Author
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- Norhasni Zainal Abiddin
- Irmohizam Ibrahim
- Shahrul Azuwar Abdul Aziz
Abstract
As the pandemic waves hit the world, digital literacy becoming more profoundly essential than ever as the world shifts its daily life towards digitalization. In addition, digital literacy skill plays a big role in the teaching and learning process. In this study, the future strategies for enhancing digital literacy for educational purposes through community development programs are being discussed. The authors analysed and reviewed diverse sources of articles, reports and documents from previous researches and works of literature. It is found that there are six main community-based strategies to enhance digital literacy to improve the learning experience, which are improving and maximizing the usage of digital infrastructure in rural areas, providing necessary digital facilities and devices for underprivileged citizens, offering attractive benefits to boost participation, conducting engaging activities and learning modules of digital literacy programs, well-trained teachers and instructors in educational institutions, and role of effective community leaders. Moving forward as the education sector moves towards digitalization, digital literacy skills will become the key role toward effective learning experience. It is recommended to all levels of community members to take part in advocating the next generations with digital literacy.
Suggested Citation
Norhasni Zainal Abiddin & Irmohizam Ibrahim & Shahrul Azuwar Abdul Aziz, 2022.
"Advocating Digital Literacy: Community-Based Strategies and Approaches,"
Academic Journal of Interdisciplinary Studies, Richtmann Publishing Ltd, vol. 11, January.
Handle:
RePEc:bjz:ajisjr:2179
DOI: https://doi.org/10.36941/ajis-2022-0018
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