Over the past few years much research has been conducted on digital literacy. Digital literacy is ultimately about the ability to effectively solve problems in a technology-rich environment (Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, 2013).
Lisa wrote a post recently about connections. In it she referenced Stephen Downes’ essay on meanings and learning networks and she notes that as technology progresses so fast we’re all scrambling to connect it somehow to our existing knowledge. All this scrambling is the result of digital connections, hence we need to be able to make meaning from this digital world.
Van Deursen and Van Dijk (2009) proposed a digital skills model comprised of four categories: operational skills or skills necessary to operate computer hardware and software; formal skills or the ability to understand and handle formal characteristics of computer networks and web environments; information skills or the ability to select, evaluate and process information; and strategic skills or the ability to employ ICT to reach a goal.
More and more I’m coming to realise that networked learning is fundamental to digital literacy, as it is a means of sourcing information so that we can connect to and enhance our existing knowledge.
I’m going to explore this concept more in future posts, but for now please enjoy this brief video that explains digital literacy…… in its very basic form:
Lisa wrote a post recently about connections. In it she referenced Stephen Downes’ essay on meanings and learning networks and she notes that as technology progresses so fast we’re all scrambling to connect it somehow to our existing knowledge. All this scrambling is the result of digital connections, hence we need to be able to make meaning from this digital world.
Van Deursen and Van Dijk (2009) proposed a digital skills model comprised of four categories: operational skills or skills necessary to operate computer hardware and software; formal skills or the ability to understand and handle formal characteristics of computer networks and web environments; information skills or the ability to select, evaluate and process information; and strategic skills or the ability to employ ICT to reach a goal.
More and more I’m coming to realise that networked learning is fundamental to digital literacy, as it is a means of sourcing information so that we can connect to and enhance our existing knowledge.
I’m going to explore this concept more in future posts, but for now please enjoy this brief video that explains digital literacy…… in its very basic form: