Digital Interaction – Digital Literacies Toolkit

Freshmen Year, Student E-Portfolios

These are E-portfolios that are assigned to students from the beginning of the course. Students write, reflect and make connections after each unit in learning journals and post them to their E-Portfolio.

girl holding phone up to take photo in a forest

updated on March 7, 2022March 7, 2022Learning Activity Digital Responsibility Virtual (asynchronous activity) Digital Interaction Digital Safety & Privacy Digital Critical Thinking Research Creative thinking

Anthro Insta

Students post to our group Instagram account an image synthetizing their thoughts on the week. They think about what stood out for them in our discussions, readings, fieldwork. The focus is on how the image speaks for itself.

updated on March 7, 2022March 7, 2022Oral Communication Virtual (asynchronous activity) Digital Interaction Digital Making & Know How Writing Presentation Critical thinking Creative thinking

Using Flipgrid for Student Engagement in Online Classes

Students use Flipgrid for interactive and engaging video discussions to respond to speaking prompts in online, blended, and asynchronous classes.

paparazzi taking photos of famous person

updated on March 8, 2022March 7, 2022Learning Activity Assessment Oral Communication In-class activity Digital Responsibility Reading Virtual (asynchronous activity) Digital Interaction Digital Making & Know How Writing Digital Critical Thinking Presentation Research Critical thinking Creative thinking

Learning Academic Integrity Via Real Life Cases

Instead of lecturing on academic integrity, students research online celebrities who breached some form of integrity then create video PPTs, e-posters and reflect.

updated on March 8, 2022March 3, 2022Learning Activity Virtual (synchronous) activity In-class activity Digital Responsibility Virtual (asynchronous activity) Digital Interaction Digital Making & Know How Digital Safety & Privacy Writing Critical thinking Creative thinking

Instagram Journal Reflection

Students join the class Instagram account to participate in a reflective platform. This activity helps students write their final course reflection paper at the end of the semester.

updated on March 7, 2022March 3, 2022Oral Communication Digital Responsibility Virtual (asynchronous activity) Reading Digital Interaction Digital Making & Know How Writing Digital Critical Thinking Presentation Research

Happiness Habit Log: Blogging/Vlogging Your Progress

Students pick at least one habit of happiness to practice for the semester. They vlog or blog and make connections to the readings, class lecture and discussions.

updated on March 6, 2022March 3, 2022Virtual (asynchronous activity) Reading Digital Interaction Digital Making & Know How Digital Safety & Privacy Writing Digital Critical Thinking Research Critical thinking Creative thinking

Creating Blogs

How to use Blogs as a digital portfolio to integrate all activities such as writing, video editing, audio editing, planning and creatively organizing content in a user friendly way.

updated on March 8, 2022November 3, 2021Assessment Digital Interaction Digital Literacies Categories Digital Making & Know How

E-Portfolios for Student Reflections

Students create e-portfolios as a tool to showcase their progress and write their reflections about the level to which they reached the course learning outcomes.

student working on a laptop designing an infograph

updated on March 3, 2022November 2, 2021Oral Communication Reading Digital Interaction Digital Literacies Categories Digital Making & Know How Writing Digital Critical Thinking

Presenting Research through Multimedia

Part 2 will be representing this research in an infographic or an animated video (students will choose one of these methods). Students learn a lot from doing them.