Digital Literacy across the Curriculum

These days, everyone agrees that to be an active participating citizen one needs to be digitally competent. Thus Digital Literacy is a requirement which educational stakeholders cannot continue turning a blind eye upon. We as educators must foster and encourage Digital Literacy in our classrooms (and management must support in the broader curriculum). 21st century […]

Week 13 14:1b – Readings

reading: Salaway et al (2008) ‘The ECAR study of undergraduate students and information technology’. “EDUCAUSE mission…intelligent use of information technology” In this document’s Forward section, it highlightes the finding that 85% of respondents use Social Networking Sites (SNSs) like facebook. These students tend to prefer commincating with peers rather than with tutors. Also studentsreport a […]