Digital Literacy and Libraries: Insights from a Tutor-Facilitated Learning Model
- Conference Year
- Online Northwest 2013
- Session
- 4
- Type
- Breakout Session
- Presenters
- Kimberly Pendell, Portland State University
- Elizabeth M. Withers, Portland State University
- Abstract
Concerns about the digital divide have shifted from simple access to digital literacy. Digital literacy includes skills ranging from using a mouse to evaluating website information. Public libraries are a key venue for digital literacy program implementation, especially for hard-to-serve populations. Researchers from Portland State University are studying the effectiveness of an online and tutor-facilitated digital literacy learning model for adults. The researchers will discuss this program and share insights from their fieldwork at a public library in Austin, Texas.
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