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Raising the awareness of Digital Literacy

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Raising the awareness of Digital Literacy Understand why some adults and young people may not have developed digital literacy skills and how potential barriers can be addressed Objective What motivates people to gain digital literacy skills?

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It's official- the UK is experiencing a Digital Skills Gap and urgent action is needed to find another 745,000 workers with digital skills.

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Digital Literacy Practitioners Level 3 Qualification Assignment 5

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In generic terms, diversity is the celebration and respect of difference. It is the ability to differentiate between groups according to age, ethnicity, religion, disability or sexual orientation. Inclusion means making sure that everyone is able to access learning regardless of any barriers that exist. It ensures individual needs are met and allows people to develop to their fullest potential.
In the context of digital literacy, this means taking steps to cross the digital divide and ensure that individuals from disadvantaged or minority groups are able to participate in learning.

The following is a section of the Digital Nation infographic produced by the Tinder Foundation to illustrate the 11 million UK citizens that are not online. We can see that these digitally-excluded groups are largely made up of the over 65s, individuals with disabilities, those on a low income or unemployed and those with no qualifications.

As practitioners of digital literacy, it is vital that we promote an inclusive culture that recognises, respects and accommodates the diversity of our learners. A tutor who treats all learners fairly is demonstrating that he or she cares about the success of each of them equally. If individual diversity is valued and considered an asset to learning, the tutor is modelling tolerance, respect and empathy to his or her learners.
As part of reflective practice, a digital literacy practitioner should critically examine his or her own beliefs and attitudes on a regular basis. It is important to remember the moral responsibility of an educator and the influence that we have on a learner's self-esteem and hence their learning potential. He or she should be prepared to challenge non-inclusive attitudes as well as prejudice, stereotyping and discrimination as and when the need arises.
There are a wide range of strategies than can be employed.
Language should be clear and simple to understand when providing written information or instructions. This allows learners who speak English as a second language or learners with literacy difficulties to access digital learning.
It may be useful to provide glossaries explaining terminology or translations of key words in the native language.
Dyslexic learners or those with visual impairments may benefit from written information presented using a sans serif font of at least 12 point size. It may also be useful to consider colour contrasts, as many dyslexic learners experience glare from black text on a white background.

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The Role of Diversity and Inclusion in Digital Literacy Learning

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In generic terms, diversity is the celebration and respect of difference. It is the ability to differentiate between groups according to age, ethnicity, religion, disability or sexual orientation. Inclusion means making sure that everyone is able to access learning regardless of any barriers that exist.

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"Digital Inclusion is an individual's effective and sustainable engagement with Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) in ways that allow full participation in society in terms of economic, social, cultural, civic and personal well-being...independent of their socio-cultural and socio-economic background..." (Helsper 2014 LSE) Looking first at what is meant by 'diversity and inclusion' in the context of...