Keys to Success for Digital Learners

As part of the Keys to Success series, this chapter-sized segment provides success strategies specific to use of digital devices and media for effective interaction with the digital world, including research, communication, and online courses.

Keys to Success for Digital Learners is a concise and focused one-chapter-sized segment that validates and supports students who interact with college material digitally in any way, whether in a fully online course, a hybrid course, or a face-to-face course for which students use digital resources and/or learning management systems. In addition to basic skills for using e-mail, file systems, and software, this resource addresses sensitive and crucial topics such as digital addiction, managing one’s online presence, and evaluating source material that appears online. These materials are designed to increase the engagement and retention of students using digital tools in college, benefiting learners as well as institutions.

Keys to Success for Digital Learners helps students:

• Manage their interaction with the digital world
• Improve their e-mail and software skills
• Craft an effective online presence and avoid digital addiction
• Communicate effectively in the digital world
• Find, use, and cite reliable source material
• Succeed in online and hybrid courses