Manuela's digital diary by The OU Library

Monday: Where to start?

OU_Library — 2015-10-12 14:53:40 UTC

Today I'm going to use Being Digital's Assess your Skills pathway to find out what skills I'll need when I'm studying online.

Hi, I'm Manuela ...

OU_Library — 2015-10-12 14:58:18 UTC

I've just started studying again, but this is the first time I've done a course that's all online. This week I've decided to work on the digital skills that I'm going to need.

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Manuela is a fictional character

OU_Library — 2015-10-12 15:37:33 UTC

Trying to communicate today ...

OU_Library — 2015-10-13 09:02:31 UTC

OK, now I've assessed my skills I've realised that before I tackle my academic study skills, I need to get more confident at communicating online.

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Tuesday: Communicating online

OU_Library — 2015-10-13 09:31:26 UTC

I think the Communicating online activity on Being digital will help me to pick up the basics.

Getting ready for study...

OU_Library — 2015-10-13 13:20:22 UTC

There's so much to read, and I'm not even sure what I'm looking for! How can I get to grips with all the information that's out there on the web?

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Wednesday: Information universe

OU_Library — 2015-10-13 13:32:30 UTC

The Being digital Information universe activity will help me see what kinds of information sources I can tap into. I can do it in 10 minutes over a well-earned cup of coffee.

Thursday: Evaluating info using PROMPT

OU_Library — 2015-10-15 09:26:02 UTC

This is going to be a useful checklist to help me evaluate webistes and online information.

Evaluating the information I find...

OU_Library — 2015-10-15 09:40:05 UTC

I've got loads of results back from my Google search. How can I decide which ones are best ones for my studies and whether I can trust the information I've found?

Friday: Keeping up-to-date for study and work

OU_Library — 2015-10-16 09:23:01 UTC

I've found some great tips here on the pros and cons of different online tools and how to keep up-to-date

Today I need to network........

OU_Library — 2015-10-16 09:30:22 UTC

I'm feeling so much more confident about the basics so today I'm going to to look at some online tools to help me network with friends and colleagues.