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Pengantar Literasi Digital (Part 1)

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Introduction to the Course

  • The speaker introduces the Digital Literacy Monks class, organized by the Library Science Study Program (FB).
  • The speaker is part of the teaching team and will guide learning about digital literacy in this session.
  • This video is Part 1, focusing on the concept and definition of digital literacy before moving to related topics (e.g., information literacy, media literacy, etc.).

How Digital Technology Has Developed and Changed Daily Life

  • Digital technology is described as becoming more popular, affordable, and portable.
  • People across many social levels now participate in digital/online activities.
  • Almost all kinds of activities increasingly use digital tools, including:
    • Using cellphones/laptops to access and download information via the internet
    • Communicating with friends and family
    • Studying and working
    • Entertainment, such as watching TV/videos and playing games

Digital Technology Creates Both New Benefits and New Problems

  • Digital technology not only “converts” traditional activities into digital forms, but also enables entirely new activities that did not exist in analog life, such as:
    • TikTok content creation
    • Instagram Stories (Instastory)
    • YouTube vlogs
    • Memes
  • At the same time, digital technology introduces harmful or less useful behaviors, including:
    • Hate speech on social media
    • Data theft

Digital Natives Are Not Automatically Digitally Literate

  • People born after the 2000s are often called digital natives because they have little or no experience with analog technology.
  • However, being skilled at using devices does not guarantee the ability to:
    • Control digital tools properly
    • Use technology maximally and optimally
  • Even experienced users can still face issues such as:
    • Hacking of computers/cellphones
    • Loss of control over personal information

Skills Needed in the Digital Environment

Because digital life has both positive and negative dimensions, people need new skills and ways of thinking, including the ability to:

  • Search and evaluate information appropriately amid abundant information
  • Distinguish true vs. false information within a complex information ecosystem
  • Take and edit videos and photos
  • Create multimedia documents combining text, images, audio, and video
    • Examples mentioned: Instagram Stories and TikTok
  • Manage personal identity and profiles on social media
  • Manage and protect personal data and identities (one’s own and others’)

These abilities and competencies are commonly referred to as digital literacy.

Understanding “Literacy” as a Foundation for Digital Literacy

  • The speaker explains that literacy is not new and has multiple meanings.
  • Based on the Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia (Big Indonesian Dictionary), literacy includes:
    • The ability to read and write
  • Reading and writing are described as complex and contextual:
    • Writing a job application requires different skills than writing a WhatsApp chat
    • Updating Twitter status about an idol differs from reporting football transfer information
  • Literacy can also mean knowledge or skills in certain fields/activities, for example:
    • Computer literacy
  • Over time, literacy has expanded further to include competence and expertise in particular contexts.
  • Examples of variations include:
    • Information literacy
    • Digital literacy
    • Computer literacy
    • Data literacy
    • Cultural literacy
    • Health literacy
    • Financial literacy

Methodology / Instruction Lists

  • No step-by-step methodology is provided.
  • However, a practical competency set for digital literacy is presented as a capability list:
    • Search and evaluate information appropriately amid abundant information
    • Distinguish true vs. false information in a complex information ecosystem
    • Take and edit videos and photos
    • Create multimedia documents combining text, images, audio, and video
    • Manage and protect personal identity/profile in social media
    • Manage and protect personal data and identities of oneself and others

Speakers / Sources Featured

  • Speaker: Hanifin Allah (teaching team member)
  • Source referenced: Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia (Big Indonesian Dictionary / KBBI)
  • Organization mentioned: Library Science Study Program (FB) (Digital Literacy Monks class organizer)

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