Digital learning
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Digital learning is any type of learning that is accompanied by technology or by instructional practice that makes effective use of technology. It encompasses the application of a wide spectrum of practices including: blended and virtual learning.[1]
Digital Learning is sometimes confused with online learning or e-learning, digital learning encompasses the aforementioned concepts.
A digital learning strategy may include any of or a combination of any of the following:
- adaptive learning
- badging and gamification
- blended learning
- classroom technologies
- e-textbooks
- learning analytics
- learning objects
- mobile learning e.g. Mobile Phones, Laptops, Computers, iPads.
- personalized learning
- online learning (or e-learning)
- open educational resources (OERs)
- technology-enhanced teaching and learning
- virtual reality
- augmented reality
Through the use of mobile technologies, digital learning can be used whilst travelling as mobile technologies gives us this advantage.
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Pedagogies that incorporate digital learning[edit]
Digital learning is meant to enhance the learning experience rather than replace traditional methods altogether. Listed below are common pedagogies, or practices of teaching, that combine technology and learning:[2]
- Blended/hybrid learning
- Online learning
- Flipped learning
- 1:1 learning
- Differentiated learning
- Individualized learning
- Personalized learning
- Gamification
- Understanding by Design (UBD)
- Universal Design for Learning (UDL)
Digital learning tools and resources[edit]
There are a plethora of tools and resources online (many that are free) that can be used to create and enhance a digital learning environment. Listed below are resources and tools 21st century teachers can use for digital learning[3]:
- RSS or Social Readers
- Google+ Communities
- YouTube Channels
- iTunesU
- Cloud-based Word Processors (i.e. Google Drive)
- File-sharing platforms (i.e. Dropbox)
- Evernote
- Digital Pocket
- Zotero
See also[edit]
- Educational technology
- Education and Technology
- Online learning in higher education
- Online credentials for learning
- Digital credential
- Distance education
- MOOC
- Open educational resources
- Educational technology in sub-Saharan Africa
References[edit]
- ^ "Teaching with Digital Technologies". www.education.vic.gov.au. Retrieved 2017-06-18.
- ^ "Digital Learning: Data, Trends, and Strategies You Need to Know". www.schoology.com. Retrieved 2017-10-04.
- ^ TeachThought. "9 Digital Learning Tools Every 21st Century Teacher Should Be Able to Use".
