"Despite the growing interest in digital literacy within educational policy, guidance for secondary educators in terms of how digital literacy translates into the classroom is lacking. As a result, many teachers feel ill-prepared to support their learners in using technology effectively. The DigiLit Leicester project created an infrastructure for holistic, integrated change, by supporting staff development in the area of digital literacy for secondary school teachers and teaching support staff. "

An updated and expanded version to reflect more clearly the range of different terminologies and concepts which we now understand as "Information Literacy". Online (rather than pdf) version with clickable links

An updated and expanded version to reflect more clearly the range of different terminologies and concepts which we now understand as "Information Literacy". Online (rather than pdf) version with clickable links

Information on the Jisc Digital Student Study

"The Digilit Leicester project is designed to ensure school staff and learners are getting the most from the significant investment in technology being made across the city, and that schools are able to make best use of technology to meet their aspirations for transforming educational provision" Contains a useful report with framework, results of DL survey of Leicester schools and links to DL resources

"Digital literacy is the ability to effectively and critically navigate, evaluate and create information using a range of digital technologies. This ability is essential in the context of your personal, educational and working life. This page is focused on digital literacy in the context of your career."

"Don't Leave College Without These 10 Digital Skills"

"digital literacy is not simply about learning from content online this represents a deficit model of education (frequently practiced) rather than skills development. "

"What type of Digital Learner are you? Complete this short quiz to reveal your personalised digital researcher profile, complete with tips on how to improve your practice..."

"What type of Digital Learner are you? Complete this short quiz to reveal your personalised digital researcher profile, complete with tips on how to improve your practice..."

This resource is designed to support primary and secondary teachers to integrate the development of students' digital literacy into everyday learning. The materials, developed with primary and secondary school teachers as part of Futurelab's digital participation project, can be downloaded from our website.