Succeeding in a digital world
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Contents

  • Introduction and guidance
    • What is a badged course?
    • How to get a badge
  • Introduction
  • 1 The importance of being digital
  • 2 How digital are you?
  • 3 Digital skills for everyday life
    • 3.1 Everyday transactions
    • 3.2 Using social media
    • 3.3 Problem-solving
  • 4 Reflection
  • 5 This week’s quiz
  • 6 Summary
  • Introduction
  • 1 Information in a digital age
  • 2 Digital skills and digital literacy
  • 3 A framework for digital skills
    • 3.1 Understand and engage
    • 3.2 Find
    • 3.3 Evaluate
    • 3.4 Manage and communicate
    • 3.5 Collaborate and share
  • 4 Digital skills and university study
  • 5 Reflection
  • 6 This week’s quiz
  • 7 Summary
  • Introduction
  • 1 Digital me: starting your digital journey
    • 1.1 Checking out your digital footprint
    • 1.2 First steps to a good digital footprint
  • 2 Openness versus privacy
    • 2.1 On the road
  • 3 Digital citizens
  • 4 Reflection
  • 5 This week’s quiz
  • 6 Summary
  • Introduction
  • 1 E-safety
    • 1.1 Passwords
  • 2 How to protect yourself
    • 2.1 Protecting yourself from viruses and malware
    • 2.2 Avoiding online scams and hoaxes
    • 2.3 Protecting personal data
    • 2.4 Agreeing to terms and conditions
  • 3 Digital well-being
    • 3.1 Connecting and communicating safely
  • 4 Keeping it legal
    • 4.1 What is copyright law?
    • 4.2 Copyright responsibilities
    • 4.3 Creative Commons (CC) licences
    • 4.4 How do Creative Commons (CC) licences work?
  • 5 Reflection
  • 6 This week’s quiz
  • 7 Summary
  • Introduction
  • 1 Your information landscape
    • 1.1 Exploring your information landscape
  • 2 Searching
    • 2.1 Refining your search
    • 2.2 Dealing with information overload
  • 3 Asking the right questions
    • 3.1 Useful starting points
    • 3.2 Developing your ‘trustometer’
  • 4 Reflection
  • 5 This week’s quiz
  • 6 Summary
  • Introduction
  • 1 Everyday life; everyday tasks
    • 1.1 ‘There’s an app for that’
    • 1.2 What can apps and tools do for you?
    • 1.3 What are apps doing with your personal data?
  • 2 Which apps might be for me?
    • 2.1 Finding apps
    • 2.2 Communicating, creating, collaborating, managing
  • 3 Reflection
  • 4 This week’s quiz
  • 5 Summary
  • Introduction
  • 1 Manuela's progression through the course
    • 1.1 Finding the right information
  • 2 John’s progression through the course
    • 2.1 Using social media
  • 3 Michael’s progression through the course
    • 3.1 Investigating study
  • 4 Reflection
  • 5 This week's quiz
  • 6 Summary
  • Introduction
  • 1 Taking stock
  • 2 Skills development
  • 3 Making your mark online
  • 4 Copyright and Creative Commons (CC)
  • 5 Staying safe online
  • 6 Critical consumption
  • 7 The right tool for you
  • 8 Reflection
  • 9 This week’s quiz
  • 10 Summary
  • Tell us what you think
  • Glossary
  • References
  • Acknowledgements

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