Reflective Report: Digital Literacy Skills and Online Learning

This report provides a reflective overview of the author's journey in acquiring digital literacy skills, focusing on key competencies essential for success in the digital age. The report covers various aspects of digital literacy, including accessing information online, collaborating and managing content digitally, communicating effectively through online platforms, creating diverse digital content, participating safely and responsibly online, and developing proficiency in working with computers. It details the skills acquired, such as critical thinking, data accumulation, report writing, and time management, emphasizing the importance of these skills in navigating the digital landscape. The report also highlights the various tools and techniques utilized for online communication, content creation, and ensuring online safety. The conclusion underscores the significance of digital literacy as a broad framework that empowers individuals with the necessary skills to effectively utilize and manage digital information in the contemporary world. The report is a comprehensive reflection on the learning experience, emphasizing the practical application of digital skills in an educational context.

Learning in the digital age

Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1
MAIN BODY..................................................................................................................................1
Access information online...........................................................................................................1
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................5
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................6

INTRODUCTION
Learning within digitalised world as well as age in which e- tools, media and applications
play much essential role in regular life as well as improvement of individuals. Moreover, e-
learning is considered as new trends that are being emerging into marketplace and across the
world into training and education industry (Bailey and Gruber, 2020). In addition to this, earlier
when e- learning was developed this was only determined as source that is helpful for person for
learning and elaborating its understandings through supporting its present or existent practices.
Presently, e- learning not jus a manner to learn this becomes essential source for students for
learning and educating. The aim of this report is to describe reflective summary of what I have
learnt at the time o overall semester while obtaining digital skills for success at recent emerging
digital world.
MAIN BODY
Access information online
The initial discussion areas for reflective coursework assessment, in respect of my digital
learning competencies as well as journey where I initially received my certificates related to
access information online. So, researching upon specific topics at recent period utilised to be
performed by libraries, articles and others primary source that needs deep research activities and
criteria.
Currently, individuals have internet that brings larger information at one place as well as
accumulate whole various kind of information by several sources that are available online from
across the world (Fitria and Suminah, 2020). During my studies as well as development of skills
set programmes in which I were obtaining knowledge and understanding related to access
information online. Also, there are various skills that were vital for me as well as that are utilise
such as data accumulation and may critical thinking skills.
In addition to this while I were performing the particular course work, I acknowledge that
there are two kinds of research methods like secondary as well as primary source of data. Based
upon the changes that take place into digital world both sources may be utilised in order to
conduct research as well as accumulate information in digital manner. Primary research source
aids person for attending new information as well sa insights in respect to specific topic through
undertaking assistance of various surveys as well as questionaniares. Other method of research
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that aids me is secondary research techniques in which I utilise my critical thinking skills for
sorting out the infinite information available online as well as obtain only needed data related to
my topics as well as research fields.
Collaborate and manage digitally
The second certificate that I accumulated with aids of my digital literacy as well as digital
skills course is to collaborate as well as manage content in digital way. Internet is a board
platform with several information available upon it from infinite resources that is continuously
being upgraded into mile seconds. Along with this, information collaboration as well as
management digitally a simple work for conducting with easy procedures as well as tools (Foley,
2020). So, while I were preparing my coursework for getting my certificates in respect to
collaboration areas as well as managing content in digital way I gained various leanings as well
as literacy several teachings facilitated to me. In respect to collaborate and manage information
digitally effective teachings work facilitated to me into my course regarding various report
writings activities, e-portfolios, literature reviews and others.
At the time of my learning, these are the specific tools that were focused through mentor
in relation to assists us in collaborating and managing our information accumulated online upon
digital tools. Such as report writing is considered as one technique that I was actually identified
very effective as well as valuable. In addition to this, It assisted me to gather whole my notes
appropriately into report based upon particular topics and are of discussion that is going to be
performed and also aids me to develop my works with proper formatting and framing report
based upon needs.’
Within managing as well as collaborating the content digitally, this was essential for me
for learning much regarding communication and information technologies to determine as well
as develop appropriate information with effective technical as well as cognitive competencies.
Along with this, digital literacy assisted me to procure my certificate for topic as well as obtain
effectual sets of skills for similar things.
Communicate online:
Digital media is considered as the advancement as well as development of product that
take place into technologies as well as revolutionary updated comes up into information
technology sector (Garcia, 2020). Additionally, digital tools at present are utilised for various
contents that begins to develop a connection among individuals staying away from one another
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into various countries as well as required to connect in faster and simple way. In addition to this,
digital media allows effective techniques to individuals to communicate with each other in
instant way with assistance of internet as well as social media and digital platforms as well.
Communication with assistance of online resources as well as tools is simple work where
I receive much knowledge as well as understandings through obtaining capabilities in respect to
digital during mu course work, literacy. Additionally, it is undertaken as the phenomenon that
facilitates person effective information as well as knowledge regarding several communication
technologies with concentrating upon determining, assessing, developing and communicating
data to others. During my course work, online communication and their various tools that are
available upon internet such as social media, e-mails and other were launched with deep
knowledge as well as insight of various features related with these application that are to be
utilised as effectual communication tools upon internet.
Create digital content: This undertaken as much critical as well as vital capability that
needs large activities as well as highly competent set of skills. in addition to this, there are
various number of various kind of digital content that are available online upon internet such as
articles, blogs, literature review and others (Jeffery, 2020). Whole these various kinds of content
are part of digital content that are represented through several persons across the world or upon
various platforms as well as pages which are managed online with internet.
As per these, several different content is the one that were analysing into our course task
as well as facilitated effective data related to literature review, blogging, report writing and
others. In addition to this, literature review is an article that examines a specific data as well as
publishes that online into particular subject field, respective circumstances as well as criteria
upon that the outcomes are judging. Additionally, the literature review is not only facilitating
information regarding specific topics but also facilitates data related to source in addition to
advisory regarding articles that may be useful for readers as they are efficient as well as
prominent much to described the topic.
Within early ages, a blog was described as personal content that individuals are utilised for
sharing online in which they utilised to discuss about regular practices for experiences is
received and sharing data regarding what they are actually performing. Along with this, it
facilitated the initiation of beautiful blogging world which is a unique opportunity for individuals
for communicating information in new and attractive way through utilising online modes. Based
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upon current times, blog is undertaken as online journals or informational sites that highlights
particular information that reverse traditional order in which new information for post are
appeared initially upon top. Blogging is innovative instruments as well as a platform in which
writer or various writers into group may effectually share its opinions upon particular subjects
(Lee, 2020)
While we were learning as well as obtaining knowledge regarding various digital content
which may be generated and applied to publish it online as well as other online essential
competencies that I received as written report in well defined way. As per my learning, I
understood that report writing is a procedure that intent towards being persuaded as well as
informed. Thus, report has to be always written clearly as much as possible through rendering
evidence related to every topics which are being described within report, the issues and several
circumstances that are being explained.
Participate safely as well as accountable online
The other certificate areas for particular topic upon which I received my I certificate is of
participate safely and accountability upon online platforms. As this is called that each aspects
have their affirmative as well as adverse aspects based upon the effectiveness. In respect to
internet, technologies advancement and other changes which take place into information
technology sector and do not has their positive influences as well as essential benefits for several
fields as well as business across the world in addition with whole individuals and who are
interested to develop effective resources to be facilitated.
But it is not easy task for performing with various advantages as well as goals of criteria.
Moreover, there are various number of drawbacks that are attached with this. So, one of the key
concern that is being enhanced is in respect to security as well as safety while utilising internet
and browsing online (Schultz and Seele, 2020). In this context, we were critically involved into
learning regarding digital literacy as well as accumulating effective information and set of skills
related to same. in addition to this, digital literacy is undertaken as one of the capability that are
offered me stronger source of knowledge related to various concepts in concepts of facilitating
safety as well as security for my work that is being developed online. I do utilise effectual time
management skills for safeguarding my information as well as perform online. Also, the stronger
time management capabilities maximised my knowledge related to delegation of activities which
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I required for performing n order to conduct every activity and accomplishing this upon time for
being protected from any unethical practices as well as adverse outcomes.
Working with computers
This is also undertaken as one of the effective areas where I received my certifications is,
working on computers as well as effectually utilising this for accomplishment of my task as well
as assignment. Along with this, it is also the certificate courses that I received in respect of my
digital skills as well as literacy in order to obtain success within digital world that is being
enhancing at present times. In addition to this, computer is considered as a technologies device
that was developed many years ago through scientists as well as that provides as a key needs for
digitalisation to be effectually emerging.
Computers is also known as one of the resource that aids individuals for connecting with
internet as well as utilise various social media and other platforms for staying connected and
accumulating whole type of various information that are needed through them (Starkey, 2020).
Within my course work while I was learning much regarding computers as well as digital
literacy I understood very key needs to use computers is to acknowledge much about time
management competencies as well as innovate content. In addition to this, computer may be
undertaken as destructive resources and also I could waste most of my precious time of myself
that can be practically utilised into another field.
Therefore, when I was learning regarding my mentors also focused upon effectual time
management competencies to be used while I am utilising computers for my advantages as well
as comforts. With assistance of effective skills of time management I got t acknowledge my
needs to be critically analyse regarding particular information as well as data represented upon
internet are identified upon computers in respect of how much this is helpful and valuable of
time imposed upon it.
CONCLUSION
Based upon the above report, it has been concluded that the digital literacy is undertaken as
the board aspects that facilitates various information to person and develop their set of skills to
conduct the accumulated information practically. Moreover, in this respects, this has been also
determined that there are several competencies that may be improved by person while gaining
knowledge about digital literacy and world.. Along with this, it is essential for person to gain
knowledge as well as keep itself regarding digital tools in order to stay upgraded.
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REFERENCES
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