Digital Skills for Life and Work: What are the Educational Implications of the ‘Broadband Society’ for the Development of Digital Skills for Life and Work?
UNESCO;Broadband Commission for Sustainable Development (2017), iv, 124 pp.
Contains bibliogr. pp. 63-68
"The term ‘digital skills’ refers to a range of different abilities, many of which are not only ‘skills’ per se, but a combination of behaviours, expertise, know-how, work habits, character traits, dispositions and critical understandings. These skills and competencies are interconnected and broadly complementary. They are also, in today’s technology-saturated communities, foundational to full participation in society and, as such, need to be developed and refined over time and according to the personal and professional circumstances of individuals. Countries are increasingly seeking to map and define digital skills and competencies that change constantly because of technological advancements. These flexible maps and definitions provide a basis for the development of inclusive, equitable and sustainable educational interventions." (Executive summary)
DIGITAL SKILLS FOR LIFE AND WORK
1 Towards a broadband society for all: The centrality of education and skills, 10
2 Digital skills and digital competencies: An overview, 22
3 Creating conditions for the development of digital skills and competencies: Promising education practices and policies, 37
4 Future challenges and recommendations for action, 57
References 63
APPENDIX
Case Study 1 She Will Connect: Africa, 73
Case Study 2 1,2,3…Codez!: Enquiry-based computer science for France and beyond, 79
Case Study 3 mydigitalmaker: Fostering digital skills in and out of the classroom in Malaysia, 85
Case Study 4 Connect To Learn: A global initiative for scaling access to quality education, 91
Case Study 5 Digital solutions for managing early childhood care and development centres: Myanmar, 97
Case Study 6 Connect To Learn: Transforming learning with mobile broadband in Myanmar, 101
Case Study 7 Personalized Learning Initiative: Fresno Unified School District, United States, 107
Case Study 8 Train My Generation: Gabon, 113
Case Study 9 IT Supporters: Bridging the information gap in Korea, 119
1 Towards a broadband society for all: The centrality of education and skills, 10
2 Digital skills and digital competencies: An overview, 22
3 Creating conditions for the development of digital skills and competencies: Promising education practices and policies, 37
4 Future challenges and recommendations for action, 57
References 63
APPENDIX
Case Study 1 She Will Connect: Africa, 73
Case Study 2 1,2,3…Codez!: Enquiry-based computer science for France and beyond, 79
Case Study 3 mydigitalmaker: Fostering digital skills in and out of the classroom in Malaysia, 85
Case Study 4 Connect To Learn: A global initiative for scaling access to quality education, 91
Case Study 5 Digital solutions for managing early childhood care and development centres: Myanmar, 97
Case Study 6 Connect To Learn: Transforming learning with mobile broadband in Myanmar, 101
Case Study 7 Personalized Learning Initiative: Fresno Unified School District, United States, 107
Case Study 8 Train My Generation: Gabon, 113
Case Study 9 IT Supporters: Bridging the information gap in Korea, 119
