User:Marsi

About Me

I received my Associate of Applied Science (AAS) degree from New York City College of Technology (NYCCT) and my Bachelor of Science (BS) from Farmingdale State University. I’ve been teaching dental hygiene for the past two years as an adjunct instructor and practicing clinic hygiene in private practice for the past 25 years. I accepted my first adjunct position in 2019 more out of curiosity to see if teaching would be a good career transition for me. Fast forward two years later and my goal is to continue teaching full-time and contribute to the dental hygiene curriculum. The dental hygiene program is expected to expand its curriculum into an online bachelor’s completion program soon, and I would like to be a part of developing it. Depending on the program semester I currently teach dental hygiene clinical instruction I, II, III, IV, dental materials lab, and dental radiology lab. In my spare time I enjoy traveling, bike riding, nature trail walks, puzzles, good wine, and family get togethers.

My Topic and Purpose

What is digital literacy? According to the American Library Association (ALA), digital literacy possesses the cognitive and technical abilities to utilize information and communication technologies to discover, analyze, construct, and communicate information. Digital Literacy is a broad umbrella term covering a wide range of issues connected to digital technologies, how we use them, how we retrieve them, how it influences our thinking — how we engage with others and our comprehension of the world around us. There is an expectation for today's students to possess digital literacy skills, a vastly different ability from generations past. Students have at their fingertips an abundance of information and resources readily available online, along with the opportunity to interact with peers and instructors instantly, which can create an incredibly engaging and collaborative learning environment. Educators have access to the same amount of information and resources as students, but are they digitally literate enough to use the information and resources to enhance pedagogical methods and enrich students' learning experiences?

Scope of Learning Outcomes and Content

This mini-course is intended to: 1. introduce or advance instructors' knowledge of digital literacy; 2. provide educators with a better understanding of the role of digital literacy in education; 3. instruct educators on how to create highly successful learning environments using digital technologies; and 4. prepare instructors to teach digital literacy to students of any age or grade level, among other objectives.

Performance-Based Objectives

Define course-level target objectives

Task Analysis

Elaborate and analyze the objectives to identify more specific enabling and supporting objectives.

Curriculum Map

Map out the sequence of learning units and activities to achieve the defined objectives.