DEVELOPING
BASIC DIGITAL SKILLS
Six Essential
Skills
1. Solution fluency
this
refers to the capacity and creativity in problem solving.
2. Information fluency
This
involves 3 subsets of skills, namely
a) An
ability to access information, access may involve not only of the internet, but
other sources like the CD-ROM software.
b)
Retrieved information may include not only texts but images, sounds and video.
c) An
ability to reflect on, assess and rewrite for instructive information packages.
3. Collaboration 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
refers to channels of mass communication (radio, television, magazine,
advertising, graphic arts) or digital sources.
5. Creativity fluency
Artistic
proficiency adds meaning by way of design, art, and story-telling to package a
message. Font, color, patterns, layout are elements to creative fluency.
6. Digital ethics
The
digital citizen is guided by principles of leadership, global responsibility,
environment awareness, global citizenship, and personal accountability.
HIGHER
THINKING SKILLS
Bloom’s
Taxonomy serves as a general framework of skills that requires information
processing, idea creation and real-world problem-solving skills. The following
taxonomy may be proposed:
1.
Remembering recall information
2.
Understanding-explain ideas
3.
Applying-use information in a new way
4.
Analyzing-distinguish different parts
5.
Evaluating-justify stand or position
6.
Creating-new product/point of view
The
structured problem solving-process known as 4D’s also exemplifies the
instructional shift in digital learning:
· Define the problem
· Design the solution
· Do the work
· Debrief on the outcome
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