DIGITAL LITERACY IN MANUFACTURING ENGINEERING.pptx

Comprehend the benefits of digital literacy in various context.

1. The Role and Impact of Digital Literacy in Modern Manufacturing Engineering Ts. Dr. Muhammed Nafis Bin Osman Zahid, CEng MIMechE Lecturer Faculty of Manufacturing and Mechatronic Engineering Technology Universiti Malaysia Pahang Al-Sultan Abdullah Computer-aided Technologies, Product Design & Development

2. Lesson outcomes By the end of this session, students should be: able to define digital literacy. able to understand why having digital skills is important for making things efficiently. Comprehend the benefits of digital literacy in various context. 2

3. Activity 1: So, What is Digital Literacy? Write down in a list or mind map or spider diagram just what you think digital literacy means and encompasses in your world

4. According to some… • More than just technical skills • The means by which we achieve cultural understanding of the media tools used by young people to engage with their community.

5. Not a Narrow Concept?

6. Some more ideas on this…

7. Defining digital literacy “Digital and information literacies are the skills, knowledge and understanding that underpin our ability to learn, undertake research and to teach in a digital age. It is vital that students and staff develop critical, creative, discerning and safe practices when engaging with information in the academic environment.” “Digital Literacy is the ability to use information and communication technologies to find, evaluate, create and communicate information, requiring both cognitive and technical skills.” ALA Digital Literacy Taskforce, 2011

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9. Activity 2: List the activities/software/tools you have encountered in your daily live that require a certain level of digital literacy.

10. A person who is digitally literate… Possesses the variety of skills – technical and cognitive – required to find, understand, evaluate, create and communicate digital information in a wide variety of formats

11. Benefits of a digitally literate community 35% of people seek information about local government online 54% of U.S. adults went online to get news or information about the 2010 election Civic Engagement

12. Benefits of a digitally literate community 8 out of 10 Fortune 500 companies require online job applications Using the Internet to look for a job reduces average unemployment by 25% 50% of today’s jobs require some tech skills-expected to grow to 77% in the next decade Workforce

13. Benefits of a digitally literate community 21% of GDP growth in the last 5 years is a result of the Internet. 10% increase in productivity for small and medium sized businesses Economic Development

14. Benefits of a digitally literate community 67% of people who access their health info online feel better informed as a patient 80% of Internet users look for health information online Health

15. Benefits of a digitally literate community Almost half of college students take at least 1 online course. There have been over 1 million K-12 enrollments in online courses Education

16. Activity 3: What say you? Online learning experience during pandemic 2020. -New digital skills? -Advantages? -Disadvantages? -Way forward? 16

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