Critical Digital Literacies and Global Competencies

We consume and produce a wide variety of media/digital texts on a daily basis. This requires us to decode, comprehend, summarize, interpret and analyze, as well as develop and use design skills and technical competencies. This course examines the impact of digital technologies with a view to understanding what it means to be literate in a digital age. Students will also consider how critical digital literacies intersect with global competencies such as communication, collaboration, critical thinking, creativity, citizenship and self-directed learning, and explore how multi-modal digital literacies act as powerful media for social transformation.