The Essential Elements of Digital Literacies

by Doug Belshaw

What are ‘digital literacies’? Why are they important? How can I develop them both personally and in other people? These are some of the questions that The Essential Elements of Digital Literacies by Doug Belshaw seeks to address.

More details about the book can be found at http://digitalliteraci.es.

105 pages, ebook

First published June 28, 2014

Reviews

[Mohd Rukhairy Abdul Rahman · Rating 5 out of 5]

The spectrum of digital literacies which revolved around our everyday life in which most of us the 'tech-savvy' often overlooked and took it for granted. Digital literacies isn't just about knowing how to switch on the PC or Installing a software, this book will drill it down into your head down to the very core of the philosophy of literacies itself. A very good start for me this year to actually finish this book when I had to prepare a digital literacies framework for my organization. Highly recommended.

[tabras · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book provides a clear overview of the conundrum around "digital literacies" and provides an alternative framework for evaluating and describing digital literacies. Well worth the read!

[Samar · Rating 3 out of 5]

Ana recommended this book.

[Petualangan Buku · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book helps me on my thesis. Thanks a lot!!!

[Ted · Rating 4 out of 5]

Solid distillation of Belshaw's thinking which I think appropriately complicates the notions of digital literacy/digital literacies that prevail in schools. I may go back to his dissertation for some more detail on what each of the eight elements might look like (and how to distinguish them).