Digital literacy is a notion related to the abbilities a person
should have to socialize, learn and work in the digital era
This notion was proposed as a result of the current
technological context in which information is rapidly spread
and communication channels are faster and foster
interconnectivity
A person that is competent from the digital literacy
point of view should have the following characteristics:
To have abbilities to create
and communicate digital
information in several
formats
To understand the relationship between
technology and the learning process related to
his/her own field of study
To use the abbilities to participate in
the civil society and to contribte to an
informed and engaged community
Some of the advantages of
digital literacy can be
summarized this way:
You can learn quiclky
You can
keep
informed
You make smarter decisions
Digital literacy and English learning:
open practice, composition, evaluation and
collaboration