Name
Manage your online Reputation
Topic
Digital Literacy
Learning time
4 hours
Designed time
4 hours
Size of class
30
Description
This session builds upon a previous session entitled "Who am I? My digital footprint" is part of the Birkbeck Library's provision of the Information Literacy programme. It targets the enhancement of employability, communication skills and global citizenship. Keywords: Digital Citizenship, Global Citizenship, Employability skills, Communication skills, personal branding, LinkediN, Social Media
Mode of delivery
No mode selected
Aims
The session primarily aims to initiate a reflection process about learners' creation of reputation and then propose tools that can enhance their online professional or/and academic profile.
Outcomes
Reflect, Generate, Reflect, Generate
Editor
llenaerts
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At home: Flipped Classroom Activities: What about you?
50 minutes)
  • Investigate
    15
    1
    0
    Think the answers to three questions: 1. What are you passionate about? 2. What are you good at? 3. What do you think the world needs?
  • Produce
    20
    1
    0
    Work on producing a short biography for yourself (up to 60 words) based on the answers on the above questions and bring them with you to the class.
  • Read Watch Listen
    15
    1
    0
    Read this brief introduction to the capabilities of LinkedInhttp://www.scoop.it/t/information-and-digital-literacy-and-education-via-the-digital-path/?q=linkedin created by Elizabeth E. Charles.
Notes:
Students will be sent a handout with advice on how to structure their biographies, the areas they need to think about in order to answer the questions and ways of crowdsourcing the answers, along with a link to the reading.
Resources linked: 0
In class: Co-creation of Ground Rules
15 minutes)
  • Discuss
    10
    30
    0
    Propose to the class one ground rule for today's session that all need to respect, and respond to others' ideas. Help the instructor to keep notes of the discussion on the Smartboard/flip Chart/Powerpoint slide.
  • Read Watch Listen
    5
    30
    0
    Watch how the instructor uses the Smartboard to summarise the discussion
Notes:
This activity aims to build trust among the members of the Group and create a sense of ownership. These sessions tend to be highly heterogeneous, stand-alone and members don't know each other.
Resources linked: 0
In class: Presenting yourself to others
45 minutes)
  • Practice
    30
    5
    0
    In your group, introduce yourself to the other members, referring to the biography you created at home, to test whether you are presenting yourself appropriately. Listen to your colleagues' stories and ask questions where you'd like to know more, or you're not clear about what they are saying. Take note of the questions people ask you.
  • Discuss
    10
    30
    0
    Join the class discussion to give to the whole group one key point that stuck in your mind from the reading, and given the exercise you've been through today.
  • Read Watch Listen
    5
    20
    0
    Listen to the short feedback from the instructor, based on what the class has produced, as they reinforce the outcomes and the areas in discussion of the session.
Notes:
Resources linked: 0
In class: The uses of LinkedIn
30 minutes)
  • Collaborate
    5
    2
    0
    Work in pairs to discuss whether you use LinkediN or something similar, and, if so, what your experience is so far. If you haven't used it before, discuss what you would want to achive by creating a profile. Agree between you some of the motivations ou might have to create one.
  • Discuss
    15
    30
    0
    Then feed back your ideas about your motivations to the whole group while the Instructor picks out the common themes
  • Read Watch Listen
    10
    30
    0
    Watch the short presentation about Linkedin's potential, which describes case studies of its use for employability, networking and recruiting.
Notes:
Resources linked: 0
At home: Create a LinkediN profile or revise an existing one.
80 minutes)
  • Read Watch Listen
    10
    1
    0
    Watch the video demonstrating the first steps to creating a public profile
  • Practice
    40
    1
    0
    Begin to create or revise your profile, referring back to the video, and making use of your draft biography and class notes. When you're happy with it, send it to your partner for comment.
  • Collaborate
    10
    1
    0
    Comment on your partner's profile, referring back to the points made in the video. Help them to present themselves as well as possible.
  • Produce
    20
    1
    0
    Look at what your partner said in their comments and see if you can improve your profile. When you're happy with it, record it in your e-portfolio, and upload your profile as a post to the class Forum, with your name as the heading.
Notes:
Resources linked: 0
At home: Reflecting on your personal online and offline identity and reputation
20 minutes)
  • Read Watch Listen
    20
    1
    0
    Read through the other students' posts to the class Forum, and reflect on the instructor's comments on how the class has tackled this task. You can go back to your profile at any time to update or improve it.
Notes:
Resources linked: 0

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