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COM1100 Navigating a Digital World

Unit 1 Discussion

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You may not feel like a tech guru yet, but you're likely already an expert in navigating your smartphone, tablet, or other device.

Choose one of the options below and discuss how you learned to use it on your smartphone or another electronic device:

Online shopping.

Voice controls.

Social media.

Your favorite app.

Response Guidelines

Read the Discussion Participation Scoring Guide to learn how your instructor will evaluate your discussion participation throughout this course. Respond to at least one other learner and share how your experiences with technology are similar to or different from their experiences.

 

COM1100 Navigating a Digital World

Unit 2 Discussion

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With so much technology around us, sometimes it's tricky to figure out which devices we should use and when. Consider when and why you would choose to use the following devices to complete tasks for school:

A smartphone.

A tablet.

A laptop or desktop computer.

Choose one of the devices above. Then discuss how you would use the device to accomplish one of the following tasks:

Completing your coursework.

Researching a topic (for a paper or for accomplishing a task).

Accessing media or entertainment.

Buying items online.

Response Guidelines

Respond to at least one other learner and share how your experiences with technology are similar to or different from their experiences.

 

COM1100 Navigating a Digital World

Unit 3 Discussion

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Want to know what movies are showing? Need to find a new place to eat? Kids need help with a school project? Have to fix that leaky faucet yourself? The Internet—with its unlimited answers—has made it far easier to solve problems of all types, big and small.

For this discussion, choose one of the topics below:

Personal development and improvement.

Do-it-yourself.

Entertainment or travel.

Workplace or job hunting.

For your chosen topic, identify a problem you faced and explain how you were able to solve it using resources available on the Internet.

Response Guidelines

Respond to at least one other learner and share how your experiences with technology are similar to or different from their experiences.

 

COM1100 Navigating a Digital World

Unit 4 Discussion

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As you're beginning to use and learn Word and as you go forward in your academic and professional life, you'll find that writing and communication are important tools to have in your toolbox. If you are a clear communicator, your audience will have no problem distinguishing your meaning. However, if your writing isn't clear, it could have negative effects on your personal and professional life.

For this discussion, choose one of the scenarios below and explain how the communication errors might lead to negative results:

U R constantly using text language in your English course.

You're messaging your significant other, and you mention that they are "defiantly bautiful."

You choose a topic for your English assignment: "Dogs is better then cats."

Response Guidelines

Respond to at least one other learner and share your thoughts on their ideas.

 

COM1100 Navigating a Digital World

Unit 5 Discussion

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While everyone knows that you can't pass off someone else's work as your own—and that technology has made it easier to spot plagiarism, a growing number of college students still do it. But why?

Of the four options listed below, which one do you think is the most common reason that students continue to plagiarize, and how can students avoid it?

Students don't manage their time well and run out of time to do their work.

The Internet makes it easy to find information and use it without anyone knowing or permitting.

Students struggle with the topic and don't want to fail.

If it's on the Internet, anyone can use it.

Response Guidelines

Respond to at least one other learner and provide feedback on what they have shared.

 

COM1100 Navigating a Digital World

Unit 6 Discussion

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In our modern world, it's becoming easier and easier to get distracted and lose sight of your goals. For this discussion, choose one of the possible distractions below and discuss how you would move beyond that distraction to finish your work.

Your phone has been blowing up all day with drama, and you have an assignment due!

You're managing a large group of people, and you're finding it hard to solve their problems and tackle your own work too.

There has been a major storm in your area, and you're stuck working from home—along with the rest of the family.

You have a huge amount of work sitting in your inbox, but it's the first good weather day of spring.

Response Guidelines

Respond to at least one other learner and provide feedback on what they have shared.

 

 

 

 

 

COM1100 Navigating a Digital World

Unit 7 Discussion        

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When work, school, and home requirements start piling up, how do you choose what to prioritize first? For this discussion, choose one of the following scenarios below where you are being pulled in two different directions. For that scenario, explain how you would prioritize your time.

Your company has just relocated you, and you have two weeks until the end of the term. How do you get established in your new location and finish the term?

You have a large exam coming up, and your best friend decides to throw the party to end all parties! You know that you can go, but you need to manage time well through the week. What can you use to help?

You have a mid-term assignment in your course coming up, and your young child wants their science fair entry to win at school next week. How do you proceed?

Response Guidelines

Respond to at least one other learner and provide feedback on what they have shared.

 

COM1100 Navigating a Digital World

Unit 8 Discussion

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Musician, producer, and record label owner Mannie Fresh uses the cloud to store his music tracks and other important files to help his business stay organized and get things done quickly and effectively. For this discussion, choose one of the ways below that you use, or would like to use, the cloud and explain why it's useful to you:

Reducing the need for one specific home base—making your files are available anywhere.

Being able to share very large files quickly.

Sharing videos and pictures with your family members with ease.

Collaborating with someone else on a special project.

Response Guidelines

Respond to at least one other learner and comment on the similarities or differences in your responses.

 

 

 

 

 

 

COM1100 Navigating a Digital World

Unit 9 Discussion

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We've all been in a situation where we feel overwhelmed by our responsibilities—where we have so much to do we feel like we're sinking. Luckily, you are learning tools you can use to remain confident in the most difficult situations.

For this discussion, imagine you have started a new job and you have a to-do list that's a mile long! You're feeling overwhelmed, so how do you cope? Choose one of the possible tools below and explain how you will use it to accomplish your work:

Organize (triage) the situation and try to pick the most important item to tackle first.

Use a list-making app to generate a checklist to organize your tasks.

Use a calendar app to block off time to work.

Ask for help.

Response Guidelines

Respond to at least one other learner and share your thoughts on their ideas.

 

COM1100 Navigating a Digital World

Unit 10 Discussion

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Throughout this course, you've met experts who use digital tools every day to solve their problems and achieve business success. Additionally, you've already started mastering the skills and techniques you need to reach success on your own.

For this discussion, reflect on the past 10 weeks and the three skills covered:

Digital proficiency.

Productivity (time management, organization).

Confidence.

Then answer the following:

How has your mindset changed throughout this course in relation to all three of the skills listed above?

How have you already started implementing the tools you have learned?

Response Guidelines

Respond to at least one of other learner, using their first name, and share your thoughts and feedback on the way their mindset has changed for each skill and the tools they have learned in the course.