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"There is widespread agreement across Higher Education that the digital literacy of our students and staff will be critical in a future where technology will pervade the learning and teaching experience. What is less agreed is what we mean precisely about the term digital literacy?"

Ladar Levison describes (see embedded video) something of why he shut his encrypted email service. Most of it is heavily alluded to because of the draconian gagging orders he is under. From a digital literacy perspective I think this is important in helping people consider the access to information that they transmit across the Internet which may be available to others, especially governmental and quasi governmental bodies.

Document from UK's Quality Assurance Agency describing its key themes for the next 2 years. Digital literacy is one and it has some detail on what that means for institutions and embedding within the curriculum.

Embedding digital skills.

Slides from a Briefing at Westminster on Digital Literacy and universities. Overall they are of limited use but there are some good statements on some.