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What is Digital Skill

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IT and the Development of Digital Skills and Competences in Education
Digital skills include awareness and ability to recognise information needs from digital technology sources and to make effective use of digital resources and facilities.
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The Importance of Digital Fluency in Terms of Disruptive and Emerging Technologies
Kadir Demir (Dokuz Eylul University, Turkey) and Hatice Ferhan Odabasi (Anadolu University, Turkey)
Copyright: © 2021 |Pages: 23
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-7998-4972-8.ch010
Abstract
This chapter primarily provides information about digital literacy, which enables us to make basic use of today's technologies. In parallel with today's technological developments, high-level digital literacy skills expected from individuals are addressed. Definitions of digital fluency and studies on this subject are examined. The concept of digital fluency is redefined by the authors. It is based on theoretical foundations that are needed by authors on why digital fluency is needed in educational life. The authors point to the lack of a workforce with high-level digital literacy capabilities around the world.
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