require learners to incur licensing costs in the future. So for example, while Prezi is an impressive technology - we would not ârequireâ learners to use the 14-day free trial option to learn presentation skills. We would endeavor to find open alternatives.
Thanks for sharing @NguyenTu - A good reflection illustrating the meta-knowledge we need in a digital world when selecting the tools we us.
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I think social media helps us to sharpen our skills in identifying what are fake news- as we always need to double check for its credibility before re-tweet, share, post it on our own channels. And when it comes to other channel than social media, we already are equipped ourselves with the needed skills to judge source credibility, then we just do it- as a certain step with any info found online
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It is great, new approach to me, thank you @mackiwg. I will keep this in mind when recommending tool to students- but I guess there are not many completely free and effective tools. They usually offer a certain of time for free, then they require us to pay for a fee later, or they will limit key functions of the toolâŚ
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You are absolutely right - this is what we call the freemium model and from my personal perspective, as educators we should try an avoid recommending these tools as requirements for learning for our students.
I advocate that educators should always consider providing learners with free and open source software alternatives. So for example, all the communication tools used in LiDA are powered by open source software - so learners are not required to sacrifice their data to third party corporate entities. Moreover - as open source tools, any education institution could replicate and host their own instances if they wanted to.
This is not easy for educators working within organizations that do not know or appreciate the value open source technologies can offer. Just adding to the conversation to highlight that the digital literacy conversation is more complex than choosing personal tools, it also includes the decisions we make as teachers when recommending tools for our learners ;-).
I appreciate your thoughts and contributions - thanks for joining the conversation!
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Good advice @NguyenTu regarding how social media can sharpen skills to identify âfake news.â
Of interest, the OERuâs micro-course on Critical media literacies and associated digital skills (LiDA104) has a learning pathway on Web literacy for fact checking which you may find interesting.
As an OER resource - you are most welcome to share this with your community!
good afternoon sir
Lot of thanks
I am just exploring and learning at my own pace without any hesitation.Technology become the part of human lifeâŚEver is on the palm any body can handle it with trial and error method. I am unable to do my activities completely but I can do it I need some time. Learning by exploring is enjoyable and stable.
Absolutely - learning by doing, working at your own pace is a good strategy. At OERu - our course materials will remain open and accessible - so you have as much time as you need!
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thank you very much sir for your support
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lida101#
Do we get the certificate also after completion of the course
Hi @binita
Yes, there are two options for learners to certify their participation:
- Digital badge (Free)
- PDF Certificate plus digital badge (There is an administrative fee of NZ$10 for this option).
You will need to complete a basic knowledge test on concepts covered in the course. Detailed instructions are provided on the course site here.
Good luck with your studies!
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This is such a current topic considering the lack of oversight in the US with regard to social media companies. Their idea of engagement is to allow users to post things that are often not-true or semi-factual which can stir up controversy resulting in negative discourse. Thanks for pointing this out @NguyenTu
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