Digital – Skills for Success Practitioner Tools & Resources

Digital Skills Teaching and Learning Materials

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Digital teaching and learning materials are designed to help participants to use technology to find, manage, apply, create and share information and content. Digital skills enable participants to keep up with changing demands in the modern workplace, daily life and in education.

The following links include practical, printable, ready-made resources to use in the delivery of Skills for Success training.

UP Skills for Work. Digital. https://upskillsforwork.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/ABC-UP-Digital-1-1.pdf
Wang, M. (2020). Key Concepts of Computer Studies. Pressbooks. Key Concepts of Computer Studies (bccampus.ca).

Emerging Technologies

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Emerging Technologies are any new technological tools used to create innovative and engaging teaching methods and learning experiences. Some examples are Artificial Intelligence, Augmented Reality and Virtual Reality.

The power of VR for adult learning. https://www.itcilo.org/stories/power-vr-adult-learning

Interactive Technologies

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Interactive technologies digitally facilitate the interaction between people. They allow for participants to communicate, view and interact with the learning content through technology regardless of where they are located.

Interactive Technology In The Classroom: An Exploratory Look At Its Use And Effectiveness . Contemporary Issues In Education Research. (n.d.). https://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/EJ1056904.pdf

Learning Management Systems

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Learning management systems (LMS) are software applications for the administration, documentation, tracking, reporting and delivery of training programs and learning materials. They can be used for exclusively online courses as well as to support face-to-face and blended programs.

Kasim, N. N. M., & Khalid, F. (2016). Choosing the right learning management system (LMS) for the higher education institution context: A systematic review. International Journal of Emerging Technologies in Learning, 11(6).

Research on Teaching Digital Skills

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Digital skills help participants to use technology to find, manage, apply, create and share information and content. Digital skills enable participants to keep up with changing demands in the modern workplace, daily life and in education.

The following links include research data and evidence to support the instruction of digital skills.

Chinien, C., & Boutin, F. (2011). Defining Essential Digital Skills in the Canadian Workplace: Final Report. Human Resources and Skills Development Canada. http://en.copian.ca/library/research/digi_es_can_workplace/digi_es_can_workplace.pdf
Delfino, M., Ferraris, M., Persico, D., & Pozzi, F. (2008). An approach to digital literacy for adults: The EuNIC proposal. In M. Kendall & B. Samways (Eds.), Learning to Live in the Knowledge Society (pp. 3-10). Springer US. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-09729-9_1 (login required).
Hamalainen, R., Nissinen, K., Mannonen, J., Lämsä, J., Leino, K., & Taajamo, M. (2021). Understanding teaching professionals’ digital competence: What do PIAAC and TALIS reveal about technology-related skills, attitudes, and knowledge? Computers in Human Behavior, 117, 106672. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2020.106672 (login required).
Jimoyiannis, A., & Gravani, M. (2010). Digital Literacy in a Lifelong Learning Programme for Adults: Educators’ Experiences and Perceptions on Teaching Practices. International Journal of Digital Literacy and Digital Competence (IJDLDC), 1(1), 40-60. https://doi.org/10.4018/jdldc.2010101903 (login required).
Jimoyiannis, A., & Gravani, M. (2011). Exploring Adult Digital Literacy Using Learners’ and Educators’ Perceptions and Experiences: The Case of the Second Chance Schools in Greece. Journal of Educational Technology & Society, 14(1), 217-227.
Moss, M. (2021). Effective practice in teaching essential digital skills – an account of a rapid literature review. The Education and Training Foundation. https://www.et-foundation.co.uk/edtech/effective-practice-in-teaching-essential-digital-skills-an-account-of-a-rapid-literature-review/
Pendell, K., Withers, E., Castek, J., & Reder, S. (2013). Tutor-facilitated Adult Digital Literacy Learning: Insights from a Case Study. Internet Reference Services Quarterly, 18(2), 105-125. https://doi.org/10.1080/10875301.2013.800013 (login required).
SRDC. (2021). Research Report to Support the Launch of Skills for Success: Structure, Evidence and Recommendations. Final draft report.
Vanek, J. B. (2017). Using the PIAAC Framework for Problem Solving in Technology-Rich Environments to Guide Instruction: An Introduction for Adult Educators. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/51bb74b8e4b0139570ddf020/t/589a3d3c1e5b6cd7b42cddcb/1486503229769/PSTRE_Guide_Vanek_2017.pdf
De Boer, E., Luse, A., Mangla, R., & Trehan, K. (2020). Digital collaboration for a connected manufacturing workforce. McKinsey Global Institute. https://www.mckinsey.com/business-functions/operations/our-insights/digital-collaboration-for-a-connected-manufacturing-workforce

Virtual Conferencing

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Virtual conferencing is hosting or meeting in a virtual environment online. Virtual conferencing allows participants to connect with instructors and other participants no matter where they are located.

Video conferencing guidelines: Ontario college of teachers. https://www.oct.ca/. (n.d.). https://www.oct.ca/resources/advisories/video-conferencing-guidelines