In this Level 3 Adopting lesson, you will deepen your practice by critically evaluating the reliability and suitability of digital tools, designing activities that build information and media literacy, and structuring purposeful digital collaboration.
You’ll explore criteria and processes for evaluating software and online content, teach learners to source and verify information, and design collaborative activities that are inclusive, well facilitated and aligned to clear learning goals. You’ll also examine models such as SAMR and the Technology Integration Matrix to plan digital transformation in your own classroom or training environment.
Supports compliance with the Standards for RTOs 2025 by strengthening the defensibility of your resource choices, assessment design and learner support. Systematic evaluation of tools, explicit teaching of information literacy and structured digital collaboration contribute to quality, equitable training and robust evidence of competence.
Who Should Take This Course
This course is ideal for: - VET trainers and assessors selecting and implementing digital tools and content
- School teachers designing inquiry, research and collaborative tasks using online resources
- Instructional designers and eLearning coordinators responsible for digital resource evaluation and adoption
- Educators who facilitate online or blended classes and want to improve their moderation and communication strategies
By the end of this
lesson, you will be able to:
- Evaluate the reliability, suitability and technical requirements of digital tools and online resources.
- Apply clear criteria (usability, collaboration, learning achievement) to judge the effectiveness of digital resources.
- Design learning activities that build learners’ information and media literacy, including sourcing, cross checking and referencing information.
- Teach learners to recognise misinformation and disinformation and to critically evaluate online content and social media algorithms.
- Plan and facilitate inclusive digital collaboration with clear ground rules and purposeful online community building.
- Use frameworks such as SAMR and the Technology Integration Matrix to plan staged digital transformation in your teaching.
Note: Access is granted for 3 months from the date of enrolment.
