This document discusses definitions of digital literacy from various sources and the author's own perspective. It provides three definitions of digital literacy from literature: as online practices and values, as the ability to succeed using electronic tools, and as critically navigating, evaluating and creating digital information. The author then shares their view of digital literacy as involving learning, investigation and intellectual sharing, but also limitations from lack of access or misuse of information. Digital literacy is presented as beneficial to learning and research, but must be properly used to avoid harm.
2. DEFINITIONS
“The practices involved in
reading, writing, and
exchanging information in
online environment as well
as the values associated
with such practices –
social, culttural, political,
educational” defined by
Selfe and Hawisher in
2002 (Spilka, R., p 7-8,
2010)
3. DEFINITIONS
Digital literacy is the ability to succeed in
encounters with the electronic
infrastructures and tools that make
possible the world of the twenty-first
century. Digital literacy has become a
central enabling agent in the educational
enterprise, as a result of a number of
trends. (Martin, p. 131, 2005)
4. DEFINITIONS
Digital literacy is the ability to effectively and critically navigate,
evaluate and create information using a range of digital technologies. It
requires one "to recognize and use that power, to manipulate and
transform digital media, to distribute pervasively, and to easily adapt
them to new forms". Digital literacy does not replace traditional forms of
literacy. It builds upon the foundation of traditional forms of
literacy. Digital literacy is the marrying of the two terms digital and
literacy; however, it is much more than a combination of the two
terms. Digital information is a symbolic representation of data,
and literacy refers to the ability to read for knowledge, write coherently,
and think critically about the written word. (Wikipedia, 2014)
8. Digital Literacy
My own concept:
Learning. It takes into account
the four language skills:
listening, speaking, reading
and writing.
Investigation. It also makes
researching faster and easier
than before this digital era.
Intellectuality. There is more
critical thinking and
intellectual sharing with
people around the world.Image taking from HERE
9. Digital Literacy
Limitation. People who do not
have internet and a digital
devices cannot be a part of
this digital world. What do you
think?
Misunderstandings. Some new
and also old users of the
system do not research
properly before publishing;
leading to false premises.
Ecology. Less use of paper
helps the environment.
Digital Literacy is a great deal
for humanity, nonetheless if it
is badly used, it could be fatal.
10. references
Spilka, R. (2010). Digital Literacy for Technical
Communication: 21st Century Theory and Practice. ( P. 7-
8). New York: Routledge. Consulted 12 June 2014 at
http://books.google.co.ve/books?id=x0OOAgAAQBAJ&pg
=PA7&dq=Definition+of+Digital+Literacy&hl=en&sa=X&ei
=1xCaU5Zcy96wBI22gpAJ&ved=0CCMQ6AEwAg#v=one
page&q=Definition%20of%20Digital%20Literacy&f=false
Martin, A. (2005) DigEuLit – a European Framework for
Digital Literacy: a Progress Report. Journal of eLiteracy,
Vol 2, p. 131. Scotland: Allan University of Glasgow.
Consulted 12 June 2014 at
http://www.jelit.org/65/01/JeLit_Paper_31.pdf
Digital Literacy Consulted 12 June 2014 at
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_literacy
