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IT: Technology news
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. This free course, IT: Technology news, explores the use of the Web as a resource for keeping up to date, looking in particular at how to assess material available online.
Course learning outcomes
After studying this course, you should be able to:
- take better notes
- evaluate web-based resources
- recognise different learning styles
- demonstrate an awareness of ethical issues involved in online communication.
First Published: 09/08/2012
Updated: 19/04/2018
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The following information from this course allows me to gain the essential knowledge for today technology.