E-skills and digital literacy and partnerships for LLL strategies

08 October 2008 to
Thessaloniki, Greece

Peer Learning Cluster or other group

Information and Communication Technology (ICT)

Background

The seventh PLA in the Cluster on ICT focused on the theme ‘e-skills and digital literacy and partnerships for LLL strategies’. 

 

Its main purpose was to discuss the key role of digital competences (or digital literacy) for lifelong learning.

 

Digital literacy consists of the ability to access digital media and ICT, to understand and critically evaluate different aspects of digital media and media contents and to communicate effectively in a variety of contexts. This broad definition provides the necessary context for working, living and learning in knowledge society, also for people outside ICT-related professions.

Description

Key lessons from the PLA

 

Deriving from the fact that Education and training systems need to answer on the growing need for graduates with advance digital competence, in all subject fields, several recommendations were made.

 

They focused on the following needs and/or aspects:

  • Integrate digital literacy in E&T programmes and LLL strategies
  • Include digital competences as early as possible in education  
  • Include digital literacy in e-skills curricula, training and courses
  • Informal learning and communities of practice
  • Teacher and teacher/instructor training
    Digital literacy and the rise of new skills and competences
  
For further reading, see:
Policy brief: Digital Competence for Lifelong Learning ICTcluster policybrief.doc
 

Recommendations:

Messages for ICT cluster input to Thessaloniki: PLAeSkills recommendations.doc  
Knowledge System for Lifelong Learning