This is a collection of all the outcomes for each week of the course. In this way you can see what you will be learning and showing throughout this course.
WEEK ONE - Welcome and Orientation
- At the end of this week you will be able to:
* express your interests and relevant background knowledge using a variety of digital tools (survey, discussion, images)
* tell about your self, your interests, your perspectives in written and graphic formats (in your 'selfie' story)
* locate and make reference to course information in D2L and on the course website
WEEK TWO - Critical Digital Literacy At the end of this week, you will be able to:
- compare and contrast the five critical digital literacy resources (Hinrichsen & Coombs) to media and digital literacy skills (Media Smarts Canada)
- identify critical elements of digital literacy from personal perspectives and current classroom trends
- deconstruct, organize and arrange critical digital literacy elements
- show ideas, connections and resources in a collaborative video space using FLIPGRID
- select and summarize a focus for the inquiry project
WEEK THREE - Inquiry At the end of this week, you will be able to:
- describe and discuss forms of inquiry in the classroom (teacher inquiry, student inquiry) as it applies to curriculum and learning
- identify the process for an effective inquiry and apply it to the plan for your inquiry project
- use digital tools and strategies to meet and have a conversation with your ONedMentor Connect mentor using a video collaboration tool of your choice
WEEK FOUR - Code Breaking At the end of this week, you will be able to:
- distinguish specific code breaking skills required by students and teachers to effectively access familiar and unfamiliar digital resources (D2L, Slack, Mindomo)
- analyze common operations, conventions, navigational mechanisms, stylistics and modalities found in digital resources
- critique and evaluate the affordances and biases of digital resources to determine their efficacy in the classroom with an eye to digital citizenship, student safety and exceptional learners
- justify teaching and learning about code breaking (operations, conventions, navigation, style, modality) as part of curriculum delivery
WEEK FIVE - Meaning Making At the end of this lesson, you will be able to:
- explain elements of meaning making when digital information is created in multimodal formats (text, graphic, icon, audio, video)
- discuss how comprehension and composition of digital 'texts' are interdependent and how they impact meaning making
- complete a multimodal or interactive presentation about meaning making in today's classrooms
- solve meaning making and code breaking challenges while creating a meme, infographic or interactive image using various digital tools and resources
- compose analytical, digital, texts messages in collaborative, multimodal environments (D2L, VideoNot.es, Vialogue)
- compare and analyze digital resources for ease of use, applicability to classroom instruction, and as a means to enhance meaning making for teachers and students
WEEK SIX - Use & Understand At the end of this lesson, you will be able to:
- review creative commons license information in order to decide how or where this can be applied to classroom instruction on digital literacy and digital citizenship
- synthesize core elements of your inquiry project to compose a promotional video to highlight your investigation
- explain the key factors to consider when using and understanding digital communication technologies in teaching and learning
- evaluate the issues and benefits of using video production to engage ALL students in global learning opportunities
WEEK SEVEN - Analyzing At the end of this lesson, you will be able to:
- deconstruct and analyze web resources for the purpose of curating for teaching with and about critical digital literacy
- criticize and prioritize web searches using a focused approach to minimize distraction and maximize efficiency
- select and rate digital tools and resources for personal and professional purposes by curriculum area, age/grade appropriateness and affordances for ALL learners
- examine ownership and authorship of web resources with and for students using and applying critical digital literacy skills
- summarize and review inquiry projects to provide feedback
WEEK EIGHT - Persona At the end of this lesson, you will be able to:
- describe digital citizenship and identity issues as they apply to teachers and students
- discuss how reputation, identity, safety and ethics can influence choice and voice in digital spaces
- discover digital citizenship teaching resources and determine where and how these resources can be applied to classroom instruction
- integrate information from guest speakers into your personal and professional practices to manage digital persona
- create a synthesis of ideas about digital identity in a comic strip to share insights and appropriate humour
WEEK NINE - My Teaching Persona At the end of this lesson, you will be able to:
- demonstrate awareness of the OCT professional advisory in discussions and reflections
- synthesize ideas and concepts about critical digital literacy as a reflection of learning done in the course
- integrate inquiry project learning into a final reflection and conclusion
- illustrate personal and professional critical digital literacy skills using a word cloud generator or visual graphic tool
The artifacts through which your learning will be visible include:
- discussion posts in D2L
- concept maps
- word cloud images
- comic strips
- video production
