East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust Knowledge and Library Services: Digital Literacy

Digital Literacy 

The American Library Association Digital Literacy Task Force says "Digital literacy is the ability to use information and communication technologies to find, evaluate, create, and communicate information, requiring both cognitive and technical skills."

Fundamental digital literacy skills for everyday life include:

• Finding, managing and storing digital information and content.
• Communicating, interacting, collaborating, sharing and connecting with others.
• Buying and selling goods and services, organising your finances and using digital government services.
• Solving problems and finding solutions using digital tools.
• Creating basic digital content in order to engage with digital communities and organisations.

Extract from Open Learn Course:  Digital literacy: succeeding in a digital world

Week 1 Section 3

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"Technology is impacting on every area of life and the speed of change is accelerating" to help equip yourself to learn, work and play in a digital world..."  Click on the title below to access the course.

Digital literacy course from Open Learn

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