Course Syllabus

Digital Citizenship and Literacy — Course Syllabus

Welcome to Digital Citizenship and Literacy, an online course for educators.

The course content is informed by the International Society for Technology in Education standards, Common Core State Standards, the P21 Framework, the California Continuum of Teaching Practices, California Professional Standards for Education Leaders (CPSEL), and content from other noteworthy contributors. 

Online Content: This website houses the content of the course, which is anticipated to take 12-16 hours to complete. Time is determined by the participant’s current understanding and competency of the material. There are multiple modules; each module includes assignments that introduce the topic, with linked articles, videos, and web-tool suggestions. Tasks that require submission of work, as well as sample submissions, are included on the page. Refer to the provided rubric in this syllabus for grading criteria.

Quality of Submitted Work: Review your submissions before uploading them. We expect the submissions to include proper spelling, capitalization, punctuation, usage, and word choice. Additionally, check that all included links are properly hyperlinked and are appropriately directed to live and current web pages.

Grading: All submissions receive a complete or incomplete grade. An incomplete grade will include an explanation and suggestions to what is needed to receive a passing grade. This course is self-paced. All work must be submitted by November 30, 2024. Work will receive full credit if done in accordance with the rubric. Grading will typically occur at least once a week, and it is recommended that participants continue to submit work even though there may be ungraded assignments.

Assessment:

Single Point Rubric (for all written and multimedia submissions)

Academic Integrity: It is expected that participants submit their own work at all times. Although collaboration is a valued skill, all work in this course must be done independently, unless it is specified otherwise in the assignment. At no time may participants submit work that has been in some part produced by another, unless it is specified otherwise in the assignment. All copyright laws must be adhered to, including the citing of sources.

Contact: Your submissions will be uploaded to Canvas, and you will receive assignment feedback via Canvas. If you have further questions for the instructor(s), please utilize Canvas Inbox or send an email to the facilitator email addresses listed below. 

Facilitators: Your facilitators for this course are Educational Technology Coordinators on the Integrated STEAM team in the Professional Learning & Support Division at the Santa Clara County Office of Education.

Office Hours: Virtual office hours will be available for assistance and collaboration by request.

Criteria for University Units: This course qualifies for up to one graduate-level semester unit. Units are offered through University of the Pacific at a cost set by UoP ($50/unit). Upon completion of the course, participants will be provided information on how to apply for the units. The registration/grading process should take 5-8 business days after an application is received and approved by the Santa Clara County Office of Education (SCCOE) team.  

Technical Requirements: Participants should have access to an updated web browser and the ability to use web tools that use audio and video content. Below are suggested browsers and media players to consider, depending on the computer being used.

Player and Reader Download Links:

• Quicktime Player for Mac or Windows: http://www.apple.com/quicktime/downloadLinks to an external site.
• Windows Media Player: http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows/downloads/windows-media-playerLinks to an external site.
• Adobe PDF Reader: http://get.adobe.com/reader/otherversions/Links to an external site.

Browser Download Links:

• Google Chrome Browser Download: http://www.google.com/chromeLinks to an external site.
• Mozilla Firefox Browser Download: http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/newLinks to an external site.
• Safari Browser Download: http://www.apple.com/safari/downloadLinks to an external site.

Course Catalog: You can view our other Summer/Fall 2024 online course offerings at sccoe.to/summer2024Links to an external site..