Lesson 6: Developing Basic Skills

3Rs

LITERACY SKILLS/ FLUENCY SKILLS

1.  Solution Fluency

This refers to the capacity and creativity in problem solving

2.  Information Fluency

This involves 3 subsets of skills, namely:

• an ability to access information
• an ability to retrieve information
• an ability to reflect on

3.  Collaboration Fluency

This refers to teamwork with virtual or real partners in the online environment

4.  Media Fluency

This refers to the channels of mass communication (radio, television, magazine, advertising, graphic arts) or digital sources.

5.  Creativity Fluency

An artistic proficiency adds meaning by way of design, art, and storytelling to package a message.

         Elements of Creative Fluency 

• font
• color
• patterns
• layout

6.  Digital Ethics

The digital citizen is guided by the principles of leadership, goal responsibility, environmental awareness, global citizenship, and personal accountability.

4Ds – structures problem solving

• define the problem
• design the solution
• do the work
• debrief on the outcome

HIGHER-THINKING SKILLS