Digital literacies - Can we adapt to a changing world?
Digital literacies – Can we adapt to a changing world? Many of us grew up using the old version of pen and paper. Everything was paper based, from company financial statements to lecturing notes and textbooks. Eventually everything changed to an electronic version. We had to start adapting to digital literacies. The question we are faced with now, is if we are ready for everything being digital. For us that is in a lecturing position, we must keep up with the students needs. Our students, mostly born just before the new millennium, are digitally inclined and not used to the old paper and pen method. We therefore had to adapt our teaching methods, to keep our students interested. Gone are the days of a lecturer standing in front of a class and lecturing. You can’t just use the “chalk and talk” method anymore. You are now an actor who must entertain your students. They don’t seem to be able to gain their knowledge from the old methods. We have technology to our exposu