Level Up: Reclaiming Digital Literacies as Tools for Liberation

In this episode of Black-Liberation.Tech, we explore what it really means to level up our digital literacies—not just to keep pace with technology, but to deepen our purpose, our community, and our sense of agency.

Drawing from the Interaction Lessons D2.0 OER, Dr. Jordan reflects on how reading, socializing, and posting online can move beyond habit into practice—becoming acts of persistence, connection, and design justice.

Together we unpack how these everyday digital actions, when approached with Ubuntu and intentionality, transform into professional power moves within Instructional Technology and beyond.

Listeners will hear:

• How to turn online reading into critical reflection and collaborative insight
• What it looks like to socialize digitally with care, reciprocity, and boundaries
• Ways to post and share knowledge that democratize information and build trust
• How Black, Afro-Latina, and Latina women are reshaping tech culture through purpose-driven digital presence

Tune in for practical frameworks, cultural grounding, and liberatory storytelling that remind us: to level up is to lift up.

Episode Highlights

• “Reading online is not just absorbing—it’s locating ourselves in the story of knowledge-making.”
• “Digital socializing becomes powerful when it honors reciprocity and community care.”
• “Posting with purpose shifts our digital presence from visibility to voice.”
• “Liberation-centered tech practice means verifying, then trusting—choosing discernment over distraction.”
• “Every scroll, comment, and share can be an act of design justice if rooted in Ubuntu.”

Reflective Questions for Listeners

1. Which digital literacy—reading, socializing, or posting—most reflects how you currently engage online?
2. How might you shift that literacy from consumption to collaboration?
3. Where do you see opportunities to use your digital presence to amplify underrepresented voices?
4. What boundaries or ethical practices help you protect your peace while staying visible?
5. How could Level Up look in your own career, classroom, or creative practice?