Digital Literacy and Capacity
What is Digital Literacy? Here is a short video about it. You are free to share your understanding of the term in the comments section.
According to USAID, (2022, p.9), digital literacy is defined as "the ability to access, manage, understand, integrate, communicate, evaluate, and create information safely and appropriately through digital devices and networked technologies." In addition, digital capacity is having the requisite knowledge and skills need to effectively and efficiently use various digital devices and services.
Digital Literacy and Capacity has five tenets:
- Digital skills and competences for teaching staff and students
- Digital tools, subject content and pedagogy
- Teaching, learning and assessment
- Professional development
- PLN and PLC
I think with digital literacy there is so much to grasp but yet it has revolutionize the world. Imagine just by the click of a but you can know your balance in your bank account without going to a bank in person. You can do instant message and chats via various platform which sometimes seem like both persons are in the same room, and most of the time it is free. The vast amount of tools which can be utilized to make everyday life in schools and businesses easier are insurmountable. Digital literacy is an excellent tool to have as long as it is being use for the greater good and to enhance lives.
ReplyDeleteFor me Digital Literacy can be described as having the essential skills needed to live and work in an environment where access to information is through digital technologies such as social media and mobile devices. It is not enough just to possess a device, but knowing how to operate it efficiently to execute the desired outcomes in a positive way.
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