Lesson 6

DEVELOPING BASIC DIGITAL SKILLS

 

 

As teachers adjust their teachings to effectively math the new digital world of information and communication technology (ICT), they must be clear on what basic knowledge, skills and values or literacies need to be developed by digital learners.

THREE BASIC LITERACIES

1. Reading

2. Writing

3. Arithmetic

SIX ESSENTIALS TO EQUIPE STUDENTS FOR SUCCESS          

1. Solution Fluency - this refers to the capacity and creativity in problem solving.

2. Information Fluency - this involves 3 subsets of skills, namely: An ability to access information, access may involve not only of the internet, but other sources like the CD-ROM software. An ability to retrieve information retrieved not only texts, but images, sounds and videos. An ability to reflect on, access and rewrite for instructive information packages.

3. Collaborative Fluency - this refers to teamwork with virtual or real partners in the online environment. There is virtual interaction in social networking and online gaming domains.

4. Media Fluency - media refer to channels of mass communication (radio, television, magazine, advertising, graphic arts,) or digital messages. There is a need for an analytical mind to evaluate the message in a chosen media, as well as a creative ability to publish digital messages.

5. Creativity Fluency - artistic proficiency adds meaning by way of design, art, and story-telling to package a message.

6. Digital Ethics - the digital citizen is guided by principles of leadership, global responsibility, environmental awareness, global citizenship and personal accountability.

HIGHER THINKING SKILLS

-Entering the new world of information and communication technology opens the way for complex and higher cognitive skills.

-While Bloom’s Taxonomy of Thinking Skills can serve as a general framework of skills, a new era of creativity in the digital world has led to introducing a kind of framework that requires information processing, idea creation and real-world problem-solving skills.

-The structured problem solving process known as 4Ds also exemplifies the instructional shift in digital learning:

1. Define the problem

2. Design the solution

3. Do the work

4. Debrief on the outcome