Module 6: Facilitating Learners’ Digital Competences

Unit 1 Information and media literacy
5 Topics | 1 Quiz
Topic 1 Information needs in learning activities and digital environment
Topic 2 Users’ needs, search techniques and their implications
Topic 3 Software, tools and techniques to source, organize, share and synthesize digital information
Topic 4 Strategies to evaluate information critically and adapt searches
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Unit 2 Digital communication and collaboration
4 Topics | 1 Quiz
Topic 1 Introduction to the main methods and opportunities for fruitful exchanges among learners: basic resources and tools for collaboration, interaction and sharing
Topic 2 Citizenship, cultural differences and digital communication
Topic 3 Digital identities and how to manage them
References
Assessment of Learning Content of Unit 2
Unit 3 Digital content creation
5 Topics | 1 Quiz
Topic 1 The main copyright and licenses systems
Topic 2 The structure of information and computational thinking for young audiences, through engaging activities
Topic 3 The basis of programming
Topic 4 Computing as a way to make learners reason on natural, social and artificial systems and processes
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Assessment of Learning Content of Unit 3
Unit 4 Responsible use
4 Topics | 1 Quiz
Topic 1 Main issues concerning personal data, privacy and device security
Topic 2 Why is reputation important and how to protect it. Making it understandable for young audiences
Topic 3 Exercises and tests for learners to behave safely and protect their well-being while using digital technologies
References
Assessment of Learning Content of Unit 4
Unit 5 Digital problem solving
5 Topics | 1 Quiz
Topic 1 An overview of technical problems and main solutions
Topic 2 Creatively use of tools and resources to solve technical problems
Topic 3 Creative processes for a digital generation: encouraging self-expression and innovation
Topic 4 Self-assessment of digital needs
References
Assessment of Learning Content of Unit 5
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References

Module 6: Facilitating Learners’ Digital Competences Unit 3 Digital content creation References

National Research Council (2010). Report of a Workshop on the Scope and Nature of Computational Thinking. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press.

https://doi.org/10.17226/12840.

Sabitzer, B. and Pasterk, S., 2014. Cool Informatics: A New Approach to Computer Science and Cross-Curricular Learning. In Proceedings of the European Conference on Technology in the Classroom 2014, Brighton, United Kingdom (pp. 149-160).

Voskoglou, M. G., & Buckley, S. (2012). Problem solving and computational thinking in a learning environment. arXiv preprint arXiv:1212.0750.

WIPO (2004). Guide on the Licensing of Copyright and Related Rights 

Yadav, Aman & Zhou, Ninger & Mayfield, Chris & Hambrusch, Susanne & Korb, John. (2011). Introducing Computational Thinking in Education Courses. 465-470. 10.1145/1953163.1953297.

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