Mang2049 intro session 07112017
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The document discusses how digital literacy skills are important for learning, working, and living in today's networked world. It outlines several topics that will be covered in the module, including how to effectively use blogs and social media to enhance learning and career opportunities. Students will participate in an online MOOC and research project to learn about developing digital literacies and learning networks. They will also set up blogs and learn how to curate and create various digital content, effectively communicate online, and manage their digital identity and online behavior.
Mang2049 intro session 07112017
- 1. Living and Working on the Web Lisa Harris, Sarah Hewitt & Nic Fair #MANG2049 7th November 2017
- 2. Session Plan • How the module works https://blog.soton.ac.uk/mang2049 • The Learning in the Network Age MOOC • The Catalyst A Research Project • Getting started with blogging • Introduction to Digital Literacy • Background – Student Video: Living and Working on the Web
- 3. The Web has changed the way we learn….
- 4. It has changed…. • How we learn - networked learning • Why we learn - self-motivation and autonomy • What we learn - facts vs skills/literacies • Where we learn - anywhere we want • When we learn - whenever we like • From/with whom we learn - friends and peers, not ‘experts’
- 5. We need to develop our digital literacies and our learning networks….
- 7. The Learning in the Network Age MOOC • Register with FutureLearn • Join the ‘Learning in the Network Age’ course • Participate in the MOOC as much as you like, BUT the module topics will refer you to certain parts of the MOOC, which you will have to do.
- 8. The Catalyst A Research Project • Please help us to research this module as part of a large scale University of Southampton research project led by Prof. Carol Evans of Southampton Education School. • Follow this link to complete the short survey before you start the module. • There will be a second survey at the end of the module for you to help us with too. • BIG THANKS!!
- 9. Setting up your blog • You may have your own blog already • You can use a major free platform like wordpress.com • Some good examples: – Chris Phethean’s PhD progress blog – Andy Sugden’s and Catherine Hunt’s curriculum innovation module blogs
- 10. Google likes blogging • Social media interaction with digital content is the *biggest influence* on its search visibility: 1. Facebook shares 2. Facebook comments 3. Facebook likes 4. Tweets • Hootsuite blogpost • Advice from Social Media Strategist
- 11. Beware the “filter bubble” • From https://www.google.com/settings/me you can view what results other people see when searching for your name, and what your own publicly visible Google profile looks like. • Entering your name directly into a Google search in your own browser will NOT give you an accurate view of how other people see these results. • Google filters and personalises results according to past search behaviour, so a search from your own machine is likely to disproportionally favour your own sites.
- 12. Digital Literacy • “Digital literacy is the ability to locate, organise, understand, evaluate, and analyse information using digital technology. It involves a working knowledge of current tools and an understanding of how they can be used” • “The active management of online activities such as collaboration, networking , content creation and curation in order to “stand out from the crowd” in today’s job market” • “an ability to respond positively to change” • “How we can best live, learn and work in an increasingly digital society”
- 13. Building a professional digital profile • how we can proactively manage our digital experiences for: – effective learning in a world where we are increasingly swamped with data. – showcasing our knowledge and building our networks to “stand out from the crowd” – enhancing employment prospects or a setting up a new business – promoting “digital citizenship” – for example by behaving responsibly online or raising awareness of and supporting good causes.
- 14. Watch our video
- 15. Digital Capabilities (JISC 2015) https://www.jisc.ac.uk/rd/projects/building-digital-capability
- 16. Scope of digital literacy: information management • Finding, managing, evaluating and curating information – how do we manage the sheer volume of search results we might get? – How do we recognise a trusted source? – How do we curate relevant materials from different sources and formats to meet a specific need, for example in addressing an assignment question.
- 17. Scope of digital literacy: creating materials • How do we create new materials in written, visual and audio formats? • What role can a reflective blog play in our learning journeys? • How can its impact be enhanced with images or video?
- 18. Scope of digital literacy: effective communication • How can we use tools such as twitter to communicate, collaborate and participate in online communities – building our own networks and contributing to the work of others, potentially on a global basis?
- 19. Scope of Digital Literacy: identity and behaviour • Safety and security – managing passwords, privacy, access and tagging • Managing the boundaries between the personal and the professional • Digital citizenship – charitable fundraising, paying it forward, activism