scholarly journals Digital literacy practices of Turkish pre-service EFL teachers

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sedat Akayoglu ◽  
H. Müge Satar ◽  
Kenan Dikilitas ◽  
Nazlı Ceren Cirit ◽  
Sibel Korkmazgil
Keyword(s):  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Digital Literacy ◽  
Literacy Practices ◽  
Literacy Skills ◽  
Language Teachers ◽  
Digital Tools ◽  
University Professors ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Social Media Platforms ◽  
Information And Communication

With rapid changes in information and communication technologies, it is no longer sufficient for language teachers and pre-service teachers (PTs) to know how to use existing digital tools. They also need to be digitally literate in order to critically evaluate such tools and platforms for safe, wise, and productive use. Within a qualitative approach, this study investigated Turkish PTs’ conceptualisation of digital literacy. This included an exploration of how PTs defined this concept, what kind of tools they used, and for which purposes they preferred to use digital tools. First, we found that PTs concept of digital literacy consist of many levels from knowledge to use, and to critical, creative, and collaborative use. Second, we observed that university professors play an important role in the development of digital literacy levels of PTs. Third, it was found that PTs use social media platforms heavily for various purposes, however, we identified a need for further guidance in supporting PTs' use of these platforms for their professional development. The findings of this study shed light on the current digital literacy skills of PTs in Turkey and will be beneficial for educational policy makers and teacher trainers in teacher education for the twenty-first century.

Digital Literacy in a Lifelong Learning Programme for Adults

2014 ◽  
pp. 841-856
Author(s):  
Athanassios Jimoyiannis ◽  
Maria N. Gravani
Keyword(s):  
Lifelong Learning ◽  
Instructional Practices ◽  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Digital Literacy ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Literacy Skills ◽  
Ict Literacy ◽  
Individual Instruction ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
To Come

The study presented explores aspects of adult learning on digital literacy in the context of a lifelong learning programme for social cohesion in Greece. The article outlines the framework of the digital literacy subject and underlines its associated objectives regarding adults' knowledge and competence in Information and Communication Technologies (ICT). The exploration draws upon the experiences and perceptions of eight adult ICT educators. The findings reveal that the educators tried to use flexible instructional practices that were adjusted to adult learners' needs and interests. Common effective instructional practices used were: ICT competence sessions, interdisciplinary and multi-literacy lessons, ICT-based projects, individual instruction sessions. Additionally, the article reveals the difficulties that adults faced in the course of developing ICT literacy skills. The paper ends with implications for the design of adult digital literacy courses in lifelong learning programmes, and for the preparation and development of the ICT educators in the years to come.

Digital Literacy in a Lifelong Learning Programme for Adults

2012 ◽  
pp. 109-123 ◽  
Author(s):  
Athanassios Jimoyiannis ◽  
Maria Gravani
Keyword(s):  
Lifelong Learning ◽  
Instructional Practices ◽  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Digital Literacy ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Literacy Skills ◽  
Ict Literacy ◽  
Individual Instruction ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
To Come

The study presented explores aspects of adult learning on digital literacy in the context of a lifelong learning programme for social cohesion in Greece. The article outlines the framework of the digital literacy subject and underlines its associated objectives regarding adults’ knowledge and competence in Information and Communication Technologies (ICT). The exploration draws upon the experiences and perceptions of eight adult ICT educators. The findings reveal that the educators tried to use flexible instructional practices that were adjusted to adult learners’ needs and interests. Common effective instructional practices used were: ICT competence sessions, interdisciplinary and multi-literacy lessons, ICT-based projects, individual instruction sessions. Additionally, the article reveals the difficulties that adults faced in the course of developing ICT literacy skills. The paper ends with implications for the design of adult digital literacy courses in lifelong learning programmes, and for the preparation and development of the ICT educators in the years to come.

scholarly journals O letramento digital no processo de formação de professores de línguas

2013 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Gabriela Marzari ◽  
Vilson Leffa
Keyword(s):  
Teacher Education ◽  
Critical Discourse Analysis ◽  
Extracurricular Activities ◽  
Digital Literacy ◽  
Teaching Practice ◽  
Literacy Practices ◽  
Historical Context ◽  
Educational Process ◽  
Language Teachers ◽  
Information And Communication

Resumo: No presente artigo, investigamos em que medida as Tecnologias da Informação e Comunicação (TIC) estão presentes na formação de professores de línguas no Brasil, tanto da língua materna quanto de línguas estrangeiras, a partir da identificação de práticas de letramento digital, conforme descritas pelos participantes deste estudo. Com esse objetivo, analisamos as concepções de quinze professores de Letras sobre o papel da tecnologia no ensino de línguas e suas implicações para a prática docente sob a perspectiva da Análise Crítica do Discurso (FAIRCLOUGH, 1989, 1992). A análise revelou que a presença da tecnologia nos cursos de formação de professores de Letras restringe-se, na maioria das vezes, a disciplinas eletivas e atividades extracurriculares. Como consequência, esses professores não se sentem efetivamente preparados para atuar no atual contexto sócio-histórico, profundamente marcado pela presença das TIC. Palavras-chave: Formação de professores. Tecnologia. Letramento digital. DIGITAL LITERACY IN THE EDUCATIONAL PROCESS OF LANGUAGE TEACHERS Abstract: In this paper, we investigate the extent to which Information and Communication Technology (ICT) is present in the educational process of language teachers in Brazil, both Portuguese and foreign languages, by identifying digital literacy practices as described by the participants of this study. With this objective in mind, we analyze the discourse of fifteen language teachers on the role of technology in language teaching and its implications for teaching practice from the perspective of Critical Discourse Analysis (FAIRCLOUGH, 1989, 1992). The analysis showed that the presence of technology in language teacher education courses is limited, in most cases, to elective courses and extracurricular activities. As a result, these teachers do not feel prepared to function effectively in the current socio-historical context, deeply marked by the presence of ICT. Keywords: Teacher education. Technology. Digital literacy. .  

scholarly journals Will education in the mother tongue contribute to the increase of digital literacies?

2017 ◽  
Vol 6 (3) ◽  
pp. 139
Author(s):  
Joaquim Guerra
Keyword(s):  
Older People ◽  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Digital Literacy ◽  
Mother Tongue ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Technological Knowledge ◽  
Digital Tools ◽  
Mother Tongue Education ◽  
Digital Era ◽  
Information And Communication

We live undoubtedly in a digital era in which younger people have more technological knowledge and use technology more than older people who mostly must adapt their lives and practices, learning how, why, and when to use digital tools. In schools, this gap is visible if we compare the curricula for teaching the Portuguese mother tongue and teachers’ practices. As we demonstrate, the references in syllabi are residual, and teachers use digital tools as they used other tools before. This paper aims to summarize and to intersect the results from previous studies on information and communication technologies (ICT), Portuguese mother tongue syllabi, and teachers’ practices with ICT. It also points out some causes of the lack of aims for the increase of digital literacy in mother tongue education.

Digital Literacy in a Lifelong Learning Programme for Adults

2010 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 40-60 ◽  
Author(s):  
Athanassios Jimoyiannis ◽  
Maria Gravani
Keyword(s):  
Lifelong Learning ◽  
Instructional Practices ◽  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Digital Literacy ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Literacy Skills ◽  
Ict Literacy ◽  
Individual Instruction ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
To Come

The study presented explores aspects of adult learning on digital literacy in the context of a lifelong learning programme for social cohesion in Greece. The article outlines the framework of the digital literacy subject and underlines its associated objectives regarding adults’ knowledge and competence in Information and Communication Technologies (ICT). The exploration draws upon the experiences and perceptions of eight adult ICT educators. The findings reveal that the educators tried to use flexible instructional practices that were adjusted to adult learners’ needs and interests. Common effective instructional practices used were: ICT competence sessions, interdisciplinary and multi-literacy lessons, ICT-based projects, individual instruction sessions. Additionally, the article reveals the difficulties that adults faced in the course of developing ICT literacy skills. The article ends with implications for the design of adult digital literacy courses in lifelong learning programmes, and for the preparation and development of the ICT educators in the years to come.

scholarly journals Letramento digital de idoso no contexto da EJA em Mossoró-RN

2015 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Samuel De Carvalho Lima ◽  
Lúrya Valéria de Oliveira Sousa Almeida
Keyword(s):  
Adult Education ◽  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Digital Literacy ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Literacy Practices ◽  
Online Courses ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Exploratory Research ◽  
Lack Of Information ◽  
Information And Communication

Resumo: A sociedade brasileira contemporânea é marcada pela cultura tecnológica, cujas práticas sociais são mediadas pelas Tecnologias da Informação e Comunicação (TIC). Essas TICs têm alterado a rotina de muitos sujeitos, sendo que aqueles que não se aproximam dessas acabam por não participar de processos sociais ou de estratégias de facilitação na realização dos mesmos no cotidiano, através de mensagens instantâneas, pagamento de contas online, cursos à distância, entre outros. O idoso, para além da exclusão social resultante de preconceitos e de falta de informação ou consciência, acaba por vezes excluído, também, do processo de aproximação com as TICs. Dessa forma, sabendo da importância do letramento digital, buscamos investigar a promoção das práticas de letramento digital do sujeito idoso que participa da Educação de Jovens e Adultos (EJA) ofertada no Centro de Educação de Jovens e Adultos (CEJA) Professor Alfredo Simoneti, no município de Mossoró-RN. Para isso, realizamos uma pesquisa de cunho qualitativo e exploratório que, a partir da aplicação de questionário, resultou em dados que confirmam que ainda há muitas lacunas que precisam ser preenchidas para que o processo de ensino-aprendizagem da EJA se torne promotor do letramento digital. Palavras-chave: Letramento digital. Idoso. EJA. DIGITAL LITERACY OF THE ELDERLY IN THE CONTEXT OF YOUTH AND ADULT EDUCATION IN MOSSORÓ-RN Abstract: The current Brazilian society is marked by technological culture, whose social practices are mediated by Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs). These ICTs have changed the routine of many people, and those who do not approach them end up not participating in many social processes or enabling strategies in achieving these processes in everyday life (IM; bill payment; online courses, etc.). The elderly, in addition to social exclusion resulting from prejudice and lack of information or awareness, are, sometimes, excluded either from the process of rapprochement to ICTs. Thus, knowing the importance of digital literacy, we seek to investigate the promotion of literacy practices to the elderly that participate in the Youth and Adult Education (YAE) offered in the Youth and Adult Education Center Professor Alfredo Simoneti in Mossoró-RN. We conducted a qualitative and exploratory research that, from the questionnaire, resulted in data that confirm that there are still many gaps that need to be fullfilled for the process of teaching and learning of YAE to become a promoter of digital literacy. Keywords: Digital literacy. Elderly. Youth and Adult Education.  

scholarly journals Providing multilingual logistics communication in COVID-19 disaster relief

Multilingua ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 39 (5) ◽  
pp. 517-528
Author(s):  
Jie Zhang ◽  
Yuqin Wu
Keyword(s):  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Disaster Relief ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Social Media Platforms ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
Response And Recovery ◽  
Important Means ◽  
National Emergency ◽  
The Impact

AbstractTranslation is an important means of enabling access to information in an emergency response. Increasingly, volunteer translators have been using social media platforms to self-organize and carry out urgent translation tasks that effectively complement official disaster relief efforts. However, the role of crowdsourced translations and the capacity of volunteer translators in reducing the impact of disasters remain underestimated and therefore understudied. Based on semi-structured interviews with five volunteer translators and online observation of their translation practices, this study investigates the role of a volunteer-driven crowdsourced translation effort in facilitating the donation and procurement of medical supplies between Wuhan and the world. By addressing the real challenges of urgent crisis communication in Wuhan in the early stages of the pandemic, this study draws attention to the need to integrate information and communication technologies with multilingual resources for disaster relief. In addition, it calls for the inclusion of multilingual logistics in national emergency preparation, response and recovery plans.

scholarly journals Infrastructural and Social Aspects of ICT Dissemination in Rural Areas in Ukraine in Juxtaposition with Other Post-Transition Countries—State of Play and Prospects for Rural Development

2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 16
Author(s):  
Aleksandra Synowiec
Keyword(s):  
Rural Development ◽  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Digital Literacy ◽  
Transition Period ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Transition Countries ◽  
Social Aspects ◽  
Information And Communication

The objective of this study is to identify the current state of, and the prospects for, information and communication technologies (ICT) dissemination in rural areas in Ukraine in juxtaposition with other post-transition countries. The spread of ICT is discussed within the frame of economic, infrastructural, and social factors affecting rural areas in Ukraine since the post-communist transition period. Information and communication technologies may support the socio-economic development of peripheral areas in many ways—including rural ones. Dissemination of ICT contributes to the emergence of sources of income, equalizes education opportunities, and increases the attractiveness of rural areas. However, the rural—urban divide in the countries of Central and Eastern Europe and other former USSR countries is still remarkable and, as a type of structural inequality, should be better recognized. The source material is based on secondary data, which consists of selected literature on the subject of rural development in Central and Eastern European Countries, strategic documents, available reports and studies of international institutions, research from agencies, state documents and statistics, and research conducted by international and domestic NGOs. In reference to the paper’s objective, the method of content analysis was employed. Dissemination of ICT in rural areas in Ukraine is influenced by two groups of factors. The infrastructural divide concerning Internet access between rural and urban populations in Ukraine has been diminishing, but the issue of structural exclusion due to place of residence has still not been solved. As far as the social aspects of ICT dissemination in rural areas in Ukraine are concerned, the level of digital literacy among rural dwellers is significantly lower in comparison to urban residents. Rural areas are more exposed to the consequences of various aspects of digital exclusion.

THE USE OF DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES IN TEACHING A FOREIGN LANGUAGE

2020 ◽  
Vol XIII (XIII) ◽  
pp. 72-77
Author(s):  
L.D. KRIVYKH ◽  
◽  
O.B. BAGRINTSEVA ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Language ◽  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Language Teachers ◽  
Foreign Languages ◽  
Listening Skills ◽  
Foreign Language Teachers ◽  
New Information ◽  
Information And Communication

The article deals with the application of new technologies in teaching foreign languages. Substantiates the importance of the development of other forms and methods of teaching English to students of information technology disciplines. As well as drawing attention to the use of new information and communication technologies of the Internet. The article includes examples of the use of podcasts in the development of listening skills. The article is written for foreign language teachers, all interested in the methodology of teaching foreign languages, based on new technologies.

scholarly journals The role of libraries in teaching doctoral students to become information-literate researchers

2019 ◽  
Vol 120 (3/4) ◽  
pp. 158-172 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sharon Ince ◽  
Christopher Hoadley ◽  
Paul A. Kirschner
Keyword(s):  
Graduate Students ◽  
Doctoral Students ◽  
Information Literacy ◽  
Digital Literacy ◽  
Literacy Practices ◽  
Empirical Studies ◽  
Literacy Skills ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Skill Sets ◽  
Types Of Information

PurposeThis paper aims to review current literature pertaining to information literacy and digital literacy skills and practices within the research workflow for doctoral students and makes recommendations for how libraries (and others) can foster skill-sets for graduate student research workflows for the twenty-first century scholarly researcher.Design/methodology/approachA review of existing information literacy practices for doctoral students was conducted, and four key areas of knowledge were identified and discussed.FindingsThe findings validate the need for graduate students to have training in information literacy, information management, knowledge management and scholarly communication. It recommends empirical studies to be conducted to inform future practices for doctoral students.Practical implicationsThis paper offers four areas of training to be considered by librarians and faculty advisers to better prepare scholars for their future.Originality/valueThis paper presents a distinctive synthesis of the types of information literacy and digital literacy skills needed by graduate students.

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