Digital Fluency Notes about Digital Fluency.ppt.pptx

Digital Fluency

1. Importance of the following Module 3

2. Effective Communication Skills Creative Problem Solving & Critical Thinking Collaboration and Teamwork Skills Innovation & Design Thinking Use of tools in enhancing skills

3. Effective communication Skill What is Communication? Being able to communicate effectively is one of the most important life skills to learn . Communication is defined as transferring information to produce greater understanding.  Can  be done vocally (through verbal exchanges), through written media (books, websites,  andmagazines ), visually (using graphs, charts, and maps) or non-verbally (body language, gestures, pitch of voice, and tone). All of these means of communication are essential Soft Skills that  arevital for a successful Career

4. How to Improve Your Communication Skills Listening Conciseness Body language Confidence Open-mindedness Respect Using the correct medium

5. Bad Communication in the Workplace Lack of specific communication Using the incorrect mediums to convey important messages Passive-aggressive communication Lack of follow-through and consideration Blaming and intimidating others Failing to listen

6. Creative Problem Solving and Critical Thinking Problem-solving and decision-making techniques can help you to come to a swift resolution for any issue that might arise, and are key skills that employers look for when hiring. The most effective problem-solving often happens when you work as a team. Employers will often look for good problem-solving skills in a candidate because it shows you have a variety of different attributes . These include logic, resilience, determination, imagination, and, of course, creativity.

7. What is critical thinking? Critical thinking is the process of rationally analyzing and attempting to solve a problem accurately and efficiently without relying on assumptions or guesses. For students, critical thinking is an important part of the research and learning processes. Business leaders rely on critical thinking to help them solve day-to-day problems, along with major organizational issues, at minimal cost and as quickly as possible. Thus , Critical thinking is the ability to analyze a situation and make a professional judgement.

8. Collaboration and Teamwork Skills Learning opportunities: Create team experiences to engage in learning, foster growth and be creative .   Soft skills: Build your mindset and character as it affects how you handle projects.   Encourage innovation: Face obstacles and overcome challenges with a positive attitude.   Share success: Expand your idea of success to include achieving big group goals and team wins.

9. What is teamwork ? Teamwork is the qualities, abilities and processes of working well with one or more people to accomplish a common goal. Teamwork in the workplace is a group's ability to work together effectively , communicate well, define roles and leadership, share resources and actively listen to each other. Teamwork is a set of learned skills that can boost morale in the workplace, build rapport , increase the quality and quantity of output and improve retention rates.

10. Time management: Have good time-management skills as it can affect your team project. Respectfulness:  Make eye contact and listen actively . Positivity:  Be positive and help others to be positive, too.   Reliability:  Complete your tasks, be mindful of deadlines and let other know they cancount on you

11. Benefits of teamwork and collaboration There are many benefits to promoting teamwork and collaboration in the workplace. Here are some reasons it's an excellent practice Increases productivity and efficiency: Collaboration allows individuals to focus on what they do best so that the entire team benefits. Each person has their own strengths and specialties that they bring to the team, creating efficiency and productivity.   Enhances social skills and communication: Individuals on a team grow social skills and communication by learning to relate to peers, improving decision-making skills, presenting results and strategies, sharing their knowledge and developing communication skills

12. Innovation and Design Thinking What is design? Design or making is the process of turning ideas into things. In this design process there is a vision or an idea, it can be figured out by some drawings work with fabrications of crafts and if everything worked out right then it be materialized. So, there is a direct correspondence between ideas , drawings, and finished products. What is Design Thinking? Design thinking is a methodology that designers use to brainstorm and solve complex problems related to Designing. It is a human- centered approach to innovation that draws from the designer’s toolkit to integrate the needs of people, the possibilities of technology, and the requirements for business success. Design thinking is a blend of logic, powerful imagination , systematic reasoning and intuition to bring to generate the ideas that consist to solve the problems of the clients with desirable outcomes.

13. Use of Tools in Enhancing Skills What is an online learning tool? Online learning tools refer to any program, app, or technology that can be accessed via an internet connection and enhance a teacher's ability to present information and a student's ability to access that information. Online teaching tools help in enhancing the online learning and teaching experience. It overcomes the boundaries of online teaching; these tools are designed for students as well as teachers.

14. Advantages of using tools to enhance communication skills Improves pronunciation   Studying English in traditional classrooms doesn’t allow you to practice your pronunciation on a regular basis due to the time limit. Meanwhile, with English learning apps for communication , you can listen to any dialogue and practice your pronunciation at any time and as long as you want Affordable   Most of the English learning apps are freely downloadable and easy to access. This will help a learner to save a huge amount of money in learning English communication in the long run.

15.   Flexible With English speaking apps, learners only need to download learning content to their portable phones or computers and practice speaking in English according to their own convenience. There are a number of webinar tools, teleprompter apps, vocabulary improvement tools , dictionary tools, pronunciation apps and widgets for interactive quizzes and games that can enhance the communication skills of learners. Some following tools are helpful in learning English : info/fhttps ://wordweb.info/free/ree / https ://wordweb.info/free/ https :// eslgold.com/