# Requested articles

We've identified some areas of interest that we are seeking contributions in. This list is not exhaustive and can be added to or addressed at any time. To contribute an article, please follow our [guide for contributing to the Digital Skills GitBook.](contributing)

Contributions have been requested in the following areas:

## 1. Digital identity and wellbeing

| Topic                                                                 | Level requested                                                             |
| --------------------------------------------------------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Considering environmental impacts                                     | All proficiency levels                                                      |
| Curating materials across networks and platforms                      | All proficiency levels                                                      |
| Developing a digital presence                                         | Complete                                                                    |
| Digital decluttering                                                  | In progress                                                                 |
| Staying safe online/online privacy                                    | All proficiency levels                                                      |
| Phishing and identify theft                                           | Complete                                                                    |
| Cyber wellbeing – catfishing / bullying and legal avenues/protections | All proficiency levels                                                      |
| Using password managers                                               | [Needs review](https://github.com/AARNet/Digital-Skills-GitBook/issues/133) |

## 2. Information literacy, media literacy and data literacy

| Topic                                         | Level requested                                                                                                                               |
| --------------------------------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Copyright                                     | In progress                                                                                                                                   |
| Data-driven decision making                   | All proficiency levels                                                                                                                        |
| Data mining                                   | All proficiency levels                                                                                                                        |
| Data sources                                  | All proficiency levels                                                                                                                        |
| Deep fakes                                    | Adept level, located in [Discerning Fake News](information-literacy-media-literacy-and-data-literacy/discerning-fake-news)                    |
| ISO dates                                     | Complete                                                                                                                                      |
| Managing collections                          | All proficiency levels                                                                                                                        |
| Reading data                                  | All proficiency levels                                                                                                                        |
| Searching via databases and Google Scholar    | All proficiency levels                                                                                                                        |
| Searching via databases and Google Scholar    | Skilled and Adept levels, located in [Searching via databases](information-literacy-media-literacy-and-data-literacy/searching-via-databases) |
| Types of data                                 | Complete                                                                                                                                      |
| Visualising/communicating with data           | All proficiency levels                                                                                                                        |
| Working with data (collection and management) | All proficiency levels                                                                                                                        |
| Your data online                              | All proficiency levels                                                                                                                        |

## 3. Digital learning and development

| Topic                                                                 | Level requested                                                                                                     |
| --------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Accessibility                                                         | Complete                                                                                                            |
| How to create engaging online learning (synchronous and asynchronous) | Complete, located in [Creating engaging online learning](digital-learning-and-development/engaging-online-learning) |
| Inclusive teaching practices in online learning                       | All proficiency levels                                                                                              |
| Micro-credentials and badges                                          | All proficiency levels                                                                                              |
| Navigating the LMS                                                    | All proficiency levels                                                                                              |
| Open access resources                                                 | All proficiency levels                                                                                              |
| Pedagogy and andragogy in an online environment                       | Complete                                                                                                            |
| Student experience                                                    | All proficiency levels                                                                                              |
| Online pedagogy                                                       | Discovery(?) - Ruth                                                                                                 |
| Navigating the learning management system (LMS)                       | All proficiency levels                                                                                              |

## 4. ICT proficiency and productivity

| Topic                                                    | Level requested                             |
| -------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------- |
| Accessing and sending emails                             | In progress                                 |
| Bookmarking a web page and organising bookmarks          | All proficiency levels                      |
| Creating a directory structure                           | In progress                                 |
| Digital preservation/file formats and how to change them | All proficiency levels                      |
| Downloading apps to phone                                | All proficiency levels                      |
| Updating a device                                        | All proficiency levels                      |
| Installing and accessing browsers                        | Getting started complete, Adept in Progress |
| Using spreadsheet applications                           | Complete                                    |
| Using e-mail applications                                | All proficiency levels                      |
| Creating presentations                                   | All proficiency levels                      |
| Using word processor applications                        | All proficiency levels                      |
| Naming and organising files and folders                  | Complete                                    |
| Networks: the internet and how it works                  | Complete                                    |
| Opening, editing and saving documents                    | All proficiency levels                      |
| Printing documents                                       | All proficiency levels                      |
| README files                                             | Skilled and Adept levels                    |
| Saving documents to portable and online storage          | All proficiency levels                      |
| Uploading and downloading files                          | All proficiency levels                      |
| Using QR codes                                           | Complete                                    |
| Using a search engine                                    | All proficiency levels                      |
| Using Zoom                                               | All proficiency levels                      |

## 5. Digital creation, problem solving and innovation

| Topic                             | Level requested                                                                                                       |
| --------------------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Creating open education resources | All proficiency levels                                                                                                |
| Markdown                          | Complete                                                                                                              |
| Screencasting                     | Adept level                                                                                                           |
| Setting up static websites        | All proficiency levels                                                                                                |
| Web scraping                      | All proficiency levels                                                                                                |
| Git and GitHub                    | Skilled and Adept levels, located in [Git and GitHub](digital-creation-problem-solving-and-innovation/git-and-github) |
| Artificial Intelligence Chatbots  | All proficiency levels                                                                                                |

## 6. Collaboration, communication and participation

| Topic                                                                  | Level requested        |
| ---------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------------------- |
| Using collaborative documents (e.g. Google Docs)                       | In progress            |
| Using collaboration and engagement tools (e.g. Jamboard, Padlet, etc.) | All proficiency levels |
| Using the Cloud                                                        | All proficiency levels |
| Using web rooms (e.g. Zoom, Teams)                                     | All proficiency levels |
| Knowledge management                                                   | All proficiency levels |
