scholarly journals Digital literacy matters. Increasing workforce productivity through blended English language programmes.

2016 ◽  
Vol 6 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Kshema Jose
Keyword(s):  
Information Technology ◽  
Digital Literacy ◽  
English Language ◽  
Literacy Skills ◽  
Digital Tools ◽  
Complex Problems ◽  
Workplace Success ◽  
Predictor Of Success ◽  
Workforce Productivity ◽  
The Three Rs

The three Rs, the ability to read, write and do basic arithmetic have traditionally been measured as indicators of knowledge and ability to communicate, and in turn, a predictor of success at workplace. However, survey any place of work today, and we see that the traditionally held literacy skills do not suffice; newer forms of literacies that go beyond the ability to decode print, like the skill to communicate, interact, solve complex problems, analyse, judge, evaluate, collaborate, construct, create, and to use information technology/ digital tools, are now considered essential contributors to enhanced employability opportunities as well as workplace success.

scholarly journals An Analysis of Digital Literacy Skills among Thai University Seniors

2016 ◽  
Vol 11 (03) ◽  
pp. 24 ◽  
Author(s):  
Piatip Phuapan ◽  
Chantana Viriyavejakul ◽  
Paitoon Pimdee
Keyword(s):  
Information Technology ◽  
Digital Technology ◽  
Digital Literacy ◽  
Random Sampling ◽  
Knowledge Society ◽  
Literacy Skills ◽  
Medicine Information ◽  
Public And Private ◽  
University Seniors ◽  
Sampling Survey

Digital literacy and the associated skills are becoming the basic and essential skill set of any employer that wishes to survive in a highly competitive world. Given the global importance of these skills for many sectors including education, medicine, information technology, tourism, etc., the researchers sought to determine which digital literacy skills were most important in using digital technology, communications tools, and/or networks to access, manage, integrate, evaluate, create and communicate information in order to function in a knowledge society. From a multistage random sampling survey of 400 second semester university seniors finishing their degrees in 2014 at 9 Thai public and private universities, it was determined that the ability to evaluate was the most important skill indicator in the development of digital literacy. Analysis was conducted by use of LISREL 8.72.

scholarly journals LITERACIES AND DIGITAL GAMING: NEGOTIATING MEANINGS IN ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEACHER EDUCATION

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (01) ◽  
pp. 153-168
Author(s):  
Vanderlei J. Zacchi
Keyword(s):  
Teacher Education ◽  
Digital Literacy ◽  
English Language ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Language Teaching ◽  
Digital Games ◽  
English Language Teaching ◽  
Digital Tools ◽  
Language Teacher Education ◽  
Digital Gaming

Digital epistemologies in the area of literacies and language teaching are becoming increasingly important, due to the radical transformations that our society is undergoing as a result of the advent of the new technologies of communication and of processes linked to globalization. It is a quite relevant and pressing issue, since children and the youth are coming to school in possession of a great deal of knowledge about and competence with digital tools and discourses. On the other hand, there are still a great number of students that lack digital literacy and face difficulties in reading from the screen. Taking into account the fact that the research on digital games and language teaching in Brazil is very incipient, the aim of this project is to examine ways that literacies and digital games can be combined to improve English language teaching in Sergipe and Brazil. Connecting all these topics may bring innovative results with potential to be applied to English language teaching and teacher education and solidify the research in this area.

scholarly journals Profil Literasi Informasi Pustakawan Indonesia

2016 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 1 ◽  
Author(s):  
Arief Wicaksono
Keyword(s):  
Information Literacy ◽  
Digital Literacy ◽  
Personal Development ◽  
Computer Literacy ◽  
English Language ◽  
Educational Background ◽  
Literacy Skills ◽  
External Factors ◽  
Information Literacy Skills ◽  
Internal And External Factors

Information literacy is one of the competencies of the library profession. Information literacy is needed in the work of librarianship. Reference service, the key determinant of library status in the society, requires competencies in information literacy. The purpose of this study is to find out how librarians in Indonesia meet the requirement of information literacy competencies and what factors affect the mastery of information literacy. This study is a qualitative research with literature survey. Based on the existing literature, the hypothesis was developed that librarians of Indonesia have information literacy skills if their personal development are supported by both internal and external factors. Internal factors comprise motivation (encouragement of work, efforts to achieve success, material and non-material motivation), attitudes towards the profession (job satisfaction, professional satisfaction, and organizational commitment), and other knowledge-skill-attitude (knowledge, computer literacy, digital literacy, and English language skills), educational background, and level of education. While external factors include availability of computers and Internet network, library policy to support the development of information literacy of librarians.

scholarly journals Opinions of academicians on digital literacy: A phenomenology study

2020 ◽  
Vol 15 (3) ◽  
pp. 469-478 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ezgi Pelin Yildiz
Keyword(s):  
Digital Literacy ◽  
Structured Interview ◽  
Literacy Skills ◽  
Digital Tools ◽  
Analysis Method ◽  
Data Collection Tool ◽  
Related Concept ◽  
Learning To Read ◽  
Content Analysis Method ◽  
New Generation

Social media has become an indispensable part of our lives in recent days, in which a new concept has emerged. This concept is Digital Literacy. We can define digital literacy as the ability to produce information using digital technologies. Digital literacy skills are among the most important skills that individuals should have in our age. Today, children are introduced to digital tools and started to use, before learning, to read and write. According to the researches, teachers and/or academics are not able to keep up with this digital progress of the new generation, but they fall behind. In this context, teachers and/or academics are expected to use digital tools effectively and have digital literacy skills in order to keep up with the digital transformation. The aim of this study is to apply the opinions of academicians about the concept of digital literacy which is rapidly entering our lives and to reveal the level of awareness about the related concept. Phenomenology design, one of the qualitative research methods, was used in the study. Phenomenology is a research design that is used to reveal cases that we are aware of but we do not have in-depth knowledge of it. For research purposes, the sample of the research consists of 10 academicians working as lecturers in various departments with a Vocational School of Technical Sciences of a university in Turkey. As a data collection tool, Semi-Structured Interview Form on Digital Literacy developed by Kozan (2018) was used with the permission of the researcher. In the context of the conceptualisation of the collected data, the thematic content analysis method was used. At the end of the study, it was revealed that all of the academicians who are working in the study group are familiar with the concept of digital literacy and they are ready to participate in the training to be given to them by relevant institutions and organisations.   Keywords: Digital literacy, Academics, 0pinion, Phenomenology Study.

scholarly journals Training Of Information Technology In West Java Sumedang-Regional Library As An Effort On Digital Literacy Education

2019 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 129
Author(s):  
Neneng Komariah ◽  
Encang Saepudin
Keyword(s):  
Information Technology ◽  
Digital Literacy ◽  
Public Libraries ◽  
Descriptive Analysis ◽  
Public Library ◽  
Literacy Education ◽  
Literacy Skills ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Digital Information ◽  
West Java

Background of the study: The Internet has become part of society's daily life. But the phenomenon shows that not all people are Able to use information technology and the Internet efficiently, and the information disseminated through the internet is not entirely quality information. Therefore, Internet users need digital literacy skills, that is the ability to use information technology efficiently and the ability to find, Evaluate, use, make information, and use it wisely, and lawfully. The problem is who should be held responsible to digital literacy education for the community. Public libraries can play a role in the digital literacy education for the community.Purpose: This study aims to find out how the management of ICT education in the Regional Public Library (PUSDA) of Sumedang Regency, West Java, as an effort for digital literacy education community.Method: The research method used is a qualitative method with descriptive analysis, and the data collection techniques with observation, interviews, focus group discussions, and literature study.Findings: The result shows the subject taught in ICT with the relevant training on participants' needs. The participants are students and jobless. Most of of participants did not have Reviews their own computer, they were very happy to take part in the ICT training in the library because it was free. Teachers are library staff and outside personnel assistance. Computer used are owned by the library and donations from industry. The way of teaching was easy to understand and the participants could practice using computers and search the internet. The PUSDA staff organized the training with enthusiasm.Conclusion: There are some aspects that are already owned by the public library which will support the implementation of digital literacy education effectively and efficiently. Among them is the library already has computer facilities, has a staff of professionals, and already has access to sources of digital information online

scholarly journals Challenging Assumptions about IT skills in Higher Education

2013 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lyn G Farrell
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Information Technology ◽  
Digital Literacy ◽  
Literacy Skills ◽  
Skills Acquisition ◽  
Academic Skill ◽  
The Status ◽  
Current Student ◽  
Academic Communication ◽  
It Skills

This paper challenges the idea of 'the digital native' and the subsequent assumption of digital literacy skills amongst higher education students. It offers clear evidence that current student populations come from a wider range of backgrounds than the theory allows for and that the younger student population is also more complex with varying levels of digital literacy experience. It argues that treating students as a homogenous mass is problematic and challenges the idea that generic technology skills are instantly transferable to academic study.The paper concludes with a warning that we are letting down some of our students by the ‘Information Technology (IT) barrier’ within higher education and that we should be focusing on identification of Information Technology (IT) need and IT skills acquisition support rather than assuming it is something students can ‘pick up as they go along’. This will only happen once IT is given the status of a core academic skill along with maths, information literacy and academic communication.

Tapping into Digital Literacy with Mobile Devices

2009 ◽  
pp. 436-456 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mark van‘t Hooft
Keyword(s):  
Mobile Devices ◽  
Digital Literacy ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Literacy Skills ◽  
Learning Activities ◽  
Digital Tools ◽  
Full Potential ◽  
Educational Activities ◽  
Pedagogical Changes ◽  
Wireless Mobile

This chapter describes the use of wireless mobile devices for teaching and learning, and their impact on digital literacy. Following a brief description of these digital tools for education, a sampling of short narratives is used to illustrate what types of educational activities are possible above and beyond what is possible without them, what pedagogical changes need to be made to effectively integrate wireless mobile devices in teaching and learning activities, how these devices can be adapted to harness their full potential as ubiquitous devices for teaching and learning, and how digital literacy skills influence and are being influenced by this technology. The ultimate goal of this chapter is to provide evidence of the potential that wireless mobile devices have for teaching and learning.

Multilingual Writing in Digital World

2021 ◽  
pp. 84-101
Author(s):  
Maha Alawdat
Keyword(s):  
Digital Literacy ◽  
Literacy Skills ◽  
Digital Tools ◽  
Digital Writing ◽  
Writing Classes ◽  
Digital World ◽  
Multilingual Writing ◽  
Students Attitudes ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Supporting Teachers

This chapter examines teachers' practices and strategies while using digital tools for writing. The chapter argues that when teachers use digital writing, they need to change their teaching strategies in order to ease their students' writing tasks. It also highlights the purposes of integrating digital tools for the writing classes and the challenges they face while adapting digital writing. The data are collected from teachers who work at schools, colleges, and universities, through a survey generated by Google forms. The findings show that integrating suitable digital tools requires mastering the use of technologies by supporting teachers' digital literacy skills before integrating them into classes to overcome any emerging challenges. This is to reinforce students to improve their writing levels. The chapter suggests more extended studies to examine students' attitudes and experiences with using digital tools and the impact of coronavirus pandemic on education.

Multilingual Writing in Digital World

2022 ◽  
pp. 969-986
Author(s):  
Maha Alawdat
Keyword(s):  
Digital Literacy ◽  
Literacy Skills ◽  
Digital Tools ◽  
Digital Writing ◽  
Writing Classes ◽  
Digital World ◽  
Multilingual Writing ◽  
Students Attitudes ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Supporting Teachers

This chapter examines teachers' practices and strategies while using digital tools for writing. The chapter argues that when teachers use digital writing, they need to change their teaching strategies in order to ease their students' writing tasks. It also highlights the purposes of integrating digital tools for the writing classes and the challenges they face while adapting digital writing. The data are collected from teachers who work at schools, colleges, and universities, through a survey generated by Google forms. The findings show that integrating suitable digital tools requires mastering the use of technologies by supporting teachers' digital literacy skills before integrating them into classes to overcome any emerging challenges. This is to reinforce students to improve their writing levels. The chapter suggests more extended studies to examine students' attitudes and experiences with using digital tools and the impact of coronavirus pandemic on education.

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