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To develop as an independent, confident learner you will need to learn the study skills involved in reading articles, taking notes and summarising the information that you have obtained from an article. The unit explores the use of the Web as a resource for keeping up to date, looking in particular at how to assess material available online.
This is what you should have achieved when you have completed your study of this unit:
- have developed your skills in taking notes;
- have developed your skills in evaluating Web-based resources;
- be able to recognise different learning styles;
- have developed an awareness of ethical issues involved in online communication.
- Duration: 8 hours
- Published on: Friday 15th July 2011
- Level: Introductory
- Posted under: Information and Communication Technologies
ICTs: Technology news
Introduction
This unit is from our archive and it is an adapted extract from Networked living: exploring information and communication technologies (T175) which is no longer in presentation. If you wish to study formally at The Open University, you may wish to explore the courses we offer in this curriculum area. [Tip: hold Ctrl and click a link to open it in a new tab. (Hide tip)]
This unit will help you to develop the study skills involved in reading articles, taking notes and summarising the information that you have obtained from an article. The unit also explores the use of the Web as a resource for keeping up to date, looking in particular at how to assess material available online. Finally, the unit encourages you to develop as an independent, confident learner.
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