Digital Information Literacy
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Digital Information Literacy at Coursera Overview
Duration | 19 hours |
Total fee | Free |
Mode of learning | Online |
Difficulty level | Intermediate |
Official Website | Explore Free Course  |
Credential | Certificate |
Digital Information Literacy at Coursera Highlights
- This Course Plus the Full Specialization.
- Shareable Certificates.
- Graded Programming Assignments.
Digital Information Literacy at Coursera Course details
- A Digital Artifact is an object that represents one?s learning. In today?s changing educational landscape, more courses call for a visual item as opposed to a ?traditional? assignment or project. There are a multitude of free tools and software at our fingertips. This online course will provide tips, suggestions, and strategies for creating an interesting digital artifact in select, intuitive platforms.
- In this course you will learn to identify and define a Digital Artifact so you may create an infographic, slide show, website or video. You will also learn best practices in digital media design and about Creative Commons licensing and citing your sources. Assessments will conclude each learning module to gauge your understanding as will peer-reviewed assignments to foster a sense of community through learning.
- There are no prerequisites for this course however, taking Advanced Information Literacy prior will scaffold skills that will augment your understanding of the benchmarks in this digital literacy course.
Digital Information Literacy at Coursera Curriculum
Foundations of Digital Literacy
Introduction to Advanced Digital Literacy
Competencies of Digital Literacy
Infographic: The Seven Elements of Digital Literacies
Video: The Essential Elements of Digital Literacies - Doug Belshaw at TEDxWarwick
Supplemental Articles (optional)
Digital Citizenship by definition(s)
Video: Our Connected Culture
Infographic- "Citizenship in the Digital Age"
"9 Elements of Digital Citizenship"
Listen - 3 Things Every Teacher Must Know About Digital Citizenship
Module 1: Digital Literacy & Digital Citizenship
Accessing Digital Information
Accessing Digital Information
Building a Search
Digital Artifacts/Digital Objects
Search Strategies (with examples)
Everything Creative Commons
What is Public Domain?
Video - Finding Free Images with Google
Activity - Finding Reusable Art
Searching for Statistics
Questions to Ask When Looking at Data
Places You Can Find Data and Statistics
Module 2: Accessing Digital Information
Evaluating Digital Information
Evaluating Digital Objects
Evaluating a Video
Evaluating a Website
Evaluating a Slidecast or Slide Show
Bias Definition and Video
Academic Views - Opposing Viewpoints
Evaluating Statistics
Does Data Really Lie?
Is the Source "SMART?"
Fake News and Misinformation Explained
What is a Deep Fake and How to Detect
Additional Resources: Fact Checking
Video: The Law & Ethics of Copyright
The Basics of Copyright in the United States
Infographic - International Copyright Basics
Image: Copyright Length by Country
Copyright Laws Around the World
Module 3: Evaluating Digital Information
How to Manage Digital Information
Managing Digital Information
Introduction to 3-Point Attribution
Choosing the Right Platform for Your Needs
Images
Text - Use and Accessibility
Statistics
Animation
Citing an Image with a 3-Point Attribution
Citing Graphs, Charts, Data
Effective Digital Projects
Substandard Digital Projects
Module 4: How to Manage Digital Information
Advanced Digital Literacy Project and Peer Assessment
Completing the Draft and Final Project
Digital Project Checklist
Slideshow/Slidecast OR Infographic Draft Documents
Reviewing your Peer Feedback
Digital Artifact - Final Assignment
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