A multi-domain approach to assuring digital literacy in an undergraduate discipline

Author Identifier

Mark McMahon

ORCID : https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8434-5513

Jo Jung

Orcid : https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1144-8965

Document Type

Conference Proceeding

Publication Title

13th annual International Conference of Education, Research and Innovation

Publisher

International Academy of Technology, Education and Development

School

School of Arts and Humanities / Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts (WAAPA)

RAS ID

36074

Comments

McMahon, M., Jung, J., & Brook, L. (2020, November). A multi-domain approach to assuring digital literacy in an undergraduate discipline [Paper presentation]. 13th annual International Conference of Education, Research and Innovation, Online. https://doi.org/10.21125/iceri.2020

Abstract

Australian higher Education is governed by the Australian Qualifications Framework, setting outcomes for educational attainment at all post-secondary levels. Digital literacy is implied through requirements for ‘technical knowledge with depth in one or more disciplines’ and to ‘analyse and evaluate information’ [1, p. 47]. However, the emphasis on broader cognitive skills can result in a lack of explicit outcomes relating to digital literacy. To address this, an Australian University has undertaken to assure these skills in a degree in Games and Interactive Design, where aspirational designers have been shown to lack some of assumed digital skills within that discipline.

DOI

10.21125/iceri.2020

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