{"id":12603,"date":"2025-02-18T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-02-18T16:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wordpress.viu.ca\/ciel\/?p=12603"},"modified":"2025-04-15T15:26:38","modified_gmt":"2025-04-15T22:26:38","slug":"digital-literacy-tools-and-resources-for-viu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wordpress.viu.ca\/ciel\/2025\/02\/18\/digital-literacy-tools-and-resources-for-viu\/","title":{"rendered":"Digital Literacy: Tools and Resources for VIU"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>\u201cDigital literacy is a person\u2019s knowledge, skills, and abilities for using digital tools ethically, effectively, and within a variety of contexts in order to access, interpret, and evaluate information, as well as to create, construct new knowledge, and communicate with others.\u201d (Cited in <a href=\"https:\/\/www2.gov.bc.ca\/assets\/gov\/education\/post-secondary-education\/institution-resources-administration\/digital-learning-strategy\/bc_post-secondary_digital_literacy_framework.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The B.C. Post-Secondary Digital Literacy Framework<\/a>).&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>In April 2023, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www2.gov.bc.ca\/assets\/gov\/education\/post-secondary-education\/institution-resources-administration\/digital-learning-strategy\/bc_post-secondary_digital_literacy_framework.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">B.C.\u2019s Post-Secondary Digital Literacy Framework<\/a> was released. While a similar framework has been in place for the K-12 system since 2015, the COVID-19 pandemic prompted the development of one geared specifically toward the post-secondary sector.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The framework outlines \u201cthe knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to participate in digital society, specifically among members of post-secondary communities.\u201d(Government of British Columbia). This includes preparing students for the shift from student to professional as well as the engagement of educators in digital spaces beyond the classroom.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The framework includes eight competencies.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text has-media-on-the-right is-stacked-on-mobile\"><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.viu.ca\/ciel\/2025\/03\/11\/digital-literacy-ethical-and-legal-considerations\/\">Ethical and Legal Considerations\u00a0<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.viu.ca\/ciel\/2025\/02\/25\/digital-literacy-technology-supports\/\">Technology Supports&nbsp;<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.viu.ca\/ciel\/2025\/03\/04\/digital-literacy-information-literacy\/\">Information Literacy<\/a>\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.viu.ca\/ciel\/2025\/03\/25\/digital-literacy-digital-scholarship\/\">Digital Scholarship<\/a>\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.viu.ca\/ciel\/2025\/03\/18\/digital-literacy-communication-and-collaboration\/\">Communication and Collaboration\u00a0<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.viu.ca\/ciel\/2025\/04\/01\/digital-literacy-creation-and-curation\/\">Creation and Curation\u00a0<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.viu.ca\/ciel\/2025\/04\/08\/digital-literacy-digital-wellbeing\/\">Digital Wellbeing\u00a0<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.viu.ca\/ciel\/2025\/04\/15\/digital-literacy-community-based-learning\/\">Community-Based Learning\u00a0<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/wordpress.viu.ca\/ciel\/files\/2025\/02\/Beige-Orange-Modern-Simple-Mind-Map-1-1024x576.png\" alt=\"A mind map graphic containing the eight competencies outlined in the framework.\" class=\"wp-image-12604 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wordpress.viu.ca\/ciel\/files\/2025\/02\/Beige-Orange-Modern-Simple-Mind-Map-1-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/wordpress.viu.ca\/ciel\/files\/2025\/02\/Beige-Orange-Modern-Simple-Mind-Map-1-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/wordpress.viu.ca\/ciel\/files\/2025\/02\/Beige-Orange-Modern-Simple-Mind-Map-1-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/wordpress.viu.ca\/ciel\/files\/2025\/02\/Beige-Orange-Modern-Simple-Mind-Map-1-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/wordpress.viu.ca\/ciel\/files\/2025\/02\/Beige-Orange-Modern-Simple-Mind-Map-1.png 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>What do these competencies look like for instructors and students at VIU?&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>The CIEL has created a toolkit with examples and supports. For the next 8 weeks we will be releasing a blog post to highlight one of the competencies and provide some examples for how it can be implemented. We are excited to be collaborating with VIU Libraries on the creation of these posts.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>References<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Government of British Columbia. (2023) <em>Digital Learning Strategy. <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www2.gov.bc.ca\/gov\/content\/education-training\/post-secondary-education\/institution-resources-administration\/digital-learning-strategy\">https:\/\/www2.gov.bc.ca\/gov\/content\/education-training\/post-secondary-education\/institution-resources-administration\/digital-learning-strategy<\/a>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<form name=\"s2form\" method=\"post\"><input type=\"hidden\" name=\"ip\" value=\"216.73.216.6\" \/><span style=\"display:none !important\"><label for=\"firstname\">Leave This Blank:<\/label><input type=\"text\" id=\"firstname\" name=\"firstname\" \/><label for=\"lastname\">Leave This Blank Too:<\/label><input type=\"text\" id=\"lastname\" name=\"lastname\" \/><label for=\"uri\">Do Not Change This:<\/label><input type=\"text\" id=\"uri\" name=\"uri\" value=\"http:\/\/\" \/><\/span><p><label for=\"s2email\">Your email:<\/label><br><input type=\"email\" name=\"email\" id=\"s2email\" value=\"Enter email address...\" size=\"20\" onfocus=\"if (this.value === 'Enter email address...') {this.value = '';}\" onblur=\"if (this.value === '') {this.value = 'Enter email address...';}\" \/><\/p><p><input type=\"submit\" name=\"subscribe\" value=\"Subscribe\" \/>&nbsp;<input type=\"submit\" name=\"unsubscribe\" value=\"Unsubscribe\" \/><\/p><\/form>\r\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In 2023 the B.C.\u2019s Post-Secondary Digital Literacy Framework was released. 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