A multidimensional approach to understanding and addressing digital literacy in higher education
Abstract
Despite an increased focus on traditional literacies such as reading and writing, digital literacy remains a concern due to the inconsistency with which the current generation of students are able to use digital technologies for academic and future professional purposes. One of the challenges of digital literacy is its multidimensional nature. There have been many attempts to define these dimensions but most have focused on a narrow range. The focus of this paper is to synthesise the existing research into a multidimensional taxonomy that may provide a framework for ensuring the development of digital literacy skills in higher education. The taxonomy defines the media and skills inherent in digital literacy at multiple cognitive and epistemological levels, while accommodating the contexts that mediate their use.
RAS ID
18777
Document Type
Conference Proceeding
Date of Publication
1-1-2014
Faculty
Faculty of Education and Arts
School
Office of Associate Dean - Teaching and Learning (FEA) / Centre for Higher Education Learning and Teaching Research
Copyright
free_to_read
Publisher
HERDSA
Comments
Mcmahon, M. T. (2014). A multidimensional approach to understanding and addressing digital literacy in higher education. Proceedings of Higher Education Research and Development Society of Australasia Annual Conference. (pp. 237-244). Hong Kong. HERDSA. Available here