Skills – Digital Literacies Toolkit

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Exploring AI Literacy with the AI Pedagogy Project (from Harvard Metalab)

Brief description of the activity and/or assessment Invite students develop their Artificial Intelligence Literacy with choices of what they would like to focus on. The …

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updated on October 30, 2023October 30, 2023Webinar/Workshop recording Research Critical thinking

How Teachers Can Harness AI in Our Work – Anna Mills

This post includes the recording of a workshop by Anna Mills entitled How Teachers Can Harness AI in Our Work. The slides are available here: https://bit.ly/HarnessAIAUC …

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updated on October 30, 2023October 30, 2023Webinar/Workshop recording In-class activity Digital Making & Know How Writing Digital Critical Thinking Research Critical thinking

Generative AI Activities for the Writing & Language Classroom (Anna Mills)

This post includes the recording of a workshop by Anna Mills entitled Generative AI Activities for the Writing & Language Classroom. The slides are available …

updated on November 30, 2022March 9, 2022Digital Responsibility Learning Activity Oral Communication Virtual (synchronous) activity In-class activity Digital Making & Know How Presentation Creative thinking

PowerPoint Karaoke: Copyright, Accessibility & Creativity in One

Students apply what they have learned about copyright/creative commons and accessibility to create PowerPoint/Google Slides in groups – using copyright-free images, and using alt-text.

updated on July 9, 2024March 7, 2022Virtual (asynchronous activity) Learning Activity Reading Writing Digital Critical Thinking Critical thinking

Playing Games to Understand Fake News

Students select 2 or 3 of the shared fake news games, play them, and write a reflection on what they learned about fake news by playing the games. Each game tackles fake news from a different angle.

updated on March 7, 2022March 7, 2022Digital Responsibility Oral Communication Reading Digital Interaction Digital Making & Know How Writing Digital Critical Thinking Presentation Research Critical thinking Creative thinking

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.

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updated on March 7, 2022March 7, 2022Digital Responsibility Virtual (asynchronous activity) Learning 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, 2022Virtual (asynchronous activity) Oral Communication 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.

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