DELSA - Digital Empowerment for Digitally Upskilling Adults

Digital Citizenship

What I need for this unit?Click to read

A Computer, Laptop, Tablet or Smartphone

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Digital Citizenship or just CitizenshipClick to read

•Citizenship on its own – often thought of as political or aligned to one country ( click to find a definition of Citizenship.

•We need to view “digital citizenship” as simply part of our everyday “citizenship” as active-citizens activities.

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Digital LiteracyClick to read

Literacy – the ability to read and write.

Critical Literacy – What do you read into the text.

Digital Literacy –’The ability to use technology as a tool to research, organise, evaluate and communicate information, and the possession of a fundamental understanding of the ethical/legal issues surrounding the access and use of information.

•Digital Divide –Ireland : Has some of the highest levels of STE. (Science,Technologhy,Engineering & Mathematics) degree level graduates….yet the lowest levels of basic digital skills.

(See DELSA PROJECT MAPPING REPORT)

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Digital Literacy TodayClick to read

‘The capabilities which fit someone for living, learning, and working in a digital society’ (Jisc, 2014)

•Younger people/students often perceived as ‘digital natives’ who are comfortable and expert in using technology, - unhelpful assumptions about their digital and information literacy skills (Jones and Czerniewicz, 2010).

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Digital Citizenship - Nine ElementsClick to read

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Digital Citizenship - Digital DivideClick to read