Hello!

Hi - thanks for taking the time to visit my blog. My name is Nicola Stones and I am studying education as a degree in university. As part of my course I have a module called Digital Literacy. This is how I have gained my skills and therefore become more digitally competent. This blog is all about digital skills which are easily gained and which can be used within the classroom to create a digitally competent learner. To be a digital competent learner you should have the digital skills which can link to fulfil the components as seen above (Image: Spoulsen,2010). From what I have learnt about digital literacies and the components is that a digital competent person is someone who has a sound knowledge and basic ICT skills which they use in everyday life and in their work place. They are also aware of the benefits technology yield and so from this a digitally competent learner is someone who learns from technology or from methods which use technology. Some components interlink and can be used alongside each other.

Reference:

Spoulsen, M. (2010). ‘A model for digital literacy’ [Image] Available at: http://www.mathiaspoulsen.com/a-model-for-digital-literacy/ [Accessed: 16th November 2015]