Digital Literacy

Whilst e-learning can be defined as the process of learning with technology, Digital Literacy can defined as the skills and competencies required for living and working in a digital society. These core digital skills can be embedded on college courses to help learners develop confidence and new skills. These skills enable better critical thinking, support professional development and develop more effective and employable learners.

Digital Literacy in the wider context

JISC

reported in 2009 of Emerging Practice in a Digital Age – exploring how colleges and universities are embracing innovation and using emerging technologies to enhance learning in a climate of economic pressure, changing social circumstances and rapid technological change. The report investigates how the emergence of new and more powerful technologies together with an increase in personal ownership of these technologies are changing the way we connect, communicate and collaborate, and how these changes can benefit learning. The focus of this guide is on emerging practice rather than emerging technology (JISC, 2009).

You can view the report here. Emerging Practice in a Digital Age

Princes Trust

The Princes Trust Digital Literacy Research, 2013, suggests the ‘lack of computer skills is damaging young people’s job chances’

You can review the report here. Princes Trust Digital Literacy Report

The Guardian campaign for Digital Literacy

Supporting computer Science and IT in schools. Available here 

Microsoft Digital Literacy

Microsoft provide a Digital Literacy Curriculum that covers many of the basic skills from computer basics to digital lifestyles. An extensive series of e-learning packages and assessments are available on the Microsoft Digital Literacy website which can be completed independently.