Digital literacy in higher education is more than learning how to Google better – it needs new thinking around online engagement.
Digital Immigrants vs Digital Natives
So, the age old discussion about the differences between Digital Immigrants and Digital Natives has come up again. There seems to be fresh discussions on the definition and importance of each. So, here are a few choice passages and links …
Tech Comfy NOT Tech Savvy!
Web literacy is not just about being able to operate digital camera or create a podcast, or even the opportunity connect with another classroom. It is about looking critically at the content of a web, understanding how and why that …
Does using social media make your writing gooder?
While the results of this survey by the National Literacy Trust are hardly conclusive, students who engaged in higher levels of social networking tending to consider themselves better writers.
http://www.teach42.com/2009/12/14/does-using-social-media-make-your-writing-gooder/…