Hi everyone!

I’ve essentially finished my digital literacy “syllabus,” although I can’t wait to get some feedback! Because it might end up as a LibGuide (and librarians don’t teach semester-long courses), it ended up looking different than a traditional syllabus; I thought it would be important to include a sort of Q&A section, where I could explain what exactly “digital literacy” is in an easily digestible form for students. I did include a fairly robust list of “required readings,” however, while trying to make sure the “readings” were as diverse as possible (articles, videos, webpages, resources etc.).

The Creative Commons license I’ve decided to go with is the Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International (everyone is basically free to do whatever they want with the syllabus, except profit off of it). This license made the most sense because the syllabus was always intended to be used and remixed by others. Making it non-commercial ensures, I hope, that the syllabus won’t leave the education sector (although I don’t think this will be a problem, realistically speaking).

In addition to the LibGuide, I’ll be posting the syllabus on CUNY Academic Works as a PDF.

I look forward to hearing about each of your projects!

Talk soon,

Michael