Digital Literacies.
Starting considerations
Starting considerations
Digital Literacies is one of the three professional skills in the new set of graduate attributes. They will help students graduate with the awareness, abilities, and confidence to use digital technologies to work with data and content, and to create, problem solve and communicate effectively.
Technology literacy.
Technology literacy is the confidence and ability to learn, select and use appropriate technological and digital tools, to achieve desired outcomes relevant to discipline.
Sub - Attributes:
- Learn, select, and use appropriate digital tools
- Content creation
- Communication (to communicate effectively with desired tools, share knowledge and skills)
- Create and managing digital identities
- Content creation
- Communication (to communicate effectively with desired tools, share knowledge and skills)
- Create and managing digital identities
Some considerations.
What digital devices, communication tools or programs are appropriate for the task at hand?
Information literacy.
Information literacy is the ability to find and use information in a digital world. This includes the ability to access and manage digital data, information, draw insights through analysis
and construct findings and outcomes.
Information literacy is the ability to find and use information in a digital world. This includes the ability to access and manage digital data, information, draw insights through analysis
and construct findings and outcomes.
Sub - Attributes:
- Analysis (including data and information)
- Search and organise data
- Evaluate / Drawing conclusions
- Research
- Integrated thinking / learning
- Search and organise data
- Evaluate / Drawing conclusions
- Research
- Integrated thinking / learning
Some considerations.
- What research, data and analysis is appropriate for which end users, including industry?
- Are you able to verify your data/information?
- Do you have permission to use this data/information?
Critical Literacy.
Critical literacy is the ability to reflectively question the context in which digital artefacts are made and used: who makes them, who controls them and who consumes them? Where are they controlled and what are the ethics we need to consider for future use?
Sub - Attributes:
- Critical thinking
- Ethical considerations
- Reflective Practitioners
- Ethical considerations
- Reflective Practitioners
Some considerations.
- How might data sets, algorithms or videos create impact?
- Who controls the distribution of digital artefacts and what power structures need to be identified in a learning and teaching context?
- Can everyone have access?
- Are there any ethical considerations specific to your discipline?
Communication Literacy.
Communication is the ability to articulate information to an audience in a clear, concise, and confident manner. This requires an ability to present information in different formats (verbally, visually or written) using a range of physical and/or online media adapted to meet the needs of different people situations and cultures.
Sub - Attributes:
- Choice of format (e.g., traditional, or digital)
- Structuring communication content (clarity of expression, impact, and respect)
- Structuring communication content (clarity of expression, impact, and respect)
Some considerations.
- Who are you communicating to? Who is your audience?
- Which digital tool would communicate your idea best?
- Which digital tool would communicate your idea best?
Digital Literacies.
Starting considerations
Starting considerations