A Digital Edge: Essentials for the Online Learner

Discover the skills and tools you need to learn online effectively

This course is designed to give students the digital edge to succeed as an online learner at university and set you on the path to achieving your learning goals.

Take the first step in your online learning journey

On this interactive course, you’ll discover what successful online learning looks like, and reflect on how you can contribute collaboratively online, and find your own online support groups.

You’ll identify the tools and resources you need to get the most out of your independent learning and studies.

As you learn how to develop and professionalise your online identity and safeguard your online presence, you’ll pick up the skills required to thrive as a lifelong learner in today’s rapidly changing digital world.

Study with online learning experts

Designed by leaders in online learning, drawing on UNESCO’s Learning Compass 2030 and the European LifeComp Framework, this course is co-facilitated by students. You’ll have the chance to learn about the challenges and opportunities of online learning from students who have experienced it themselves.

This course is designed for higher education students at all levels who’d like to enhance their online learning experience.

It’s also suitable for those who want to become more capable online learners for their chosen careers.

This course is designed for higher education students at all levels who’d like to enhance their online learning experience.

It’s also suitable for those who want to become more capable online learners for their chosen careers.

• Reflect on and apply different ways of thinking.
• Develop good study habits and create your space for learning.
• Engage more effectively with instructors and online content.
• Contribute successfully to online collaborations with peers.
• Identify digital tools and online resources relevant to your learning.
• Identify and make the most of your wider support network.
• Improve and manage your online identity.
• Discuss your well-being and know how to flourish online.
• Demonstrate an understanding of what academic integrity is and its importance in an academic and professional context
• Identify situations of academic misconduct including plagiarism, collusion, contract cheating, and fabrication in academic practice.
• Demonstrate techniques to avoid plagiarism.
• Apply strategies to prevent academic misconduct in general.
• Employ onsite and online resources to uphold the practice of academic integrity.
• Understand the role of Generative AI in modern information search.
• Consider the ethical implications of AI use in education.
• Identify the best use of AI in education.
• Acknowledge the limitations of AI in education.