Digital Literacy Competencies: A Study of Distance Learners of Higher Education Regulatory Authority Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

Autor/inn/en	Ahmad, Razzaq; Mehmood, Sheikh Tariq; Ijaz, Safeer
Titel	Digital Literacy Competencies: A Study of Distance Learners of Higher Education Regulatory Authority Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Quelle	In: Pakistan Journal of Distance and Online Learning, 9 (2023) 1, S.82-96 (15 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2415-2013
Schlagwörter	Distance Education; Higher Education; Private Colleges; Likert Scales; Digital Literacy; Social Networks; Computer Mediated Communication; Student Attitudes; College Students; Technology Uses in Education; Multimedia Materials; Information Science Education; Teaching Methods; Foreign Countries; Pakistan + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Distance study; Distance learning; Fernunterricht; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Privathochschule; Likert-Skala; Social network; Soziales Netzwerk; Computerkonferenz; Schülerverhalten; Collegestudent; Technology enhanced learning; Technology aided learning; Technologieunterstütztes Lernen; Informationstechnologische Bildung; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Ausland
Abstract	With the use of technology, students can store, share, and record what they learned in a given session or day of remote learning. This study aimed to assess distance learners' abilities in digital literacy by examining their attitudes, concepts, and methods. The quantitative descriptive survey research method was used. For this purpose, 95 distance learners were selected from the different private colleges in district Swabi that were affiliated with Higher Education Regulatory Authority Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and were offering distance-learning programs (i.e., B.Ed. 1.5 and 2.5 programs). Likert scale was used through online Google survey forms. The study found that some of the digital competencies of distance learners were below average, as they had no awareness regarding the effect of extensive technology use. They did not know multimedia product designing as well as could not upload self-created content to any website for sharing. While some aspects of digital competencies showed better results as majority of the distance learners had an awareness of social networking and online collaboration tools. As a prerequisite for any distance course, an ICT-based course may be made available to all distance learners as well as tutorials may be made available for fresh distance learners. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Pakistan Journal of Distance and Online Learning. Faculty of Education, Allama Iqbal Open University Islamabad, Islamabad, 44310, Pakistan. e-mail: editor.pjdol@aiou.edu.pk; Web site: https://ojs.aiou.edu.pk/index.php/pjdol
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01