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Digital Literacy and Libraries: What's Coming Next
1. Digital Literacy
& Libraries:
What’s Coming Next
Renee Hobbs
Harrington School of Communication and Media
University of Rhode Island
Connecticut Library Association
April 29, 2014
2. PEER-TO-PEER FILE SHARING
Reflect on contemporary life with media and technology
to examine how literacy is changing
Identify key competencies of digital literacy and examine
specific examples in practice
Consider seven strategies for integrating digital literacy
programs and services into your library
Goals for Today’s Session
4. ROGER HOBBS
Author of Ghostman
New York Times
Bestselling Author
RACHEL HOBBS
Grassroots Campaigns Fundraiser
22. Digital Literacy & Libraries:
Designing What’s Coming Next
Digital literacy is the ability to use information and
communication technologies to
find, evaluate, create, and communicate
information requiring both cognitive and technical
skills.
-ALA Digital Literacy Task Force
27. Digital Literacy Competencies
Access, Use and Share
Keyboard and mouse skills
Be familiar with hardware, storage and file
management practices
Understand hyperlinking & digital space
Gain competence with software applications
Use social media, mobile, peripheral & cloud
computing tools
Identify information needs
Use effective search and find strategies
Troubleshoot and problem-solve
Learn how to learn
Listening skills
Reading comprehension
32. Digital & Media Literacy Competencies
Analyze & Evaluate
Understand how symbols work: the
concept of representation
Identify the author, genre, purpose and
point of view of a message
Compare and contrast sources
Evaluate credibility and quality
Understand one’s own biases
and world view
Recognize power relationships that shape
how information and ideas circulate in
culture
Understand the economic context of
information and entertainment production
Examine the political and social
ramifications of inequalities in information
flows
34. Digital Literacy Competencies
Create & Collaborate
Recognize the need for communication and
self-expression
Identify your own purpose, target
audience, medium & genre
Brainstorm and generate ideas
Compose creatively
Play and interact
Edit and revise
Use appropriate distribution, promotion &
marketing channels
Receive audience feedback
Work collaboratively
Comment, curate and remix
36. Digital Literacy Competencies
Reflect
Understand how differences in values and
life experience shape people’s media use
and message interpretation
Appreciate risks and potential harms of
digital media
Apply ethical judgment and
social responsibility to
communication situations
Understand how concepts of ‘private’ and
‘public’ are reshaped by digital media
Appreciate and respect legal rights and
responsibilities (copyright, intellectual
freedom, etc)
38. Digital Literacy Competencies
Take Action
Acknowledge the power of
communication to maintain the status
quo or change the world
Participate in communities of shared
interest to advance an issue
Be a change agent in the family &
workplace
Participate in democratic self-
governance
Speak up when you
encounter injustice
Respect the law and work to change
unjust laws
Use the power of communication and
information to make a difference in the
world
51. URI Graduate School of Library and Information Studies
Prepares Outward-Facing Library Professionals
Foundations: Graduates will understand the changing nature of knowledge and will
know how to research, organize, and apply a broad range of interdisciplinary resources
to meet the information needs of diverse users.
Lifelong Learning: Graduates will understand how to assess and meet the needs of
users and develop community partnerships in order to empower lifelong learners.
Digital Media: Graduates will understand how changing media and technologies
reshape information and society, applying digital competencies and critical thinking
skills in order to contribute to innovation.
Leadership and Ethics: Graduates will understand ethical principles of global citizenship
and will demonstrate leadership skills towards creating equitable access to and use of
information.
www.harrington.uri.edu
52. Summer Institute in Digital Literacy
June 13 – 18, 2014
Providence RI
www.harrington.uri.edu
54. Renee Hobbs
Professor and Founding Director
Harrington School of Communication and Media
University of Rhode Island
Email: hobbs@uri.edu
Twitter: reneehobbs
Web: http://mediaeducationlab.com
Notas del editor
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