1) The document discusses the importance of digital literacy in the modern Web 2.0 world where technology has shifted to emphasize community and sharing experiences online. 2) Digital literacy is defined as the ability to understand and use information from multiple online sources via computers, which differs from traditional literacy skills. 3) Doctors need to develop digital literacy skills to prepare for a future where new information and communication technologies will be required in their professions.

1. Digital Literacy in a 2.0 World Created by Kyle Jones of Elmhurst Col!ege (2007) Edited and Modified by: Victor Castilla

2. Outline Defining literacy and digital literacy Why we are refocusing on digital literacy Web 2.0

3. Ask yourself these questions How might “this” work or not work? Why? How might “this” benefit me? How might “this” add to my instruction?

4. What is literacy? What do we consider to be the main characteristics of literacy? How do doctors obtain these skills?

5. Literacy meanings Able to read and write Literacy is deliberately taught and consciously and deliberately learned.

6. Then, what is digital literacy? What are its defining characteristics? How do they differ from the traditional views of literacy?

7. Digital Literacy Digital literacy is "the ability to understand and use information in multiple formats from a wide range of sources when it is presented via computers" ( 1 ) 1. Gilster, Paul. Digital Literacy . New York: Wiley and Computer Publishing, 1997. p. 1.

8. But are doctors tech-savvy?

9. Tech savvy versus digitally literate We need to reconsider our wording, our definitions. What’s the difference here?

10. What if we don’t adapt? “ If doctors are prepared only for the foundational literacies of book, paper, and pencil technologies, they will be unprepared for a future in which the new literacies are required by new information and communication technologies.” (1, Karchmer et al. pg. 1)

11. What is the reason for a new or revised focus on digital literacy?

12. The changing digital environment Technology has shifted from the personal experience to the community experience. To share our lives, our knowledge, our experiences. This is a societal shift, not a niche phenomenon.

13. Web 2.o at a glimpse Communication and collaboration via: audio (podcasts) video (YouTube) text (blogs, wikis) folksonomies (tagging @ amazon.com, del.icio.us) Subscription content (RSS)

14. Web 2.o at a glimpse Aesthetics and experience How does it look? Did you enjoy your time at the site?

15. Are you Digital Literate?

16. http://web2097.blogspot.com