What is digital literacy?

Digital skills vary depending on the skill, application and context. They change over time as technologies evolve to meet new possibilities and demands It is vital for graduates to master the range of digital skills that are required in contemporary work and society.

Sources:

Department of Employment and Workplace Relations (2022) Foundation Skills for Your Future, accessed 3 November 2022.

Griffith University (n.d.) Transferable skills: Applied literacies, accessed 3 November 2022.

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