Perceived Digital Information Literacy Level of Undergraduates at the University of Port Harcourt (Published)
This study investigated the Perceived Digital Information Literacy Level of Undergraduates at the University of Port Harcourt. Two research questions and one were raised for the study. Analytical descriptive survey design was adopted. The population of the study comprised one thousand four hundred and sixty (1,460) forth year (400 level) undergraduate students in the Faculty of Education, University of Port Harcourt. The sample size comprised four hundred and forty-six (446) students from seven Departments in the Faculty of Education. An instrument titled Perceived Digital Information Literacy Level Questionnaire (PDILLQ) was used for data collection. The PDILLQ was a 20-item Questionnaire. Mean and Standard Deviation were used in answering the research questions while Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) was used in testing the hypothesis. The findings of the study revealed that undergraduate students are digitally knowledgeable. Finally, there is significant difference between undergraduate students’ digital information literacy level among the various departments. The study concluded that there is universal recognition of the need to be digital information literate especially for undergraduate students who virtually would use digital gadgets and Web 2.0 packages in the course of their academic pursuit. The study recommended that students should engage in and explore more academic activities using digital technology.
Citation: Tamunoiyala G. T and Williams, C. (2022) Perceived Digital Information Literacy Level of Undergraduates at the University of Port Harcourt, British Journal of Education, Vol.10., Issue 8, pp. 55-66
Keywords: 21st century learner, 21st century skill, Digital Divide, digital information literacy
Bridging the Digital Divide: The Relevance of Marshall Mcluhan’s Media Ecology Theory (Published)
Digital divide is the gap between demographics and areas that have access to modern information and communications technologies and those who do not have this access. This has affected a greater percentage of our 21st century learners in our classrooms today by disconnecting them from the current trends globally which has created a digital divide. This paper seeks to address an attempt at bridging the digital divide: the relevance of Marshall McLuhan’s media ecology theory. This paper thus overviewed the concept of media ecology and Marshall McLuhan’s ecology theory. It further discussed some strategies on bridging the digital divide, characteristics of digital native. Finally, conclusions and some recommendations were made.
Keywords: Digital Divide, Digital native, Media Ecology Theory