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Digital Literacy

"Digital Literacy is the ability to use information and communication technologies to find, evaluate, create, and communicate information, requiring both cognitive and technical skills."
Digital Literacy Taskforce from the American Library Association

Professional Development

On-Demand Course | Digital Defense Basics: Cyber Security 101 | Register

Goal: Enhance your cybersecurity practices by creating and managing strong passwords, recognizing and mitigating potential online threats, and establishing a proactive plan to safeguard your digital environment.

10/25/24 | Digital Literacy Learner Profiles | Digital Navigator Day | Register

Goal: Utilize digital learner profiles to develop personalized digital literacy skill paths aligned with adult learners' goals and adapt classroom instruction to achieve these digital skill targets.

Knowledge Bytes Series: AI-Powered Teaching: Educate, Elevate, Differentiate Series

Explore our Artificial Intelligence section to discover a variety of sessions designed to enhance your understanding and application of AI in education, along with additional resources and guidance for your practice.

Are your learners having difficulty accessing or engaging with your digital resources?

Our Digital Accessibility Guidelines can help ensure that all learners have an equal opportunity to access and interact with your content.

"The digital divide is the gap between those who have affordable access, skills, and support to effectively engage online and those who do not. As technology constantly evolves, the digital divide prevents equal participation and opportunity in all parts of life, disproportionately affecting people of color, Indigenous peoples, households with low incomes, people with disabilities, people in rural areas, and older adults." - National Digital Inclusion Alliance (NDIA)

Frameworks

Selecting a digital literacy framework can provide a roadmap for agencies to address the digital divide in their communities, establishing learning paths that align with both the agency’s goals and the needs of adult learners. Below are three frameworks we recommend agencies use, along with support for their implementation.

Did you know?

World Education has created a crosswalk, known as the Bridges Digital Skills Framework, which aligns the digital skills across these frameworks, expanding the number of aligned resources available through the Digital Skills Library.

Northstar Digital Literacy Standards | Framework | Website

Northstar is a digital literacy program offering assessments and modules across 15 units, organized into three areas: Essential Computer Skills, Essential Software Skills, and Technology in Daily Life. Northstar provides a comprehensive set of standards, a curriculum for teachers, access to standards-aligned modules, and supporting resources.

Seattle Digital Equity Initiative (SDEI) Digital Skills Framework | Framework | Document

The SDEI Digital Skills Framework outlines digital skills needed to engage across nine different areas, such as communication, online learning, and the workplace, each reflecting the different ways technology is used to participate effectively in these areas.

The SDEI Skills Checklist for Diverse Learners developed by The EdTech Center @ World Education, groups the digital skills needed based on 7 learner types. The tool is designed to help practitioners and programs define the digital skills required for diverse learner types to help inform the design of their digital literacy programming.

International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) Standards | Framework | Website

Focused on pedagogy, not tools, the ISTE Standards are a framework that guides educators in using technology to create high-impact, sustainable, and scalable learning experiences for all students.

Resources

Digital Skills Library | Online Resource | Website

The Digital Skills Library is an open repository of free learning resources designed to help all adult learners develop the digital skills needed to achieve their personal, civic, educational, and career goals. All the resources in the library are aligned to SDEI digital skills and allow filtering across a variety of categories that include resource, language, format, and subtopic.

Digital Learn | Online Resource | Website

The Digital Learn website focuses on digital skills needed from day-to-day activities to job searching. Each course includes the number of activities, an estimated time of completion, a short description of the course along with the learning target, and a level recommendation to prompt users with the digital skill level required to complete the course.

EdTech Integration Strategy Toolkit | Online Resource | Website | Mobile App

This toolkit is designed to help educators build effective strategies for instruction that integrate technology while developing learners' digital skills. You can find resources that assist in building classroom routines, identifying EdTech Tools, and building Digital Skills.

GCF Global | Online Resource | Website

The Goodwill Community Foundation (GCF), has an array of courses that span different topics. Some topics include Technology, Work, Core Skills, Reading and Math, and much more. Their lessons include videos and tutorials that scaffold the content and skills presented in the lesson.