EDU 534 LESSON 9/10
Digital Literacy Skills: Media, Information and ICT Literacy
Digital Literacy
• It is about being able to make sense of digital media.
This occurs through meaningful and sustainable
consumption and curation patterns that improve an
individual potential to contribute to an authentic
community. This includes the ability to analyse,
prioritize, and act upon the countless digital media
21st century citizens encounter on a daily basis
Digital Literacy
•It means having the skills you need to live,
learn, and work in a society where
communication and access to information is
increasingly through digital technologies like
internet platforms social media, and mobile
devices.
Digital Literacy
• Communication is also a key aspect of digital
literacy. When communicating in virtual
environments, the ability to clearly express your
ideas, ask relevant questions, maintain respect,
and build trust is just as important as when
communicating in person.
Four Principles of Digital Literacy
Media literacy
•Media literate is to engage in a
digital society, one need to be able
to understand, inquire, create,
communicate and think critically.
Media Literacy: Five Core Concepts
• All media messages are constructed
• Media messages are constructed using a
creative language with own rules
• Different people experience the same media
message differently
• Media have embedded values and points of
view
Information Literacy
• It describes as set of abilities that enables an
individual to acquire, evaluate, and use
information. You can think of information
literacy as having these components: identify,
find, evaluate, apply and acknowledge sources of
information.
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