International Literacy Day Digital Literacy for

Transcript:International Literacy Day Digital Literacy for:
International Literacy Day Digital Literacy for Youth and Adults Org by: Ministry of Education September 8th, 2021 Professor Pankaj Arora Director Institute of Lifelong Learning Professor of Education at CIE University of Delhi Meaning of Digital Literacy (DL) An ability to find, evaluate, utilize, share, and create content using information technologies and the Internet"(www.digitalliteracy.cornell.edu, 2015). Digital literacy is the ability to interpret and design nuanced communication across fluid digital forms.” This refers to the evolving digital and social media applications, including, but not limited to, search engines, medical blogs, Twitter, YouTube, Facebook, Wikipedia, and other social media channels. Digital literacy involves critically engaging with technology and developing a social awareness of how a number of factors including commercial agendas and cultural understandings can shape the ways in which technology is used to convey information and meaning. It means being able to communicate and represent knowledge in different contexts and to different audiences (for example, in visual, audio or textual modes). This involves finding and selecting relevant information, critically evaluating and re-contextualising knowledge and is underpinned by an understanding of the cultural and social contexts in which this takes place. In short…..DL means….. “A constellation of life skills” (Hobbs, 2010, p. vii) given the diverse definitions, uses, purposes, and contexts in which these literacies are applied. NEP (Chapter 24) Online and Digital Education: Ensuring Equitable Use of Technology 24.1. New circumstances and realities require new initiatives. The recent rise in epidemics and pandemics necessitates that we are ready with alternative modes of quality education whenever and wherever traditional and in-person modes of education are not possible. Nature of DL The nature of digital literacy is being comfortable using digital technologies Having the ability to decide which piece of equipment or software is right for the job in hand. Enable to effectively use appropriate technology, infrastructure of that technology and its applications/software to access the services you require. You must also be respectful and safe in all you do within the digital world just as you would in the physical world. Scope of Digital Literacy The scope or use of digital literacy touches all aspects of our everyday lives. It is all encompassing in terms of its scope. In fact, it is very difficult to think of an element of our lives that is not affected by digital technology. With apps and software to help us find a job or a partner,