Distance Education Driver’s License
*Please note, the Literacy Permit & Distance Education Driver's License is currently part of SWK1000 Social Work Orientation for Majors. Students must complete this online orientation before being officially accepted into the major or minor beginning Fall 2010.
The purpose of this Information Literacy Permit and Distance Education Driver’s License Handbook website is to provide you with entertaining yet informative guidelines on how to use information technology to be a successful MSU Denver Social Work Department student.
As part of the social work education process, students will receive, research, and report large amounts of information. Knowing how to cope with such huge quantities of information is a vital skill. Therefore, at a basic level, social work students need to be “information literate.” We cannot assume everyone knows the why, when, and how of information. We want to help students know the tools and processes in an age of abundant information.
The Driver’s License Handbook website is a summary of information available concerning aspects of the distance education experience. There are elements applying to all students in the MSU Denver Department of Social Work as well. Contents include not only skills relevant to information technology, but address a human approach while utilizing distance education tools. The Driver’s License Handbook website is based on current MSU Denver Department of Social Work distance education options and trends; however, the contents are subject to change and serve primarily as a guide. Students are urged to refer to all additional resources provided throughout the website.
The Driver’s License Handbook is not intended to be an all-inclusive training manual for how to use information technology tools. The computer technology is secondary to distance education learning objectives. The student may need to use tutorials provided throughout this Driver’s License Handbook to accomplish some of the computer technology aspects of course performance.
Don’t discard the Driver’s License Handbook after you have obtained your license; bookmark it and keep it available as a reference in the future. You may choose to print this document or simply refer to it online as necessary.
*Please note, the Literacy Permit & Distance Education Driver's License is currently part of SWK1000 Social Work Orientation for Majors. Students must complete this online orientation before being officially accepted into the major or minor beginning Fall 2010.
