Digital literacy’s definition is an ability to practically use digital application to understand visuals and information, to utilize it for discipline application, and to create innovation. The definition of digital literacy in Belshaw’s thesis shares the same idea, but varies in concepts based on contexts that the literacy exists. The context composed of 8 essential elements that will help in developing and recognizing literacy with proper use of digital media.
People from different disciplines may have different purposes when they apply the digital literacy to their approach. I found a few examples that show how people from different professional fields define this terminology.
"That digital literacy is the amount of potential unlocked by the industrial revolution is dwarfed in information terms by what you can do with computers. Digital literacy is about learning to use the most powerful tools we’ve ever built"
Ari Geshner, the senior software engineer at Palantir
First example is digital literacy definition through initiative of The Digital Literacy Project or DLP, founded by Harvard computer-science major students. The project has mission to help communities develop technical literacy with coding and programming. DLP developed their own digital tool for entrepreneurship to increase awareness in crowdsourcing and marketing efforts by using technology, provided new modes of communication for deaf student in Nicaragua, and remote educational program for low-income students in Hong Kong.
Second is the concept of 'eHealth Literacy' by Norman and Skinner's. They mentioned that social media can potentially improve capacity to obtain, process, and understand health information and services needed to make appropriate health decisions.”(US Department of Health and
Human Services, 2000) In my opinion, social media is a great ways for physicians to stay connected with patients, such as www.breastcanceranswer.com. the website is operated by physicians to exchange information with the patients. Twitter can be a very helpful medium to connect among physicians as their educational resources because post on twitter can be linked to blog with active discussion.
May last example is Globaloria Learning Platform has a very cool approach that they teach students and young adults to develop “STEM” learning while developing digital literacy, science, technology, engineering, and math and global citizenship skills through game design. I like the idea of game designing with a goal of civic engagement literacy because this will help people learn to make game for just fun, but also stimulate them to navigate digital network from there.
In conclusion, I see that digital literacy has been applied to a lot professional fields, from computer, science, medical, architecture, to design. Not only because it is a trend to learn about coding, but I also think that it is an educational essential that people should learn to elevate literacy and skills and optimize their capacity with use of digital tools.
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