Share Paper: Wednesday Keynote: Digital Fluency: Moving Beyond Literacy to Prepare our Learners to Solve Big, Bold Problems

  1. Jennifer Sparrow, Penn State University, United States

Abstract: Students graduating from our universities are in need of not only deep knowledge of their majors, but also of an adaptability to learn and leverage emerging technologies to solve the problems and challenges that we face in this complex, rapidly changing world. The ability to adjust to the changing nature of work and the technologies is one of series of skills that round out 21 st -century digital citizenship. The additional skills include creative problem-solving, cross-cultural communications, persistence, adaptability, and more. In this interactive keynote, we will explore how we support our students in learning how to leverage advanced technologies ...