EDUC 323 TECHNOLOGY FOR TEACHING AND LEARNING 2 (TTL 2)

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MODULE 4: DIGITAL LITERACY SKILLS IN 21ST CENTURY

LEARNING OUTCOMES:

At the end of this lesson: the student should be able to:

 Identify and describe the elements of digital literacies.
 Conduct a self-evaluation on level of digital literacy skill.

INTRODUCTION
The 21ST century has redefined digital literacy. It has broadened its perspective to include other aspects of
the 21 context. These literacies include: (1) Cyber Literacy, (2) Media Literacy, (3) Arts and Creativity Literacy, (4)
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Financial Literacy, (5) Multicultural Literacy or Global Understanding.

This lesson will focus on digital skills and digital literacy as a response to the 21 st Century developments.
These millennial students are generally tech-savvy, digital natives. They practically know how to go about a tablet, an
ipad, smartphones or laptops better than anyone else. This suggests their digital skills.
However, are all student’s digital literacies?
Thinking on how to use the digital tools, accessing information, and exhibiting ways of working in a globally
competitive contexts, together with skills in living in the 21’st century refer to the digital literacies.

PRE-TEST

The skills you need to be able to perform well in the situation are known as 'digital literacy’. In the 21 st
century, you need to be equipped with these skills to keep abreast (updated) with the demands in the workplace.

Below is the Digital Literacy Skills Sell-Inventory. Find out how confident you are when working online by
putting a tick mark (√) in the corresponding column.

Digital Literacy Skills-Finding, Using, Not Confident Somewhat Very Confident

Creating Information, and Understanding Confident
Digital Practices
1. Selecting the right tool when you need to
locate, use or present information
2. Presenting your digital identity online
3. Identifying and communicating with an
expert online
4. Using online tools and sites to search or
share information online
5. Recognizing owner of ideas and
information found online through citations
6. Distinguishing the search engines to get
information
7. Knowing the information that can be
searched in the web
8. Using the right key words to search for
related online materials
9. Using social networking sites as a source
of information
10. Scanning or skimming a page of a site or
a blog among others to get the relevant
information quickly
11. Signing up pertinent sites having experts
and authorities In the discipline to be updated

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with information they can provide

12. Using materials in a variety of online
media
(i.e. videos, podcast, sites among others)
13. Assessing the credibility of an online
resource
14. Citing correct reference to other person's
work found online
15. Using bookmarking to organize and
legally
share files
16. Posting comments lo online forum, blogs
or Vblogs or web pages while observing
netiquette
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17. Writing and posting online views suited to
the target readership or audiences

18. Collaborating with others online in

creating
arid sharing documents or presentations.
19. Using multimedia Io capture the
information or message (i.e. recording and
editing a digital story, video or a podcast)
20. Communicating with others through
online modality (e.g. skype, forums, blogs,
social
networking sites, etc,)

What have you realized after taking the Digital Literacy Skills Self-Inventory?
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CONTENT:

What are digital literacies?

Digital literacies are the individual's capabilities to be able to effectively and responsibly function and
perform in a digital society. The term “digital literacy” was coined by Paul Glister in 1997 and it came from the
discussion of the concepts on (a) visual literacy when images and non-verbal symbols try to capture the knowledge;
(b) technological literacy requiring one to be able to use technology in addressing a need (c) computer literacy, which
in the 1980s started to become a household item manipulated to achieve one's
target; and (d) information literacy which refers to the finding, evaluating, using and sharing of information.
In the teaching and learning context, digital literacy Is an Important competence. In school, it has become a
buzzword which refers to the ability to access, process, understand, utilize create media content using information
technologies and the Internet (Hsieh. 2012).

The Digital Literacies

 Media Literacy - is one's ability to critically read information or content and utilize multimedia in
creatively producing communications.
 Information Literacy- is locating information from the web and interpreting while evaluating its validity
in order that it can be shared
 ICT Literacy - is knowing how to select and use digital devices, applications or services to accomplish
tasks requiring the use of the internet
 Communications and Collaboration - are one's capabilities in being able to participate
in the digital networks in the teaching and learning context
 Identity Management - is being able to understand how to ensure safety and security in managing
online identity and fostering a positive digital reputation.
 Learning Skills - are ways of knowing how to study and learn in a technology-enriched environment;
this is knowing how to utilize technology in addressing the need to learn efficiently

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 Digital Scholarship - is being able to link and participate in professional and research practices

The Three (3) 21st Century Skill Categories

Each 21st Century skill is broken into one of three categories:
1. Learning skills (the four C’s) teaches students about the mental processes required to adapt and improve
upon a modern work environment.
2. Literacy skills (IMT) focuses on how students can discern facts, publishing outlets, and the technology
behind them. There’s a strong focus on determining trustworthy sources and factual information to separate
it from the misinformation that floods the Internet.
3. Life skills (FLIPS) take a look at intangible elements of a student’s everyday life. These intangibles focus
on both personal and professional qualities.
Category 1. Learning Skills (The Four C’s). The four C’s are by far the most popular 21st Century skills.
These skills are also called learning skills.
The 4 C's of 21st Century Skills are:
Critical thinking: Finding solutions to problems
Creativity: Thinking outside the box
Collaboration: Working with others
Communication: Talking to others

Category 2. Literacy Skills (IMT). Literacy skills are the next category of 21st Century skills. They’re sometimes
called IMT skills, and they’re each concerned with a different element in digital comprehension.

The three 21st Century literacy skills are:

Information literacy: Understanding facts, figures, statistics, and data
Media literacy: Understanding the methods and outlets in which information is published
Technology literacy: Understanding the machines that make the Information Age possible

Category 3. Life Skills (FLIPS). Life skills is the final category. Also called FLIPS, these skills all pertain to
someone’s personal life, but they also bleed into professional settings.

The five 21st Century life skills are:

Flexibility: Deviating from plans as needed
Leadership: Motivating a team to accomplish a goal
Initiative: Starting projects, strategies, and plans on one’s own
Productivity: Maintaining efficiency in an age of distractions
Social skills: Meeting and networking with others for mutual benefit

Digital Literacy Skills vs. Digital Literacy

Digital Literacy Skills are required in the wired world. These skills vary from texts to images to multimedia.
Future teachers who will be handling students are considered a tech-savvy should equip themselves with
competencies and fluencies needed to handle the fast emerging tools and applications that should be able to handle
over artificial intelligences.
Lynch (2017) identified eight (8) digital literacy skills needed to become digitally literate:
1. Coding - coding is a universal language. Basic understanding of HTML, CS S and the like will
create a shared understanding of what can be one with the web pages.
2. Collaboration - the use of Google Docs among others allows student to begin experimenting with
effective online collaboration.
3. Cloud software - this is essential part of document management. The cloud is used to store
everything from photos to research projects to tern papers and even music.
4. Word Processing Software - Google, Microsoft Online Drop Box are available for storage and
management solutions.
5. Screen casting - a screencast is a video recording using the computer screen, and usually includes
an audio. On the other hand, when you take a picture on the screen of your computer, it is called
Print screen. Both can be used in explaining topics as well as providing a visual support to clarify
what you are thinking. While the print screen is a picture, the screen casting is a video screen
capture which is a great way to share ideas and it’s easy to use for novice video creator.
6. Personal Archiving - students should be taught the concepts of rneta-data, tagging, keywords and
categories to make them aware how they are represented online.
7. Information evaluation - critical thinking to weed out fake news is crucial in the 21 st century skill.
The use of tools and skills needed to process information are very much needed.

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8. Use of social media - social media serves different purposes depending on the user, the
technology and the need. For example, students should realize that Twitter can be useful for staying
current on the latest news in the field.

Examples of how Digital Skills or Proficiency supports Digital Literacy

Digital Skills Digital Literacy

1. sending an email or text 1. Evaluate the appropriate digital channel for online
communication with peers, teachers, and parents
2. Using Microsoft office/Google 1. Identify the benefits and drawbacks of each digital
tool
2. Evaluate critically which tool is most effective for
the project at hand
3. Tweeting, Posting to Facebook, Uploading a 1. Navigate social media safely to protect oneself
Video to YouTube, or posting a photo to 2. Identify hate propaganda and fake news
Instagram
4. Researching from the world wide web 1. Evaluate the information online
a. Is the site legitimate?
b. Is the author an expert?
c. Is the information current or dated?
d. Is the Idea neutral or biased?

LEARNING ACTIVITIES:

1. Think-Pair-Share
Based on the result of your Digital Literacy Skills Self-Inventory, in which following area(s) do you find
yourself least confident?
a) Understanding digital practices.
b) Locating information
c) Using Information
d) Creating Information
What action do you plan to take? Discuss this with your partner and share your action plan.

2. Let’s Do This. A. Match column A with column B by drawing a line connecting the key points.

Column A Column B
1. Participating in the digital A. Media Literacy
networks for learning and research
2. Adopting, adapting and using of digital B. Communication and Collaboration
and devices, application and services
3. Critically reading and creatively C. Learning Skills
producing academic and professional
communications in a wide range of media
4. Managing digital reputation and D. ICT Literacy
online activity
5. Participating in emerging academic E. Career and identity Management
professional and research practices
that depend on digital systems
6. Finding, interpreting, evaluating, F. Digital Scholarship
managing and sharing of information

Reference/s:
• Stauffer, B. (2022, January 10). What Are 21st Century Skills? [Link].
[Link]
• Technology for Teaching and Learning 2, Bilbao et [Link] Publishing Inc.2019

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