Teaching Digital Skills
This training introduces key principles of adult learning, chosen specifically for their importance in teaching foundational digital skills.
Welcome and Course Goals
Skills Training vs. Technical Help
What is the Digital Divide?
Key Definitions
Who's Not Online?
Patterns of Inequality
Reflection: Blank Slates?
Centering Your Learner
Training Example: Assessing Prior Knowledge
Expertise Activity
Expertise Activity Discussion
How is Expert Thinking Different?
Training Example: Guiding the Novice Gaze
The Right Kind of Difficult
What is the Zone of Proximal Development?
Digital Skills and the ZPD
Training Example: Supporting the Overwhelmed Learner
What is Growth Mindset?
Developing and Embracing a Growth Mindset
Making Safe Mistakes
Encouraging the Learner's Growth
You have access to this course for 90 days from the time of purchase. We encourage you to return and review concepts as much as you would like during this time. Remember to save resources and bookmark links so that you can easily access them in the future.
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