Pathways - Being Digital

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When you select a pathway, you will see a number of activities on a particular theme. Pathways allow you to develop a deeper understanding of a topic. You can work through the activities in your chosen pathway in any order.

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This is a list of all the pathways available. You can choose to explore individual activities in any order, or follow a pathway containing several activities.

Assess your skills

Assess your familiarity and confidence with online tools and environments and find out which activities can help you develop your skills further.

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Avoiding plagiarism

Learn to recognise what plagiarism is, the forms it can take and how to avoid it by developing your skills. Includes a quiz to test your knowledge.

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Communicating online

How can you ensure your interactions with others online are appropriate and effective? How do you write for different online spaces?

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Digital Sustainability

Learn about the environmental impact of everyday online activities and tools and discover ways to minimize that impact. Consider how your digital information literacy skills can be used to mitigate climate anxiety.

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Effective searching

Learn how to focus your search effectively, avoid common searching pitfalls and ensure you retrieve the best information for your needs.

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Exploring your information landscape

Introducing you to the world of information at your disposal, including the Open University online library and its wide range of resources.

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Generative AI

Learn the skills required to use generative AI effectively.

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Keeping up-to-date

Use social networking, blogs, RSS and other tools to keep up-to-date.

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Making the most of social networking

Find out how social networks can help you to make valuable contacts, keep up-to-date and present yourself effectively online.

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Referencing your sources

Learn how to reference books, ejournals, module materials and websites with confidence. Each activity includes a quiz to test your understanding.

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The right tool for the job

Find out how to evaluate online tools for their relevance to your purpose and use them to best effect.

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Trust online

How do you know who to trust online? Which information is accurate and reliable? Find out how you can evaluate people, networks and information you find online.

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Creating

Developing your ideas, evaluating and using online tools, writing for online spaces, working with others online, collaborative presentations.

Assess your skills

Assess your familiarity and confidence with online tools and environments and find out which activities can help you develop your skills further.

Start Assess your skills pathway

Communicating online

How can you ensure your interactions with others online are appropriate and effective? How do you write for different online spaces?

Start Communicating online pathway

Generative AI

Learn the skills required to use generative AI effectively.

Start Generative AI pathway

Keeping up-to-date

Use social networking, blogs, RSS and other tools to keep up-to-date.

Start Keeping up-to-date pathway

Making the most of social networking

Find out how social networks can help you to make valuable contacts, keep up-to-date and present yourself effectively online.

Start Making the most of social networking pathway

The right tool for the job

Find out how to evaluate online tools for their relevance to your purpose and use them to best effect.

Start The right tool for the job pathway

Finding

Knowing what and who is online, deciding how and where to search, knowing when to stop or change your search strategy, keeping up-to-date.

Assess your skills

Assess your familiarity and confidence with online tools and environments and find out which activities can help you develop your skills further.

Start Assess your skills pathway

Digital Sustainability

Start Digital Sustainability pathway

Effective searching

Learn how to focus your search effectively, avoid common searching pitfalls and ensure you retrieve the best information for your needs.

Start Effective searching pathway

Exploring your information landscape

Introducing you to the world of information at your disposal, including the Open University online library and its wide range of resources.

Start Exploring your information landscape pathway

Keeping up-to-date

Use social networking, blogs, RSS and other tools to keep up-to-date.

Start Keeping up-to-date pathway

Making the most of social networking

Find out how social networks can help you to make valuable contacts, keep up-to-date and present yourself effectively online.

Start Making the most of social networking pathway

The right tool for the job

Find out how to evaluate online tools for their relevance to your purpose and use them to best effect.

Start The right tool for the job pathway

Trust online

How do you know who to trust online? Which information is accurate and reliable? Find out how you can evaluate people, networks and information you find online.

Start Trust online pathway

Using

Filtering, skimming and scanning, trust online, what you can re-use, evaluating online interactions, synthesising, managing your information, sharing.

Assess your skills

Assess your familiarity and confidence with online tools and environments and find out which activities can help you develop your skills further.

Start Assess your skills pathway

Avoiding plagiarism

Learn to recognise what plagiarism is, the forms it can take and how to avoid it by developing your skills. Includes a quiz to test your knowledge.

Start Avoiding plagiarism pathway

Communicating online

How can you ensure your interactions with others online are appropriate and effective? How do you write for different online spaces?

Start Communicating online pathway

Digital Sustainability

Start Digital Sustainability pathway

Effective searching

Learn how to focus your search effectively, avoid common searching pitfalls and ensure you retrieve the best information for your needs.

Start Effective searching pathway

Exploring your information landscape

Introducing you to the world of information at your disposal, including the Open University online library and its wide range of resources.

Start Exploring your information landscape pathway

Generative AI

Learn the skills required to use generative AI effectively.

Start Generative AI pathway

Keeping up-to-date

Use social networking, blogs, RSS and other tools to keep up-to-date.

Start Keeping up-to-date pathway

Making the most of social networking

Find out how social networks can help you to make valuable contacts, keep up-to-date and present yourself effectively online.

Start Making the most of social networking pathway

Referencing your sources

Learn how to reference books, ejournals, module materials and websites with confidence. Each activity includes a quiz to test your understanding.

Start Referencing your sources pathway

The right tool for the job

Find out how to evaluate online tools for their relevance to your purpose and use them to best effect.

Start The right tool for the job pathway

Trust online

How do you know who to trust online? Which information is accurate and reliable? Find out how you can evaluate people, networks and information you find online.

Start Trust online pathway

Digital Sustainability

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The icon next to each activity helps you to identify the format used (e.g. video, activity, further reading).

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Sustainability of Generative AI

This activity will help you think critically about the environmental impact of using AI tools.

This activity will take you: 15 minutes

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Sustainability of Generative AI (pdf)

Sustainability of Generative AI (word)

Greener online study

Tips to reduce your digital carbon footprint whilst studying or working online.

This activity will take you: 15 minutes

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Greener online study (pdf)

Greener online study (word)

Coping with Climate Anxiety

This activity introduces the concept of climate anxiety and explores how the academic skills you learn at university can help you manage your feelings about climate change.

This activity will take you: 15 minutes

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Coping with Climate Anxiety (pdf)

Coping with Climate Anxiety (word)