Download or read book Introduction to Digital Literacy and the Future of Computing written by Enamul Haque and published by Enamul Haque. This book was released on 2024-07-04 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discover the Ultimate Guide to Navigating the Digital World In today's fast-paced digital age, being a good digital citizen is more important than ever. Whether you're sharing updates on social media, browsing the web, or engaging with digital content, understanding the essentials of digital literacy is crucial. Introduction to Digital Literacy and the Future of Computing is your comprehensive guide to mastering the digital landscape with confidence, safety, and ethical responsibility. Embrace Digital Citizenship We live in a world where technology is woven into every aspect of our lives. To thrive as a digital citizen, you must know how to navigate the internet safely, securely, and responsibly. This book provides all the guidelines you need to become a well-informed and ethical digital citizen. This book covers everything from understanding the fundamentals of digital literacy to learning how to behave appropriately online. What You'll Learn Digital Literacy Fundamentals: - Online Safety: Learn how to protect yourself and your personal information in the digital world. Ethical Behaviour: Understand the importance of responsible online conduct and how to engage positively in digital communities. Navigating Social Media: Master the art of using social media platforms safely and effectively. Understanding Digital Footprints: Recognise the long-term impact of your online activities and how to manage your digital presence. The Future of Computing: Artificial Intelligence (AI): Explore how AI transforms industries and everyday life, and understand its potential and limitations. Blockchain: Discover the secure world of blockchain technology and its applications beyond cryptocurrencies. Quantum Computing: Dive into the fascinating realm of quantum computing and its revolutionary potential to solve complex problems. Expand Your Knowledge Once you've built a solid foundation in digital literacy, this book takes you on a journey to explore the future of computing. You'll learn how emerging technologies like AI, blockchain, and quantum computing are shaping the future. This knowledge will enhance your digital literacy and prepare you for the technological advancements that lie ahead.
Download or read book Current Trends and Future Practices for Digital Literacy and Competence written by Cartelli, Antonio and published by IGI Global. This book was released on 2012-04-30 with total page 281 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This book offers a look at the latest research within digital literacy and competence, setting the bar for the digital citizen of today and tomorrow"--Provided by publisher.
Download or read book Digital Literacy written by Paul Gilster and published by Wiley. This book was released on 1998-04-03 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Readers leery of ramping onto the information highway and surfers suffering Internet overload will value the solid advice supplied by Gilster." --Booklist. "Paul Gilster's intelligent, sobering look at the Internet is a breath of fresh air." --Amazon.com "This book sheds light on the skills that Web surfers need to separate the digital garbage from the golden nuggets of good data. It's a good place to start for adult newcomers to the information highway." --Courant Now in paper! Digital Literacy provides Internet novices with the basic thinking skills and core competencies they'll need to thrive in an interactive environment so fundamentally different from passive media. PAUL GILSTER (Raleigh, North Carolina) is the author of The Web Navigator and Finding It on the Internet which have sold over 200,000 copies.
Download or read book Digital Literacy written by Susan Wiesinger and published by Peter Lang Incorporated, International Academic Publishers. This book was released on 2023 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The second edition of Digital Literacy provides a highly focused exploration of key critical concepts in understanding digital media in a clear, engaging, and accessible way for an introductory audience. This updated edition explores a variety of approaches to digital literacy, including prescient work by media theorists, the historical influences of legacy media, the contemporary transformations of the digital environment, and the way our communication ecology is constructed. The book argues for an understanding of the changes in traditional media, the rise of Big Tech, and the challenges these pose to privacy and to democratic ideals. Important themes explored in chapters across the book include digital identity, the internet as infrastructure, the web as a collaborative tool, and domestic and global digital divides. The new edition also explores digital literacy and the pandemic, as well as the growing body of research around the effects and impact of the digital technologies we use every day. Also included are useful Applied Skills Appendices outlining core areas of digital practice. The text is an ideal resource for students and scholars of mass communication, media literacy, digital information literacy, and digital technology courses, as well as for all those wanting to know more about the deep on-going impact of communication technologies on our lives.
Download or read book Digital Literacy written by Mandy Reininger and published by Chemeketa Press. This book was released on 2021-04-29 with total page 179 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Digital Literacy provides computer literacy students with the essentials needed to understand what computers are, how they work, and why they are so important. It is written in plain language with visual examples and clear explanations so that even students who are typically confused by computer terminology will understand these ideas and learn how to apply them. This compact, college-level textbook introduces a wide range of concepts including: • Input and output component lists and explanations • File management best practices • Software categories • Communication and network types • Cybersecurity and safety • Expanding ethical concerns in a digital world Written by community college faculty using decades of teaching experience, Digital Literacy is written for students in the classroom, not theoretical computer users. This classroom-tested textbook features clear and friendly language to demystify computers in ways that set students up for success.
Download or read book Create to Learn written by Renee Hobbs and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2017-09-05 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Want to learn something well? Make media to advance knowledge and gain new ideas. You don’t have to be a communication professional to create to learn. Today, with free and low-cost digital tools, everyone can compose videos, blogs and websites, remixes, podcasts, screencasts, infographics, animation, remixes and more. By creating to learn, people internalize ideas and express information creatively in ways that may inspire others. Create to Learn is a ground-breaking book that helps learners create multimedia texts as they develop both critical thinking and communication skills. Written by Renee Hobbs, one of the foremost experts in media literacy, this book introduces a wide range of conceptual principles at the heart of multimedia composition and digital pedagogy. Its approach is useful for anyone who sees the profound educational value of creating multimedia projects in an increasingly digital and connected world. Students will become skilled multimedia communicators by learning how to gather information, generate ideas, and develop media projects using contemporary digital tools and platforms. Illustrative examples from a variety of student-produced multimedia projects along with helpful online materials offer support and boost confidence. Create to Learn will help anyone make informed and strategic communication decisions as they create media for any academic, personal or professional project.
Download or read book Rethinking Learning for a Digital Age written by Rhona Sharpe and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2010-07-02 with total page 303 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Rethinking Learning for a Digital Age addresses the complex and diverse experiences of learners in a world embedded with digital technologies. The text combines first-hand accounts from learners with extensive research and analysis, including a developmental model for effective e-learning, and a wide range of strategies that digitally-connected learners are using to fit learning into their lives. A companion to Rethinking Pedagogy for a Digital Age (2007), this book focuses on how learners’ experiences of learning are changing and raises important challenges to the educational status quo. Rethinking Learning for a Digital Age: moves beyond stereotypes of the "net generation" to explore the diversity of e-learning experiences today analyses learners' experiences holistically, across the many technologies and learning opportunities they encounter reveals digital-age learners as creative actors and networkers in their own right, who make strategic choices about their use of digital applications and learning approaches. Today’s learners are active participants in their learning experiences and are shaping their own educational environments. Professors, learning practitioners, researchers, and policy-makers will find Rethinking Learning for a Digital Age invaluable for understanding the learning experience, and shaping their own responses.
Download or read book Pursuing Digital Literacy in Compulsory Education written by Lampros Stergioulas and published by New Literacies and Digital Epistemologies. This book was released on 2011 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Over the last two decades, advances in information and communication technologies (ICTs) have contributed to the ideological construct of an emerging «knowledge society» - one which places a high value on knowledge and education and promises a better future for humanity. However, the severe economic - and by extension, social and political - crisis that occurred at the end of 2008, which brought about rising unemployment and threatened social welfare, has changed the view of an ever-prospering society riding the ICT/knowledge wave, forcing it to face a sudden reality check, and to reconsider individualism and its consequences, cynicism and greed. In these circumstances, it is likely that people will attempt to rediscover their values and visions and to redefine their hope for the future. As has occurred at other, similar historical junctures, the years that follow such a reexamination could usher in a period of radical economical and societal transformations. It is within this context - the universal desire to reinstate and reposition our hope for a better future, and hence to promote a transformative vision of education - that the aims and themes of this book lie. Digital technology and digital media are inevitably and inextricably part of our future, a future which is literally defined by the way we educate our children. As such, the aim to provide digital literacy for all depends upon the re-construction of the school.
Download or read book Digital Literacy for Dummies written by Faithe Wempen and published by . This book was released on 2015-07-13 with total page 458 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Digital Literacies written by Colin Lankshear and published by Peter Lang. This book was released on 2008 with total page 334 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book brings together a group of internationally-reputed authors in the field of digital literacy. Their essays explore a diverse range of the concepts, policies and practices of digital literacy, and discuss how digital literacy is related to similar ideas: information literacy, computer literacy, media literacy, functional literacy and digital competence. It is argued that in light of this diversity and complexity, it is useful to think of digital literacies - the plural as well the singular. The first part of the book presents a rich mix of conceptual and policy perspectives; in the second part contributors explore social practices of digital remixing, blogging, online trading and social networking, and consider some legal issues associated with digital media.
Download or read book Digital Literacy Concepts Methodologies Tools and Applications written by Management Association, Information Resources and published by IGI Global. This book was released on 2012-07-31 with total page 1836 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Digital Literacy: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools and Applications presents a vital compendium of research detailing the latest case studies, architectures, frameworks, methodologies, and research on Digital Democracy. With contributions from authors around the world, this three-volume collection presents the most sophisticated research and developments from the field, relevant to researchers, academics, and practitioners alike. In order to stay abreast of the latest research, this book affords a vital look into Digital Literacy research.
Download or read book Technology in Action Complete Global Edition written by Alan Evans and published by . This book was released on 2018-05-02 with total page 648 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For introductory courses in computer concepts, digital literacy, or computer literacy, often including instruction in Microsoft Office. Explore, discover, and experience technology with the interactive and adaptive Technology in Action--the book that uses technology to teach technology! This book offers a learning system that pushes the envelope of what is possible in technology, and what is helpful in teaching. Although students are more comfortable with the digital environment than ever, their knowledge of the devices they use every day is still limited. The authors focus on tasks that students can accomplish with their devices, and skills they can apply immediately in the workplace, the classroom, and at home. This book fits the way students are learning today.
Download or read book Beyond the Horizon The Future of Computer Engineering written by Waliur Rahman and published by Ocleno. This book was released on 2024-06-12 with total page 41 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Embark on a journey into the heart of the digital revolution with 'Beyond Bits and Bytes: Navigating the Future of Technology.' In this groundbreaking exploration, we delve into the transformative power of technology and its profound impact on society, economy, and the way we live and work. From the frontiers of artificial intelligence and automation to the ethical considerations shaping our digital future, each chapter offers a thought-provoking examination of the opportunities and challenges that lie ahead. Discover how to harness the potential of emerging technologies, cultivate essential skills for the future workforce, and navigate the complexities of a rapidly changing world. Whether you're a seasoned technologist, a business leader, or simply curious about the future of technology, 'Beyond Bits and Bytes' provides invaluable insights and perspectives to navigate the digital age with confidence and foresight.
Download or read book Past Present and Future of Computing Education Research written by Mikko Apiola and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2023-04-17 with total page 549 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book presents a collection of meta-studies, reviews, and scientometric analyses that together reveal a fresh picture about the past, present, and future of computing education research (CER) as a field of science. The book begins with three chapters that discuss and summarise meta-research about the foundations of CER, its disciplinary identity, and use of research methodologies and theories. Based on this, the book proceeds with several scientometric analyses, which explore authors and their collaboration networks, dissemination practices, international collaboration, and shifts in research focus over the years. Analyses of dissemination are deepened in two chapters that focus on some of the most influential publication venues of CER. The book also contains a series of country-, or region-level analyses, including chapters that focus on the evolution of CER in the Baltic Region, Finland, Australasia, Israel, and in the UK & Ireland. Two chapters present case studies of influential CER initiatives in Sweden and Namibia. This book also includes chapters that focus on CER conducted at school level, and cover crucially important issues such as technology ethics, algorithmic bias, and their implications for CER.In all, this book contributes to building an understanding of the past, present and future of CER. This book also contributes new practical guidelines, highlights topical areas of research, shows who to connect with, where to publish, and gives ideas of innovative research niches. The book takes a unique methodological approach by presenting a combination of meta-studies, scientometric analyses of publication metadata, and large-scale studies about the evolution of CER in different geographical regions. This book is intended for educational practitioners, researchers, students, and anyone interested in CER. This book was written in collaboration with some of the leading experts of the field.
Download or read book Diversifying Digital Learning written by William G. Tierney and published by JHU Press. This book was released on 2018-02 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Many Schools and programs in low-income neighborhoods lack access to the technological resources that those in middle- and upper-income neighborhoods have at their fingertips. This inequity creates a persistent divide in both formal and informal digital literacy that further marginalizes youths from minority and first-generation communities. Diversifying Digital Learning outlines the pervasive problems that exist with ensuring digital equity and identifies successful strategies to tackle the issue. Bringing together top scholars to discuss how digital equity in education might become a key goal in American education, this book is structured to provide a framework for understanding how historically underrepresented students most effectively engage with technology-and how institutions may help or hinder students' ability to develop and capitalize on digital literacies. Addressing the intersection of digital media, race/ethnicity, and socioeconomic class in a frank manner, the lessons within this compelling work will help educators enable students in grades K-12, as well as in postsecondary institutions, to participate in a rapidly changing world framed by shifting new media technologies.
Download or read book Digital Literacy written by Paul Gilster and published by Turtleback. This book was released on 1999-10-01 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Introduces the skills of digital literacy, including the ability to evaluate content, understand hypertext, research the Internet, and assemble facts into insights
Download or read book Software Literacy written by Elaine Khoo and published by Springer. This book was released on 2017-11-24 with total page 111 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book explores the notion of software literacy, a key part of digital literacy which all contemporary students and citizens need to understand. Software literacy involves a critical understanding of how the affordances and conceptual approaches of everything from operating systems, creative apps and media editors, to software-based platforms and infrastructures work to inform and shape the ways we think and act. As a cultural artefact, programing code plays a role in reproducing, reinforcing, and augmenting existing cultural practices, as well as generating completely new coded practices. A proposed three-tier framework for software literacy is the focus for a two-year empirical investigation into how tertiary students become more literate about the nature and implications of software they encounter as part of their tertiary studies. Two case studies of software learning and use in university-level engineering and screen & media studies courses are presented, investigating the mapping of students’ trajectory of the learning of desktop applications against this framework for software literacy. Though the book’s focus is primarily educational, its content also has implications for any field that makes use of software and information & communication technology systems and applications. As such, the book will be of interest to all readers whose work involves the challenges and opportunities presented by software-based teaching and learning; and to those interested in how software impacts the workplace and leisure activities that make up our day-to-day lives.
