Web literacy encompasses the skills and competencies needed for reading, writing, and participating on the World Wide Web.[1] It has been described as "both content and activity" meaning that web users should not just learn about the web but also about how to make their own website.[2]
History
[edit]In the late 1990s, literacy researchers began to explore the differences between printed text and network-enabled devices with screens. This research was largely focused on two areas: the credibility of information that can be found on the World Wide Web[3] and the difference that hypertext makes to reading and writing.[4] These skills were included in definitions of information literacy and included in a SCONUL position paper in 1999.[5] This paper became the '7 Pillars of Information Literacy', which was last updated in 2011.[6][as of?]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Web Literacy Map (1.1.0)". Mozilla Webmaker. Archived from the original on 18 April 2014. Retrieved 3 January 2025.
- ^ Davidson, C.N. & Surman, M. "Why Web Literacy Should Be Part of Every Education", Fast Company. Retrieved 2 February 2015.
- ^ Detweiler, M. C., Hess, S. M., & Peck, A. C. (1996, October). Acquiring User-Centered Design Skills by Designing and Evaluating World Wide Web Pages. In Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Annual Meeting (Vol. 40, No. 8, pp. 459-462). SAGE Publications
- ^ Snyder, I., & Joyce, M. (Eds.). (1998). Page to screen: Taking literacy into the electronic era. Psychology Press.
- ^ SCONUL Advisory Committee on Information Literacy (1999) Information skills in higher education: a SCONUL position paper. Prepared by the Information Skills Task Force, on behalf of SCONUL.
- ^ SCONUL. (2011). 7 Pillars of Information Literacy Core Model Archived 2023-04-23 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 12 February 2015.