Creative thinking – Digital Literacies Toolkit

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.

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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, 2022Digital Responsibility Learning Activity 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.

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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, 2022Assessment Digital Responsibility Learning Activity Virtual (asynchronous activity) Oral Communication In-class activity Reading 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, 2022Digital Responsibility Learning Activity Virtual (asynchronous activity) In-class activity Virtual (synchronous) 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.

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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.