Applications of Digital Learning
Course Synopsis: Applications of Digital Learning facilitates students to effectively and ethically consume and create a wide variety of digital content, including websites, documents, images, social media posts, video, and podcasts. Communication will be a central theme of the course and students will demonstrate a willingness and ability to appropriately express and exchange information, experiences, and ideas using various digital tools.
Goals and Rationale: The aim of the course is to improve students' understanding, attitude, and behaviour with respect to being a global digital citizen. The course is necessary because of the high level of access to the Internet and the expectation to effectively and ethically use digital tools to learn and communicate ideas. A course that directly focuses on how students engage with digital media for the purpose of supporting their own learning is essential in the 21st century. The course is t
BIG IDEAS Personal design choices require self-exploration and refinement of skills. Social, ethical, and sustainability considerations impact design choices. Tools and technology have an impact on people's lives.
Recommended Instructional Components: All instruction will be conducted in the context of inquiry investigation, analysis, application and reflection. • Inquiry stance as primary process for instructional engagement with a variety of content – student selected, teacher identified and/or mandated by curriculum • On-going nature of the inquiry cycle as initial questions lead to greater questions which lead to the need for on-going reflection and revision - synthesizing, analyzing, evaluating etc.