Being A Digital Curator by Sarah https://padlet.com/sduncan1999/u4zp8a5us8gu Ever wondered what a digital curator is and how it affects learning? Well,​ you've come to the right place! en-us 2018-04-28 10:33:45 UTC 2018-05-03 00:28:05 UTC hello@padlet.com What is a digital curator? sduncan1999 https://padlet.com/sduncan1999/u4zp8a5us8gu/wish/256214170 “A digital curator is a way of collecting, maintaining, preserving and archrival of digital assets or resources” (Frost. S, 2015). There are many digital curating tools including  Storify and BagTheWeb that enable students to be digital curators by collecting and organising information so that it is visually appealing (McCully, 2015). Digital curators are required to select content that draws new audiences in and display it so it is appealing to the audience. ]]> 2018-04-28 10:37:34 UTC https://padlet.com/sduncan1999/u4zp8a5us8gu/wish/256214170 What is the importance of digital curating? sduncan1999 https://padlet.com/sduncan1999/u4zp8a5us8gu/wish/256214325 With an overload of technology and information, curation is very important. “Members that provide great content to their audience will be recognised leaders in network communities" (Johnson, 2013). Curation helps only the most important information to be given so it is quicker for readers to get their answers. ]]> 2018-04-28 10:40:48 UTC https://padlet.com/sduncan1999/u4zp8a5us8gu/wish/256214325 Affects digital curating has on teaching and learning? sduncan1999 https://padlet.com/sduncan1999/u4zp8a5us8gu/wish/256214380 Being a digital curator may affect teaching and learning in a number of ways. Firstly, students can learn to be concise in their work by curating their information so only the most important information is given. Curating helps students to think critically, improve their comprehension skills and increase their technology skills. Curation tools that can be used in the class to develop students skills, some of these including Pintrest and Scoopt.it. ]]> 2018-04-28 10:41:47 UTC https://padlet.com/sduncan1999/u4zp8a5us8gu/wish/256214380 What do digital curators do? sduncan1999 https://padlet.com/sduncan1999/u4zp8a5us8gu/wish/256214533 "Curators add a level of quality control around a topic. They can filter a lot of the less important content and allow quality material to surface to the top." (Flintoff, 2014). Simply, they filter information to a concise form keeping it simple to read as well as displaying the information in an attractive way. ]]> 2018-04-28 10:44:37 UTC https://padlet.com/sduncan1999/u4zp8a5us8gu/wish/256214533 Qualities of a good curation tool sduncan1999 https://padlet.com/sduncan1999/u4zp8a5us8gu/wish/256214739
  • Aggregate and gather web pages specific to the topic 
  • Filter content allows the curator to select the best material 
  • Publish to your collection with ease 
  • Share, syndicate and distribute to your audience and the wider community 
  • Allow the curator to edit and add comments... for the audience to nurture discussion around the article... ( De Rossi, L.C. and Good, R. 2010) 

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