What do we know from research on:

Key points

• There is no clear answer to this question (see slide 3)

• There is little research-based evidence on this issue

• The curriculum studies reviewed however, can help us conclude that:

- ICT/digital literacy is best integrated across the curriculum, rather than taught as a separate subject (see slide 5)

- there is a clear focus on the changes that need to be made to the general curriculum, specific subjects, school structures & assessment, in order for students to be able to learn digital competence adequately in schools (see slide 6)

No clear answer

Discussion about digital competence itself

Articles reviewed do not discuss question directly;

rather they discuss:

WHY?

What kind of digital skills can be

acquired when emphasizing &

increasing use of ICT in curriculum

Changes required in the curriculum to teach necessary digital competences

Not a stableConcept, but one which emerges from various backgrounds

Whether it’s a set of skills & attitudes that can be cut up & split across the curriculum

Broad versus specific approaches

ICT/digital literacy in the curriculum

ICT should be integrated into various school subjects and for various purposes

ICT / DIGITAL LITERACY

Curriculum

Need for curriculum changes

Further information

For a reference list and full discussion of all academic articles and policy papers used as a basis for this visual presentation, please consult the ‘in depth’ answer associated to this question.

For a summarized text version of the above mentioned ‘in depth’ answer, please consult the ‘in short’ answer associated to this question.