Item

Dimensions of Digital Media Literacy and the Relationship with Social Exclusion

Author
Sora Park
Year
2012
Publisher
Sage
DOI/Link
https://doi.org/10.1177/1329878X1214200111
Abstract
This article has two objectives. The first is to conceptualise digital media literacy as a multi-dimensional concept by differentiating media content from media device. A broad range of skills is required to use digital media, and each dimension can be clarified by separating the device from the content. The second goal is to relate social exclusion to digital media literacy. How people use digital technology has long-term outcomes that could be either beneficial or disadvantageous. In the first part of the article, the multi-dimensional aspect of digital media literacy is discussed. Dimensions include the abilities to access, understand and create both in the area of device and content. The second part of the article discusses how social exclusion is related mostly to the third dimension of digital media literacy: the ability to create and participate.
Keywords
Digital Literacy, Media Literacy
Tags
Digital participation, Critical thinking

Similar Articles