Marylanders Online Navigator Training Toolkit (MONET) is a comprehensive digital navigation train-the-trainer course available for free public use. This resource, originally developed as the Pratt Adventure & Beyond program, is the result of a collaborative effort between UME Marylanders Online, The University of Maryland College of Information (INFO), and Enoch Pratt Free Library. MONET consists of a series of self-paced online modules designed to equip current and prospective digital navigators with the essential tools and skills needed to effectively teach digital literacy and provide tech support within their communities
Key Features
- Customizable Content: The curriculum can be tailored to meet specific individual and organizational training needs.
- Comprehensive Training: Covers topics such as digital inclusion, affordable internet access, device selection, and basic technical support.
- Continuous Improvement: Currently in its pilot stage, MONET is regularly updated based on user feedback. To help improve MONET, users are encouraged to provide feedback by emailing marylandersonline@umd.edu.
This work is licensed under CC BY-NC 4.0, enabling reusers to distribute, remix, adapt, and build upon the material in any medium or format for noncommercial purposes only, and only so long as attribution is given to University of Maryland Extension Marylanders Online.
If your institution is interested in offering a customized MONET to your digital navigators and staff and/or interested in offering it as a certificate program/CEUs, please contact marylandersonline@umd.edu.
