T1E1:  Going into the course – (thoughts before we start Topic 1) As I am starting this course, I go in with a little bit of apprehension.  Actually to be truthful huge apprehension.  I have various questions, doubts and thoughts:  A lot of pressure is put on us as educators.   So where do I find … Continue reading Topic 1 – Online participation and digital literacy

When I started working at University as an academic librarian, I had a knowledge and skill of information literacy. I taught how to search information, how to evaluate and how to use it accordingly. I could not use technology (online platforms) to teac…

BLOG POST TOPIC 1  As Belshaw draws out, digital literacies are highly contextual and always socially negotiated. I understand that to mean that how my digital literacies plays out differ in different context. Belshaw states that there are 8 essential elements within digital literacy, these are cognitive, constructive, communicative, civic, critical, creative, confident and cultural […]

I am Deodatus SabasAssistant librarian/lecturer at Muhimbili Univrsity of Health and Allied Sciences.I have masters degree in information scienceTeaches Information and learning Technologies to  first year undergraduate studentsTrains faculty and…