Course design & instructional approaches to support student's digital wellbeing by Lisa Gedak

lisagedak2 — 2024-01-21 22:02:14 UTC

How might educators support students in cultivating a positive and healthy relationship with technology, ensuring overall digital wellbeing through course design and instructional approaches?

anwenviu — 2024-01-24 18:18:45 UTC

Do not overwhelm students with too many different technologies. Does it help you meet learning outcomes.

anwenviu — 2024-01-24 18:20:14 UTC

What is a genuinely meaningful tool. Look at tools that students are already using. This can be more accessible and more meaningful.

anwenviu — 2024-01-24 18:22:03 UTC

Learning outcome is explicit, but how you get there is flexible. For example, PowerPoint skills are is not synonymous with presentation tools.

2024-01-24 18:24:12 UTC

Build in practice opportunities so there isn't one big moment of panic at the end. Keep the stakes from being too high. Peer review is one example.

anwenviu — 2024-01-24 18:27:40 UTC

Scaffold use of new tools. Don't make assumptions about how "easy" it will be for students to use a piece of technology.

anwenviu — 2024-01-24 18:28:26 UTC

UDL. Allow students to choose if they want to use tech or not.

2024-01-24 18:28:33 UTC

Build in time for general tech literacy and exploration skills.

anwenviu — 2024-01-24 18:30:47 UTC

Ask students what works for them and what does not - don't wait until the end of term.