PROFESSIONAL DIGITAL LITERACY

EDU0DL3

2018

Credit points: 5

Subject outline

This subject enables students to apply existing digital skills for the purpose of communicating and representing themselves in the online environment. Students analyse their own digital footprint and identify ways of constructively building a professional profile online. Students will be introduced to the concept of life long learning in a professional context and the educational possibilities that online environments offer. Interactive learning tasks and assessments extend and consolidate competence in ethically producing, sourcing and managing information as well as choosing and using technologies appropriately to communicate and collaborate for learning and professional purposes.

School: School of Education

Credit points: 5

Subject Co-ordinator: Carolyn O'Dwyer

Available to Study Abroad Students: No

Subject year level: Year Level 0 - Enabling Program

Exchange Students: No

Subject particulars

Subject rules

Prerequisites: All students undertaking this subject must be enrolled in the Tertiary Preparation Program with a course code of ETPPO

Co-requisites: N/A

Incompatible subjects: N/A

Equivalent subjects: N/A

Special conditions: This subject is attached to the Tertiary Enabling Program. Students who are not enrolled into this program and wish to undertake the subject, will need to seek subject coordinator approval

Graduate capabilities & intended learning outcomes

01. Choose and use digital technologies appropriately to connect and collaborate with peers for learning and professional development purposes.

Activities:: Contribution to and participation in open, university and class forums Social media engagement for learning and professional purposes Twitter or other commentary
Related graduate capabilities and elements:: Literacies and Communication Skills(Writing,Speaking,Cultural Literacy); Literacies and Communication Skills(Writing,Speaking,Cultural Literacy); Literacies and Communication Skills(Writing,Speaking,Cultural Literacy); Personal and Professional Skills(Teamwork including leadership and working in groups,Autonomy and independence,Ethical behaviour,Adaptability Skills,Study and Learning Skills); Personal and Professional Skills(Teamwork including leadership and working in groups,Autonomy and independence,Ethical behaviour,Adaptability Skills,Study and Learning Skills); Personal and Professional Skills(Teamwork including leadership and working in groups,Autonomy and independence,Ethical behaviour,Adaptability Skills,Study and Learning Skills)

02. Describe and explain the concept of life long learning and identify ways in which this can be achieved in the online environment

Activities:: Research into open platform learning resources, professional and academic, MOOC review Life long learning case study
Related graduate capabilities and elements:: Literacies and Communication Skills(Writing,Speaking,Cultural Literacy); Inquiry and Analytical Skills(Critical Thinking,Creative Problem-solving,Inquiry/Research); Inquiry and Analytical Skills(Critical Thinking,Creative Problem-solving,Inquiry/Research); Personal and Professional Skills(Teamwork including leadership and working in groups,Autonomy and independence,Ethical behaviour,Adaptability Skills,Study and Learning Skills); Personal and Professional Skills(Teamwork including leadership and working in groups,Autonomy and independence,Ethical behaviour,Adaptability Skills,Study and Learning Skills); Personal and Professional Skills(Teamwork including leadership and working in groups,Autonomy and independence,Ethical behaviour,Adaptability Skills,Study and Learning Skills)

03. Manage personal and professional information consistent with principles of academic integrity and compliant with legal and ethical requirements

Activities:: Analysis and strategy to build own digital profile Contribution to subject guidelines for best practice online conduct
Related graduate capabilities and elements:: Literacies and Communication Skills(Writing,Speaking,Cultural Literacy); Literacies and Communication Skills(Writing,Speaking,Cultural Literacy); Inquiry and Analytical Skills(Critical Thinking,Creative Problem-solving,Inquiry/Research); Personal and Professional Skills(Teamwork including leadership and working in groups,Autonomy and independence,Ethical behaviour,Adaptability Skills,Study and Learning Skills); Personal and Professional Skills(Teamwork including leadership and working in groups,Autonomy and independence,Ethical behaviour,Adaptability Skills,Study and Learning Skills)

04. Exercise critical and ethical judgment in managing and developing own digital footprint, distinguishing between personal and professional identity.

Activities:: Participation in online forums. Review and analysis of digital footprint. Development of strategy to build digital footprint to enhance profile
Related graduate capabilities and elements:: Literacies and Communication Skills(Writing,Speaking,Cultural Literacy); Literacies and Communication Skills(Writing,Speaking,Cultural Literacy); Literacies and Communication Skills(Writing,Speaking,Cultural Literacy); Inquiry and Analytical Skills(Critical Thinking,Creative Problem-solving,Inquiry/Research); Inquiry and Analytical Skills(Critical Thinking,Creative Problem-solving,Inquiry/Research); Personal and Professional Skills(Teamwork including leadership and working in groups,Autonomy and independence,Ethical behaviour,Adaptability Skills,Study and Learning Skills); Personal and Professional Skills(Teamwork including leadership and working in groups,Autonomy and independence,Ethical behaviour,Adaptability Skills,Study and Learning Skills)

Online, 2018, Online StudyPeriod 6, Online

Overview

Online enrolment: Yes

Maximum enrolment size: N/A

Enrolment information:

Subject Instance Co-ordinator: Carolyn O'Dwyer

Class requirements

Unscheduled Online ClassWeek: 44 - 50
One 3.0 hours unscheduled online class per week on any day including weekend during the day from week 44 to week 50 and delivered via online.

Assessments

Assessment element	Comments	%	ILO*
Digital professional profile analysis and development strategy (625 word equivalence)		50	01, 03, 04
Life long learning case study (625 word equivalence)		50	01, 02, 04

Online, 2018, Online StudyPeriod 3, Online