Full Description
The first book to systematically discuss the skills and literacies needed to use digital media, particularly the Internet, van Dijk and van Deursen's clear and accessible work distinguishes digital skills, analyzes their roles and prevalence, and offers solutions from individual, educational, sociological, and policy perspectives.
Contents
1. Introduction 2. Defining Internet Skills 3. Impact: Why Digital Skills are the Key to the Information Society 4. Current Levels of Internet Skills 5. Solutions: Better Design 6. Solutions: Learning Digital Skills 7. Conclusions and Policy Perspectives
