Section 2 Essay: Integrating Digital Literacy Badges

Due Dates:
Oct. 15 , Roadmap to a Successful Paper
Oct. 20, Step 1
Oct. 22, Part 1, 2, & 3 (5 pts)
Oct. 27, Part 4 & 5 (5 pts)
Oct. 29, Full Draft (10 pts)
Nov. 3, Final Review
Nov. 5, Section 2 Essay Due (100 pts)
Nov. 5, Class/Reading Notes Due (10 pts)
th

For this essay, you will propose and design a digital badge that would be useful for recognizing and making visible
learning that takes place in the ENGL 118 classroom at DVC. Your proposal should cite and make use of the
discussions on digital literacy from one of our readings in this section including Hacking Education, the CCCC
Position Statement on Teaching, Learning, and Assessing Writing in Digital Environments, or Doug Belshaws
blog and Web Literacy Map.
To complete this essay successfully, you will need to do the following:
(1) Describe the importance of developing your chosen digital literacy skill set for ENGL 118 at DVC
(2) Explain how a badge in that chosen skill set will provide visible milestones, support various types of
community participation, and signal achievement in ENGL 118
(3) Detail the specific skills, competencies, and learning activities the badge will mark or represent
(4) Develop a Badge
(5) Describe your badge design and why you think it speaks to, represents, or reflects the community of
learners in the ENGL 118 classroom at DVC.
(6) Describe any concerns, uncertainties, potential problems, or unanswered questions about your digital skill
set/badge.
Requirements:
1000 words
MLA Formatting (intext citations, works cited)
2 sources used from class readings, 1 outside source
Excellent
90-100
Good
80-89
Fair
70-79
Needs Work
60-69
Needs Major Work
50-59

Clear and focused digital literacy skill set. Strong and coherent paragraphs
clearly demonstrate and explain skill set and badge. Exceptional details help
support and explain argument.
Clear and focused digital literacy skill set. Overall, coherent paragraphs
though may have some small areas that need development. Good details
help support and explain argument.
Mostly clear and focused digital literacy skill set. Coherent paragraphs
though there may be areas that need development, clarity, or rearrangement.
Details help support and explain argument, but may need more explanation
or description.
Focus on digital literacy skill set may be unclear or confusing. Paragraphs
may lack development overall or need major organizational changes.
Description may lack details and are disconnected from argument.
Undeveloped or unfocused digital literacy skill set. Paragraphs lack
development overall, may be confusing or unclear, and need major revision
or restructuring. Details are missing and/or confusing in argument.