Warm welcome to the topic 1 webinar with David White! The webinar will be an introduction to online participation and digital literacies and aims to make us reflect on our own practices and views on technology. We start at 13.00 CEST. More information about David, the webinar and on how to join is available on […]
Technology “came” to me
Topic 1: Online participation and digital literacies reflection My most memorable interaction with technology was in primary school. We learnt how to switch on a computer, wiggle the mouse and right click. I was not particularly enthused as lessons were a prerequisite until a friend of mine started showing off her fast typing skills. My […]
The Evolving Scholar: A Digital Presence in Academia
In this reflective post, I delve into the evolving landscape of digital literacies in academia, particularly focusing on the development of professional personas and the challenges and opportunities they present in online participation. Drawing from course literature and relevant sources, I explore how educators and learners can navigate this digital continuum to establish and maintain […]
Topic 1: Infographic Poster
It takes a while for me to WANT to design when there is so much information worth exploring. Topic one had us look at what I would term as “digital literacy personal barriers to entry”. Its never easy to learn a new program. As educators it is more challenging to learn new technology in an […]
Topic 1: Reflection of an Uneasy Resident on Digital Literacies
David White’s metaphors on residents and visitors on digital use frames the perspectives on digital engagement very nicely on the video, Visitors and Residents (White, 2014). In Part 2 (White, 2014), White discusses the tension of evaluating credibility between sources available online and traditional academic sources. Interestingly, many legitimate sources in the forms of journals, […]
Warm welcome to tomorrow’s webinar with David White
Warm welcome to the topic 1 webinar with David White! The webinar will be an introduction to online participation and digital literacies and aims to make us reflect on our own practices and views on technology. We start at 13.00 CET. More information about David, the webinar and on how to join is available on […]
First Tweetchat of #ONL231 tomorrow, Thursday March 16, with David White
Hi there! Here just a short reminder about tomorrow’s Tweetchat with David White and Jörg Pareigis. The event will start on 11:00 CET (check your timezone) and will be a continuation of the discussions from last week’s webinar about Digital literacy. This will be the first (and potentially only) Tweetchat of #ONL231 so do not […]
First Tweetchat of #ONL222 tomorrow, Tuesday October 11, with David White
Hi there! Here just a short reminder about tomorrow’s Tweetchat with David White and Jörg Pareigis. The event will start on 13:00 CEST (check your timezone) and will be a continuation of the discussions from last week’s webinar about Digital literacy. This will be the first (and potentially only) Tweetchat of #ONL222 so do not […]
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Topic 1: Online participation and digital literacies
Who in the teaching community has not heard of the theory of “digital natives” and “digital immigrants”, as proposed by Marc Prensky (2001)? Personally, I must admit that I had not read the original essay by Prensky. I had come into contact with Prensky’s concepts, however, especially that of digital natives, as his ideas had … Continue reading Topic 1: Online participation and digital literacies
Online Spaces and Digital Literacy in Online Software Engineering Courses
We had quite a lot of nice discussions in our group related to online spaces and digital literacy in general. I took from this many ideas related to awareness of unsafe space and behavior and awareness of unsafe behavior – working agreement as well as the multi-disciplinary nature of digital literacy by Bridging the digital […]
The challenge of defining our digital identity on social media platforms
People define, express, and represent themselves through their profiles, interactions, relationships, and their networks online. In other words, users’ online activities form their digital identities. Social media makes new opportunities and chal…