IRMA-International.org: Creator of Knowledge
Information Resources Management Association
Advancing the Concepts & Practices of Information Resources Management in Modern Organizations

Digital Literacy in a Lifelong Learning Programme for Adults: Educators' Experiences and Perceptions on Teaching Practices

Digital Literacy in a Lifelong Learning Programme for Adults: Educators' Experiences and Perceptions on Teaching Practices
View Sample PDF
Author(s): Athanassios Jimoyiannis (University of Peloponnese, Greece)and Maria Gravani (Open University of Cyprus, Cyprus)
Copyright: 2010
Volume: 1
Issue: 1
Pages: 21
Source title: International Journal of Digital Literacy and Digital Competence (IJDLDC)
Editor(s)-in-Chief: Tonia De Giuseppe (University of Benevento-Giustino Fortunato, Italy)
DOI: 10.4018/jdldc.2010101903

Purchase


Abstract

The study presented explores aspects of adult learning on digital literacy in the context of a lifelong learning programme for social cohesion in Greece. The article outlines the framework of the digital literacy subject and underlines its associated objectives regarding adults’ knowledge and competence in Information and Communication Technologies (ICT). The exploration draws upon the experiences and perceptions of eight adult ICT educators. The findings reveal that the educators tried to use flexible instructional practices that were adjusted to adult learners’ needs and interests. Common effective instructional practices used were: ICT competence sessions, interdisciplinary and multi-literacy lessons, ICT-based projects, individual instruction sessions. Additionally, the article reveals the difficulties that adults faced in the course of developing ICT literacy skills. The article ends with implications for the design of adult digital literacy courses in lifelong learning programmes, and for the preparation and development of the ICT educators in the years to come.

Related Content

Michele Domenico Todino, Lucia Campitiello, Stefano Di Tore. © 2023. 8 pages.
Mohinder Singh. © 2023. 17 pages.
Suman Mondal, Arindam Roy, Sukumar Mondal. © 2023. 18 pages.
Valeria Frolovičeva. © 2023. 17 pages.
Annalisa Ianniello, Tonia De Giuseppe, Felice Corona. © 2022. 18 pages.
Burcu Umut Zan, Ahmet Altay. © 2022. 18 pages.
Lucia Campitiello, Arianna Marras, Michele Domenico Todino, Stefano Di Tore. © 2022. 12 pages.
Body Bottom