Digital

T
he 71 Characteristics are just that – how
the software itself manifests utility. These
are not types of software, but what is going
on inside much of the software available. Of
course, all digital curriculum and content is
assumed to also have actual instructional
value, something to learn, a lesson, a bit,
chunk or wide amount of knowledge. That’s
the “given” in the entire list.
The Learning Counsel has placed these 71
definitions of digital curriculum into six
major categories for better understanding
and differentiation.
1. Actions:
Functions of the code that do things,
generally singularly and discretely with
out involvement with other processes.
2. Aesthetics:
Design or dressing or engagementoriented
elements.
3. Controls:
Administrative capabilities or reporting.
4. Individualizations:
Means of making unique, keeping in
mind that “individualization” is some
thing you do for someone else, and
“personalization” when it is something
one does for oneself.
5. Instructs:
Lesson-giving qualities.
6. Mechanisms:
Processes or techniques, generally
longer than actions.
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