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Understand and engage in digital practices - Examples
Understanding and engaging in digital practices is about knowing what online tools and networks are available, and how to select, access and exploit them for personal, study and work purposes. It involves looking after one’s own digital well-being, and that of others through ethical online behaviour.
Here you will find examples of online materials that illustrate how this skill area can be taught and learned, with an indication of which level of taught OU study they may be suitable for. This is not intended to be prescriptive, but rather to give a flavour of what is available.
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Students reflect on study skills developed so far, and share study tips with peers |
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DE100 Investigating Psychology |
OU members only |
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Diagnostic of 20 questions in 5 key digital skills areas, with links to resources for learning |
2 |
B206 Understanding Customers |
OU members only |
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EE811 – literature review and critical analysis exercise in tutor group discussion |
Students develop search skills, critical analysis and online discussion |
Masters |
EE811 - Educational leadership: agency, professional learning and change |
OU members only |
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Introduces the Library website, key services and where to get further help |
0/1 |
Library online training |
Free (recording) OU only for live session |
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Provides a basic introduction to how to use computers for study; links to further resources |
1 |
OU Student help centre |
Freely available |
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OpenLearn Preparing for your digital life in the 21st C: Online safety |
Describes hazards of online world, provides tips on digital safety |
1 |
OpenLearn |
Freely available |
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Library online training; Reference management tool – an introduction |
Teaches when and why you might use reference management tools, and how to choose the right app |
3 |
Library online training |
Free (recording) OU only for live session |
Find information - Examples
Finding information is about knowing what sources are available and how to access and use them. It involves searching effectively and independently, and reflecting on the success of one’s strategy.
Here you will find examples of online materials that illustrate how this skill area can be taught and learned, with an indication of which level of taught OU study they may be suitable for. This is not intended to be prescriptive, but rather to give a flavour of what is available.
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Title of activity |
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Freely available? |
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Finding a journal article from a reference using Library Search |
Shows how to interpret a journal article reference and how to use ‘Library Search’ to check if an article is held in Library online collections. |
0/1 |
Library Digital Skills for Study Activity X212: Finding a journal article from a reference |
OU members only |
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Guides students through use of key interdisciplinary online reference resources for study; showing how to find and use a range of key resources, and reflect on their use |
1 |
A111 Block 2 Unit 4, Part 5 Study Skills [LB] Library Digital Skills for Study activity XF0704: Using the Oxford English Dictionary |
OU members only |
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introduces some of the open access and subscription legal databases available to law students. |
1/2 |
Library Digital Skills for Study activity XW110: Introduction to legal databases |
OU members only |
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D241 – Searching for primary and secondary sources
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Students are asked to understand the difference between primary and secondary sources |
2 |
D241 Exploring mental health and counselling [LB]
Library Digital Skills for Study activity XF0719: primary and secondary sources |
OU members only |
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Students analyse an online gallery of images, search for their own in a guided search activity of key online image databases |
2 |
A233: telling stories: the novel and beyond. [LB] Library Digital Skills for Study activities: [LB] X224 Finding images and copyright [LB] XF0454 Finding images using Britannica Image Quest [LB] |
OU members only |
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Students are introduced to the law databases and taught to find a particular case by name and to search for cases on a particular topic |
3 |
W340: Law, society and culture [LB] Library Digital Skills for Study activity XW04: [LB] Using a legal database to find a case |
OU members only |
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Two activities using the library's Amadeus and FAME databases with a filmed search example to find performance data. Students practise searching and summarise findings on TGF. |
3 |
B302: Strategic management |
OU members only |
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A series of research activities to help MBA students develop professional skills and commercial and sector awareness |
Masters |
B875: MBA project: leaders of change [LB] Library Digital Skills for Study activity X342d: Critical reading |
OU members only |
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Library Online Training: Smarter Searching with Library databases |
Teaches effective search techniques and how to exploit database functionality in literature searches |
3 and Masters |
Library online training |
Free (recording) OU only for live session |
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Explains how to avoid search pitfalls and how to search more effectively |
0/1 |
Being digital activity |
Freely available |
Critically evaluate - Examples
Evaluating information is about knowing who and what to trust online. It involves the critical assessment of information and selecting the right digital tools for a given task.
Here you will find examples of online materials that illustrate how this skill area can be taught and learned, with an indication of which level of taught OU study they may be suitable for. This is not intended to be prescriptive, but rather to give a flavour of what is available.
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Title of activity |
Description |
Level |
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Freely available? |
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Students search for articles. They choose which are most relevant and save them |
1-2 |
D241: Exploring mental health and counselling |
OU members only |
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E309: Why use news and what to be careful about
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Find and evaluate a newspaper article stating why it could be useful in an assignment |
3 |
E309: Comparative and international studies in primary education |
OU members only
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A video is critically reviewed to gather the maximum amount of academic information (based on a Library Digital Skills for Study activity) |
Masters |
E809: Frameworks for critical practice with children and young people |
OU members only
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E808: Study skills: Using social media for research
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Evaluating and comparing social media sources as part of the research process |
Masters |
E808: Children and young people's worlds |
OU members only
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| Assessing the reliability of information for your assignment
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Teaches how to evaluate information using a framework and looking critically at web information sources |
1 |
Library online training |
Free (recording) OU only for live session |
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Activity introducing a structured method for evaluating new tools and apps |
1 |
Being digital activity |
Freely available |
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Activity introducing a structured method for evaluating information |
1 |
Being digital activity |
Freely available |
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Library online training: improving your experience accessing online resources |
Teaches how to manage file formats for accessibility; tools available to improve accessibility. |
1 |
Library online training |
Free (recording) OU only for live session |
| Comparing academic sources
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Academic resources and their strengths and limitations. |
1 |
Help Centre
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Freely available |
Manage, create and communicate information - Examples
Managing, creating and communicating information is about working ethically, creatively and securely with digital information in all its forms. This skill area includes avoiding plagiarism and referencing correctly.
Here you will find examples of online materials that illustrate how this skill area can be taught and learned, with an indication of which level of taught OU study they may be suitable for. This is not intended to be prescriptive, but rather to give a flavour of what is available.
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Title of activity |
Description |
Level |
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Freely available? |
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Subject searching news collections; synthesising information and sharing it on student forum |
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T229: Mechanical engineering: heat and flow |
OU members only
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DE200 creating an evidence -based e-poster |
Create an online poster for first TMA, considering communication techniques for diverse audiences |
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DE200: Investigating Psychology |
OU members only
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Explore social media for its use in leadership. Students tweet weekly throughout module are assessed on experience in EMA. |
3 |
B329: Leadership in a changing world |
OU members only
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DD804 Race, colonialism, crime, justice: producing an annotated bibliography |
Produce an annotated bibliography: find, select, summarise information |
Masters |
DD804: Crime and global justice |
OU members only
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A844 provides specific referencing guidance on using the MHRA style guide and image captioning for its dissertation, together with additional notes on captioning and referencing images. |
Assessment guide advises on using the MHRA style guide and working with image captions. Students share drafts with tutors in TMAs as they develop their dissertations. |
Masters
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A844: MA Art History part 2 |
OU members only
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Presenting information using tables, percentages and charts |
Understand how to represent and interpret numerical data visually |
1 |
Open Learn course Presenting information |
Freely available |
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Teaches pros and cons of social media and management of online profile |
1 |
Library online training |
Free (recording) OU only for live session |
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Explains benefits of using Twitter and how it can help study or work. |
1 |
Being digital activity |
Freely available |
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Introductory session which explains the need for and how to create references |
1 |
Library online training |
Free (recording) OU only for live session |
Collaborate and share - Examples
Collaborating and sharing is about working with others online. It involves both technical and interpersonal skills and contributes to employability skills such as virtual teamworking and communication.
Here you will find examples of online materials that illustrate how this skill area can be taught and learned, with an indication of which level of taught OU study they may be suitable for. This is not intended to be prescriptive, but rather to give a flavour of what is available.
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Title of activity |
Description |
Level
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Sources |
Freely available? |
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Image searching and sharing of findings on tutor group forum |
2 |
A233: telling stories: the novel and beyond |
OU members only |
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Students agree team roles, choose software and work collaboratively. Assessed on collaborative team work and individual reflection on experience. |
3 |
TM254: Managing IT: the why, the what and the how |
OU members only |
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Explore how social media can be used in a leadership context. Tweet throughout course, feeds into EMA. |
3 |
B329: Leadership in a changing world |
OU members only |
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3 weeks of collaborative activities using different online tools to create a business strategy project |
3 |
B302: Strategic management |
OU members only |
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Outlines the basics of good online communication |
0/1 |
Being digital activity |
Freely available |
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Being digital activity: Keeping up to date using online networking |
How to keep up to date through online networking and choose the best networks for your needs |
0/1 |
Being digital activity |
Freely available |
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