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Metaliteracy: Empowering Yourself in a Connected World
  • Level Foundation
  • المدة 4 ساعات hours
  • الطبع بواسطة The State University of New York
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This course prepares you to effectively participate in a connected world. Metaliteracy advances reflective and empowered learning in collaborative communities. You will learn how to creatively and ethically produce and share information. As a metaliterate learner, you will see yourself as an informed content creator and a responsible contributor to information environments. Metaliteracy is empowering because it encourages individuals to be reflective and to take charge of their learning. This approach is relevant to anyone who wants to be an informed consumer of information and responsible participant in a connected world. This requires an understanding of copyright and open licensing through the Creative Commons. It also involves Digital Storytelling as a creative form of information production. Metaliteracy supports learners in a variety of professional fields and academic disciplines to become effective contributors to collaborative communities. Being a metaliterate learner includes self-reflection and critical thinking while successfully adapting to new forms of technology.

الوحدات

Metaliterate Learning

    • 3 Videos
    • 3 Readings
    • 1 Discussion
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1 Discussions

  • Being a Metaliterate Learner

3 Videos

  • Course Introduction (01:00)
  • Your Role as a Metaliterate Learner (6:39)
  • Interview on Metacognition with Dr. Mather (6:38)

3 Readings

  • The Metaliterate Learner Figure
  • Metaliteracy Resources
  • Netiquette: Ground Rules for Online Discussions

Understanding Intellectual Property

    • 2 Videos
    • 1 Readings
    • 1 Discussion
    • 1 Assignment
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1 Assignment

  • Copyright self-check

1 Discussions

  • Understanding Creative Commons

2 Videos

  • Understanding Intellectual Property (03:01)
  • Wanna Work Together? by Creative Commons (3:00)

1 Readings

  • Copyright

Ethical Use of Information

    • 1 Videos
    • 1 Readings
    • 1 Discussion
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1 Discussions

  • Your Ethical Use of Information

1 Videos

  • Ethical Use of Information (02:56)

1 Readings

  • Ethical Use of Information

Telling Your Digital Story

    • 2 Videos
    • 1 Readings
    • 1 Discussion
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1 Discussions

  • Telling Your Digital Story

2 Videos

  • Telling Your Digital Story (4:44)
  • Digital Story Example: Don't Work Under the Lamp Post (09:46)

1 Readings

  • Digital Storytelling Resources

Empowered Metaliterate Learning

    • 1 Videos
    • 1 Readings
    • 1 PeerReview
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1 Peer Review

  • Final Project: Creating a Digital Artifact or Story

1 Videos

  • Empowered Metaliterate Learning (2:09)

1 Readings

  • Final Project Digital Tools

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Empower yourself in the connected world with Coursera's "Metaliteracy: Empowering Yourself in a Connected World." This foundational course in personal development, taught by experts, focuses on reflective and empowered learning in collaborative communities. Over 240 minutes, you'll learn to ethically produce and share information, understand copyright and Creative Commons, and engage in digital storytelling. Ideal for anyone aiming to be an informed consumer and responsible participant in today's digital age. Available through Starter and Professional subscriptions.

Kelsey O'Brien
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Kelsey O'Brien

Dr. Michele Forte
Instructors

Dr. Michele Forte

Dr. Thomas P. Mackey
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Dr. Thomas P. Mackey

Professor Trudi Jacobson
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Professor Trudi Jacobson