Information and digital literacy in education via the digital path

Start writing, no matter what. The water does not flow until the faucet is turned on.”
— Louis L’Amour

When I first heard the instruction to write every day, I felt stress. I wasn’t sure what on earth I could possibly have to say that would need me to be saying it daily. As time went on and I learned more, got more conscious of success and developed my business mindset, I started finding it impossible to not write daily. Whether I’m working on an ebook or fiction, a blog post, status update or business journal entry, I am now always recording something. So, how can you implement this in your life as a content creator, especially if you are just starting out? Read on to find out.

As a librarian-in-the-making, I have had some experience with setting up different educational websites and training aids—I run the site for my small educational business, for example, but until my recent experience in my Information Literacy Instruction course, I wasn’t comfortable with the tools and speed librarians need to help patrons.

Do you ever find yourself spending valuable time searching through the web to find the images, vectors, or graphics that are appropriate for your eLearning course? And do you get frustrated when you can not come up with a satisfying result? If the answer to such questions is "yes", then you should probably start creating your own graphics collection for your eLearning. Here are the reasons why you should and how you can do it.

Imagine if a new mandatory compliance training module started a ripple of chatter around your organization and got people sharing their own experiences. How would it make you look if you could get a xx% completion rate? If you apply a little creativity, this is possible with even the dullest topics.