Personal Publishing and Media Literacy

By Stephen Downes - Stephen's Web. Jon Hoem with Ture Schwebs: Personal Publishing and Media Literacy December 5, 2005

"The importance of mastering basic digital skills is often emphasized, but it does not seem clear what these skills should include," write the authors. Often, we seen an emphasis on the tools. But "the information society favors those who are able to develop strategies to process large amounts of information and its relevance in different contexts." In addition, "An important skill will be the ability to reformulate information in order to meet personal needs." Short report, in PDF, but well worth a read, especially for the discussion of the relation between common knowledge and individual knowledge. More...