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

Author Identifier (ORCID)

Mark McMahon

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

Jo Jung

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

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.

Document Type

Conference Proceeding

Date of Publication

2020

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

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