This post is part of an eight-part series introducing the The B.C. Post-Secondary Digital Literacy Framework. Each post will provide ideas and resources for implementing one of the eight thematic digital competencies outlined in the framework. You can read more about the framework on the Digital Literacy: Tools and Resources for VIU blog post. We are happy to be working in collaboration with VIU Libraries on this blog post series.
What does Community-Based Learning mean?
From a community-based learning perspective, a digitally literate person will work with individuals and communities to support digital projects. This can include placing Indigenous or community knowledge and cultural practices at the centre of projects to produce mutually beneficial outcomes.
How can you implement this?
Check out the Indigenous Digital Literacies course available via BCcampus Open Publishing. Module 8: Fundamentals of Community-Based Learning is a good place when planning to engage in any community-based project.
Adapt or create an open educational resource as class. It could be an open textbook that you make available for other educators and students or a resource that benefits an organization in the community.
- Listen to The Share Drive (Ep. 22): Trust in the Process to learn how this has been done at VIU.
Create an assessment that involves working with community partner to digitally promote their services.
Provide students with authentic assessment opportunities that support a community need while using the digital tools of their future profession.
- Listen to The Share Drive (Ep.21): How Much Water Do We Have? to learn how this has been done at VIU.
Have students research and investigate the common digital tools that are used in your discipline. Even if you don’t have access to the same tools, this is an opportunity for students to identify employer expectations and find out where their own knowledge gaps.
Create a Tech Survey in VIULearn that asks students to share information about their digital literacy, access to technology and comfort level in digital spaces. We have created a survey that you can import directly into VIULearn. You can download it from OneDrive and import it into your course. Our Import Course Materials page will guide you through this process. We have also created a Word version of the survey
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