Digital Literacy

1. What is Digital
Literacy?

2. Digital Literacy
The National Curriculum Framework for All (NCF
2012) sees Digital literacy as a cross-curricular
theme where students will, “acquire skills that
include confident and critical use of IT for
communication, work and leisure.” It is envisaged
that students , “Acquire basic skills in ICT organised
around four major overlapping strands.”

3. Digital Literacy
“Digital literacy should be understood to mean
the basic skill or ability to use a computer
confidently, safely and effectively, including: the
ability to use office software such as word
processors, email and presentation software, the
ability to create and edit images, audio and
video, and the ability to use a web browser and
Internet search engines.” (Royal Society, 2012)

4. Digital Literacy
• We need to go beyond a skills based
understanding of digital literacy.
• It is erroneous to associate digital literacy with
basic computer skills.
• Such association would be akin to saying that
literacy is merely the ability to read and write
which is of course a part of literacy but our
understanding of literacy is much more.

5. In the LOF 2015, the definition is widened
Digital Literacy

6. Digital literacy education:
• Seeks to equip students with the 21st century
competencies in the use of digital technology
needed to access learning opportunities, to
pursue their chosen careers and leisure
interests and to contribute to society as active
citizens.
Digital Literacy

7. Digital literacy education:
• Aims to provide students with knowledge
of the principles underpinning these
technologies, and a critical understanding
of the implications of digital technology
for individuals and societies.
Digital Literacy

8. Digital Literacy
Besides running across various disciplines,
digital literacy must now be considered as
being a discipline on its own accord like
music, art, science and literature.

9. The 5 categories of digital
competences
Digital Literacy

10. Information
management
Communication
and
Collaboration
Use of Digital
Media
Managing
Learning
Managing use
of Internet five
categories of
digital
competences
Digital Literacy

11. Information
Management
Digital Literacy
• I am able to identify and articulate my
information needs.
• I can find, select, use and combine
information from a range of sources.
• I can safely and critically navigate between
online sources and select information
effectively.
• I can create my personal information
strategies.

12. Communication&
Collaboration
Digital Literacy
• I can communicate through a variety of
digital devices and applications.
• ​I can adapt my communication modes and
strategies according to the people I'm
communicating with.
• I can use different digital tools to share
knowledge, content and resources.
• I know how to quote other people's work
and to integrate new information into an
existing body of knowledge.

13. Communication&
Collaboration....cont.
Digital Literacy
• I effectively engage with on-line learning
communities.
• I can use technologies and media to work in
teams and collaborate in learning.
• I can collaborate with others and co-
construct and co-create resources,
knowledge and learning.
• I can function well in digitally mediated
Community of Practice.

14. Digital LiteracyUseofDigital
Media
• I can review, revise and evaluate information
presented in a range of digital media.
• I understand the ethical / legal issues
surrounding the access and use of digital
media.
• I can work creatively across a range of digital
media and multiple systems to present
information effectively for a given audience.
• I can edit and improve content that I had
already created or that others have created.

15. Digital LiteracyManaging
Learning
• I can use various tools to manage my own
learning.
• I can use various tools to explore ideas,
theories, relationships and procedures.
• I can use various tools to learn by designing
digital objects.
• I can use various tools and approaches to
evaluate what I have learnt (Assessment of
Learning).
• I can work on multiple eLearning management
systems and platforms.

16. Digital LiteracyManagingUseof
Internet
• I am aware that there is a notion such as
Netiquette that I must learn to abide to.
• I am aware of plagiarism.
• I can protect my own devices.
• I can protect myself and others from possible
online dangers (e.g. cyber bullying).
• I can develop active strategies to discover
inappropriate behaviour.
• I can protect my e-reputation.
• I recognise Cloud Computing as a converging
technology where I can work on and save my
material.

17. Digital Literacy
Conclusion
• Dynamic and engaging
opportunities that did not exist before.
• These opportunities create a need for change
in schools and classrooms.
• Typically these changes are rewarding.
• Digitally literate students learn to become
independent, confident and discerning users of
technology.