Digital Literacy by Design: Restructuring Foundational Tech Education for Today's Digital Landscape

Wednesday, October 29, 2025 | 10:45AM–11:30AM CT | Meeting Room 208 A, Level 2
Session Type: Breakout Session
Delivery Format: Presentation/Panel Session
his presentation outlines a transformative redesign of a foundational digital literacy course that addresses the critical digital literacy needs beyond traditional office applications for today's college students. Through data from 2,700+ students, we'll demonstrate how our innovative course structure creates an engaging, resource-efficient model that achieves 85%+ pass rates while equipping students with essential digital competencies, including information evaluation, data and AI literacy, digital content creation, and personal cybersecurity.            

Presenters

  • Ryan Haas

    Lecturer, Assistant Director of Using Information Technology, East Tennessee State University

Resources & Downloads

  • Digital Literacy by Design slides PDF export

    Updated on 10/29/2025