Digital Literacy Skills Framework

DRAFT – THIS FRAMEWORK WILL BE EVALUATED IN 2022

Contents

Foundation Skills for Your Future Digital Framework 2
Project Team: 2
What is digital literacy? 4
What is the Digital Literacy Skills Framework? 4
How can the Digital Literacy Skills Framework be used? 5
Theoretical underpinnings 5
Key Features of the Digital Literacy Skills Framework 6
Guiding Principles 7
Four Performance Variables 7
The Performance Variables Grid and Digital Literacy 7
Indicators 10
Indicators by level 13
Focus Areas and Performance Features 13
Three Domains of Communication 15
Sample activities 15
Performance Features Grids 15
Glossary 15
Overview of the Digital Literacy Skills Framework 16
Core Skills 17
Digital Literacy 17
Appendix 1: Performance Features Grid – Digital Literacy 44
Appendix 2: Glossary 50
Appendix 3: Bibliography 55

What is digital literacy?

Digital literacy covers the physical operations of digital devices and the software operations in those devices (UNESCO, 2018). It incorporates the ability to search and navigate, create, communicate and collaborate, think critically, analyse information, and address safety and wellbeing using a variety of digital technologies. These skills are essential for individuals to participate effectively in today’s society. Digital literacy skills exist on a continuum with varying degrees of competency required depending on the context (personal and community; workplace and employment; education and training) within which the skills are applied.
As the digital world is rapidly changing, as physical devices and software are adapted to meet new possibilities and demands, individuals’ skills will change and adapt and as a consequence, what it means to be ‘digitally literate’ will also change over time.