Below you will find 4 different types of practice you can do develop your digital learning skils. Choose a heading, and it will take you to the list of practices under that heading. Choose the practice that suits your mood today:
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Digital Productivity
The use of digital tools to carry out tasks effectively, productively and with attention to quality, choosing devices, applications, software and systems relevant to different tasks having assessed their benefits and constraints. The capacity to adopt and adapt digital tools to personal requirements such as accessibility. An understanding of the risks and benefits of digital technology as it changes practices at work, at home, in social and in public life.
Digital Use
The use and adoption of devices, applications, software and services. The adoption of new devices, applications, software and services and the capacity to stay up to date with these as they evolve.This includes the capacity to deal with problems and failures when they occur, which in turn includes the need to understand basic concepts in computing - such as web design, the structure of the internet, software components in interfaces.
Digital Wellbeing
Finding balance in looking after personal health, safety, relationships and work in digital settings; use digital tools to support maintaining a sustainable balance; this may include participation in social and community activities or creating time for solitude. Skills in attending to the interpersonal digitally, whilst acting safely and responsibly. It includes having an understanding of the benefits and risks of digital participation in relation to wellbeing.
Information Literacy
The capacity to find, evaluate, manage, curate, organise and share digital information for specific contexts such as: academic, professional or social. Always taking a critical approach to evaluating information in terms of its provenance, relevance, value and credibility. This includes an understanding of copyright law and open alternatives eg Creative Commons, and the ability to reference digital works appropriately in different contexts.