Overview:
There are three main aims for this assignment. The first being the creation of a digital portfolio which will allow you to document and showcase your Information and Communication Technology (ICT) skills. The second is an exploration of at least 5 of the 23 things for digital knowledge. The final being, a reflection of these information management tools, and how they can be used in a personal and professional setting.
Learning outcomes:
• Taking active responsibility for your learning by setting and evaluating your own learning goals
• Communication – making use of a range of methods to communicate with various groups of people (academics, other students, people in the profession and perspective employers).
• Technical – developing skills in using a wide range of current technologies.
• Problem solving and experimentation - the constantly changing nature of the web environment requires you to discover new ways to carry out a task or solve a problem.
• Reflection - thinking about yourself in relation to these tools and how you might use them.
What to do:
Digital portfolio:
Using Google Sites (or any other online web-authoring platform), you are to create a digital portfolio which will allow you to document and showcase your Information and Communication Technology (ICT) skills. In designing the site, the following pages are required as a bare minimum.
• A ‘home’ page where you will provide a bit of information about yourself and why you have chosen to do this degree.
• A page where you list/create your own 23 things for digital knowledge.
• A page where you list your learning goals for this assignment.
• A section whereby you demonstrate your exploration of at least 5 of the 23 things for digital knowledge (see below for additional details)
• A page whereby you reflect upon the experience of completing this assignment (see section below for addition details).
As you might want to use this digital portfolio to show a perspective employer, so you can also think about adding the following pages/items to your Google site.
• A page that describes the industry placement component of your degree (can be updated later on once you have completed your placement)
• An updated copy of your CV.
• Awards you have won.
• Any other interests you may have.
• Any other things that you might find relevant
Exploration of 23 things for digital knowledge:
Originally called Learning 2.0, and loosely based on Stephen Abram's "43 Things I (or You) might want to do this year, Helen Blowers (Technology Director for the Charlotte Mecklenburg Library) created a project whereby it encouraged librarians to learn and adapt to Web 2.0 and new technologies. Learning 2.0 subsequently got renamed to 23 Things and as time progressed and technologies evolved, 23 things for digital knowledge emerged.
The focus of this assignment is for you to create a list '23 things for digital knowledge' that you would like to explore during your studies with us and over the five weeks allocated to this assignment explore 5 of them in detail. In doing so, you should make use of your website to record your reflections and experiences with each of these 'things'. You will need to provide evidence (screen shots or embedding the technology) of your interaction with each of these tools and add commentary around how these digital tools or technologies will assist you in both your professional and personal lives. You should comment on other issues such as privacy, copyright and intellectual property.
In order to get you started you might want to have a look at the following sites:
- The University of Edinburgh’s 23 Things for Digital Knowledge: https://www.ed.ac.uk/information-services/learning-technology/social-tools/23things (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.
- The original Learning 2.0 program: http://plcmcl2-things.blogspot.com.au/ (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.
Of course, there are many other lists out there, but due to the customisable nature of this project, you should come up with 23 things best suited to where your current skill sets are and where you want to end up.
During week 5 you are expected to sum up and reflect upon your experiences in exploring these digital tools and technologies. In order to do so, you may want to consider the following:
• Revisiting the learning goals, you set in your first posting. To what extent have you achieved them? Have you changed your goals during the assignment? What new goals can you set yourself?
• How have the activities helped you develop your skills and understanding of digital technologies?
• Tell us (honestly!) how it has affected you. Have you struggled? Is it all a bit of a blur? Did you know it all beforehand?
• How relevant has it been to your future (or current) career as an information professional?
• You can do a SWOT analysis on your ICT skill sets and see where you will need to gain additional knowledge and skills.
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