Learning activities and assessments

We can work with you to devise learning activities and assessments that will build students skills in this area. We have several programs which target your students needs and develop their Information and digital literacies.

About the literacies

Information & Research literacies cover the ability to:

• identify an information need
• locate, evaluate and use appropriate sources to meet an information need.

Students can apply these skills at university, in workplaces and for lifelong learning.

Digital literacies cover the ability to:

• be a flexible and adaptable user and creator of information.

Students will use these skills to navigate changing workplaces and environments in the future.

Including these literacies in your learning activities and assessments

The Australian Qualifications Framework and TEQSA’ Higher Education Standards Framework identify Information and Digital Literacy skills as a range of scaffolded skills students must possess.

Accredited courses must comply with accreditation standards. These standards include skills aligned with information and digital literacy competencies.

Students can apply these literacies in a subject assessment or in their work and daily life. Embedding these literacies in your course activities and assessments creates work ready graduates.

Learning Activities

Learning activities promote engagement and critical thought about issues associated with online society. Using these activities can help promote discussion and interaction in your teaching sites.

Examples

We’ve included Learning Activities examples on our Digital Literacy Guide.

Assessments

We can help develop assessments that will build your students’ information and digital literacies in the context of your subject. Scaffolding these skills will help you ensure students are meeting the requirements of their course.

Examples

Find example assessment tasks for:

• Information Literacy
• Digital Literacy.

Information and digital literacy resources

The Library has resources to help you understand the information and digital literacies. These guides step you through embedding them into your course or subject. You will also find programs and services the library has developed for your students.

• Information and Research Literacies Guide
• Digital Literacies Guide
• Digital Skills is a set of self-paced learning modules designed to empower students to thrive in the digital landscape, at university and beyond.
• Embedded Librarian Program is the strategic program that the Library has developed to support your students on their Information Literacy journey.
• LinkedIn Learning is a video-based learning tool. The Library has selected key self-paced tutorials from the LinkedIn Learning Collection to assist students to build their digital literacy and information & research literacy capabilities in a range of areas: 
  • Ability to use digital tools
  • Ability to identify an information need
  • Ability to locate relevant information
  • Ability to evaluate and apply information
  • Ability to access, use, and manage information ethically and legally
  • Ability to use digital communication tools
  • Capacity for digital citizenship