Digital Literacy

The SLIDA report has recommendations for further and higher education on how to develop effective institution-wide strategies and practices which better support effective learners in a digital age. A number of case studies are included from both FE and HE institutions.

EG case study on the effective use of mobile technologies in an ACL context.

Really useful guide for staff and learners to check their various digital identities in order to encourage a 'spring clean' in light of the increasing trend of employer's carrying out social media background checks on employees and potential employees. The guide would be a useful activity for internal staff development and awareness raising.

Learn how to identify, locate, evaluate, organise and effectively use information. This is an excellent set of information literacy materials, paid for by the Scottish Government.

Useful checklist for Learning Providers to use to see how digitally literate their learners are and also whether or not they are digitally excluded from any resources within their institution.

The SAILS test offers universities and colleges a method for testing the information literacy skills of its students.