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DLIT 3030: Curating Digital Learning
Effective date
September 2025
Department
Digital Learn Innov Teaching
School
Library, Language, and Teaching and Learning
Description
In this course, students will gain hands-on experience selecting and using technology effectively to curate dynamic digital content, with appropriate attribution, for diverse learners.
Curation involves gathering relevant information for a particular subject or audience and presenting it in a way that allows learners to access relevant and high quality learning quickly and easily. Students will explore a various of open pedagogies and experiment with a variety of digital curation tools and practices, including Creative Commons licensing and Indigenous digital literacies. Students will then apply the curation knowledge and skills that they have learned to address a real-world learning need.
This course uses advanced technology and a robust online interface that allows students to work at their own pace (within syllabus deadlines). Students are expected to interact with other students, colleagues and others and will receive instructor feedback throughout the course.
Students who successfully complete this course will receive the Digital Learning Curation badge.
Credits
2.0
Year of study
3rd Year Post-secondary
Prerequisites
DLIT 3010.
Corequisites
None
Course Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
- Consider how open pedagogies might enable agency, support digital well-being and foster curiosity
- Effectively locate and assess the reliability and relevance of digital and open learning content that aligns with learner needs
- Select and justify the use of a digital tool and practices, including AI, to curate meaningful learning content and environments
- Curate online resources in alignment with learner needs and licensing requirements
- Consider the representation of Indigenous cultures and knowledge within selected digital tools and content
- Apply concepts of Indigenization and decolonization to content curation in ways that advance reconciliation
Prior Learning Assessment & Recognition (PLAR)
1. Actual curriculum products / portfolio created and used by the applicant in their workplace which are judged equivalent to course assignments.
2. A successful interview with the School of Instructor Education Department Head or delegate.
3. An essay that describes the development of their thinking on the themes, issues, and concepts in the course.
2. A successful interview with the School of Instructor Education Department Head or delegate.
3. An essay that describes the development of their thinking on the themes, issues, and concepts in the course.
Hours
Practicum, Self-Paced, Individual Learning: 60
Total Hours: 60
Total Hours: 60
Instructional Strategies
Instructional strategies may include online workshops, experiential learning activities, discussions, online activities, and self-directed learning. Course delivery is fully online.
Grading System
Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory
Passing grade
S is equal to or greater than 61%, students must recieve an S on every item in the evaluation plan to receive S in course
Evaluation Plan
|
Type |
Percentage |
Assessment activity |
|
Assignments |
S |
Digital learning challenges |
|
Assignments |
S |
Learning context & digital learning activity proposal: curation of OER |
|
Assignments |
S |
Curation activity |
Course topics
- Introduction to digital learning content curation Open pedagogies Creative Commons and copyright licensing Indigenous digital literacies Digital curation skills Adopting open practices
Learning resources
Online resources: no textbook required.
Notes:
- Course contents and descriptions, offerings and schedules are subject to change without notice.
- Students are required to follow all College policies including ones that govern their educational experience at VCC. Policies are available on the VCC website at:
https://www.vcc.ca/about/governance--policies/policies/. - To find out if there are existing transfer agreements for this course, visit the BC Transfer Guide at https://www.bctransferguide.ca.