Digital Literacy: Teaching a New IC3 Global Standard
What is IC3?A global certification standard and exams to educate and evaluate Internet and computing/communication technology literacy (ICTL)
> Available in 13 languages and 50+ countries
> The basis of K-12 and higher education Digital Literacy/Technology Literacy programs
> Based on standards created by the Global Digital Literacy Council (GDLC)
> Developed as a partnership between Certiport, Inc. and First Advantage
Certiport
> The global leader in performance-based certification programs
> Managers of Microsoft’s Office certification program (MCAS), as well as programs from Adobe and other companies/organizations
First Advantage
> Formerly SkillCheck, Inc.
> Specialists in performance-based assessment (including CourseAssess)
Jon Haber
> Senior Vice President, First Advantage Assessment Solutions (formerly SkillCheck, Inc.)
> Co-Author of The National Educational Technology Standards for Students (NETS*S): Resources for Assessment, published by the International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE)
What is ICTL?
> Computer Literacy (1980s)
> Internet Literacy (library field)
> Digital Literacy (Paul Gilster, 1997)
> Fluency with Information Technology or FiTness (National Research Council, 1999)
• Current (or “contemporary”) computer skills
• Foundational concepts
• Cognitive and problem-solving abilities
> OECD PISA Study, e-skills (UK), MEXT (Japan), US state and international standards
> Global informal consensus regarding what defines ICTL
Defining ICTL – The IC3 Standard
> Literature review
> Development of examination blueprints by subject-matter experts (SMEs) under the direction of a psychometrician specializing in IT certification exam development
> Review of blueprint by Global Digital Literacy Council
> Updated blueprints reviewed/content validated by hundreds of subject-matter experts
> Content validation exam blueprints used as the basis for:
• Exam development
• Curriculum – Provided to publishers (including Course)
Measuring ICTL
Linear Assessment Performance-Based Assessment Hands-On Assessment
Multiple-choice tests Interactive simulation Portfolios
Surveys Concurrent (Live Application0 Observation
Scalability
Complexity
Measuring ICTL – IC3 Exams
> Created using test-development principles used in the certification and educational testing/licensure fields
> Must pass three examinations (Computing Fundamentals, Key Applications, Living Online)
> 3-4 domains/45 questions for each 45 minute exam
> Performance based items (measuring skills) and linear items (measuring knowledge) in each exam
> Automatically scored
> Criterion Validated
> Translated into multiple languages
Measuring Skills – Performance-Based Test Items
Measuring Knowledge – Linear Test Items
Measuring Success
IC3 Global Standard 3 (GS3)
> Third generation of IC3 standard and exam development
> Maintaining three-exam structure and use of performance-based content (high reliability)
> Changes to assumptions about the “average user”
• Fewer limitation/more choices
• More of us are now constantly connected
•Social networking/Web 2.0 - Moving from locating and evaluating to creating online content
• “We are all just content providers now.”
GS3 - New Areas of Study
> Electronic Mail Electronic Communication
• Instant messaging/text messaging
• Blogs and social network sites
• Online audio and video
> Understanding how content is created, located and evaluated
• User as information producer and informed consumer
> Web 2.0 concepts woven through all three IC3 modules
Your Course: The Challenges
• Students enter the course with varying levels of computer expertise
• Students have different learning styles
• Many students have not yet developed effective college-level learning skills
• Many students don’t like to read
• For some students English is a second language
The Bar
Regardless of the diverse “input,” at the end of the course all students are expected to pass over a “bar” labeled “What every college educated person should know about computers.”
Practical Computer Literacy 2nd Edition:Internet and Computing Core Certification
Instructional Material: Four Criteria
1. Dedicated to the exam and under a single cover
2. Cover 100% of the IC3 Exam Objectives
3. Provide hands-on learning for 100% of the performance-based Objectives
4. Meet additional criteria, such as branding
IC3 Module 1: Computing FundamentalsDomain 1.0: Computer Hardware,
Peripherals, and Troubleshooting
Domain 2.0: Computer Software
Domain 3.0: Using an Operating System
Chapter 1: Computer Hardware
Chapter 2: Peripheral Devices
Chapter 3: System and Application Software
Chapter 4: Installing Software
Chapter 5: Getting Started with Windows XP
Chapter 6: Getting Started with Windows Vista
Chapter 7: Working with Files
Practical Literacy:Section I
IC3 Module 2: Key Applications
Domain 1.0 : Common Program Functions
Domain 2.0: Word Processing Functions
Domain 3.0: Spreadsheet Functions
Domain 4.0: Communication and Presentation Software
Chapter 8: Getting Started with Application Software
Chapter 9: Creating a Document
Chapter 10: Formatting a Document
Chapter 11: Finalizing a Document
Chapter 12: Creating a Worksheet
Chapter 13: Formatting a Worksheet
Chapter 14: Finalizing a Worksheet
Chapter 15: Creating a Presentation
Chapter 16: Finalizing a Presentation
Chapter 17: Creating a Database
Chapter 18: Finalizing a Database
Practical Literacy Section II
IC3 Module 3: Living Online
Domain 1.0 : Communications Networks and the Internet
Domain 2.0: Electronic Communications and Collaboration
Domain 3.0: Using the Internet and the World Wide Web
Domain 4.0: The Impact of Computing and the Internet on Society
Chapter 19: Networks
Chapter 20: Working with E-mail
Chapter 21: Browsing the Web
Chapter 22: Computer Risks and Benefits
Practical Literacy Section III
PLIT Pedagogy
•FAQs•Short paragraphs•Screenshot with callouts
•Steps described in callouts
•Bullet points for options and hints
See It!See It!
•Interactive PlayIt!•Students step through a procedure
•Simulated•Bullets can be used interactively
•Cover IC3 performance-based objectives
Try It!Try It!
•Chapter 23•50 Projects•Starter files included with the BookOnCD
•Reinforce IC3 objectives•Use FAQs as handy reference
Apply It!Apply It!
The Challenges The Solution
Varying levels of computer expertise
Flexible learning tool
Different learning styles Reading, listening, hands-on, exploratory
Learning skills Built-in assessment
Don’t like to read; English is a second language
Approachable layout
Need to assess proficiency
IC3 Certification
Q&A