Critical Digital Literacy: Technology in Education Beyond Issues of User Competence and Labour-Market Qualifications

The present contribution conducts an intervention in the study and practice of digital and media literacy. After reviewing key tenets of recent debates, I advance a specific understanding of the concept – critical digital literacy – that, as I argue, comprehensively addresses issues of knowledge, c...

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Main Author: Holger Pötzsch
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Paderborn University: Media Systems and Media Organisation Research Group 2019-08-01
Series:tripleC: Communication, Capitalism & Critique
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Online Access:https://www.triple-c.at/index.php/tripleC/article/view/1093
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Critical Digital Literacy: Technology in Education Beyond Issues of User Competence and Labour-Market Qualifications
tripleC: Communication, Capitalism & Critique
digital literacy
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technology
digital competencies and skills
critical approaches
digital capitalism
title Critical Digital Literacy: Technology in Education Beyond Issues of User Competence and Labour-Market Qualifications
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title_full_unstemmed Critical Digital Literacy: Technology in Education Beyond Issues of User Competence and Labour-Market Qualifications
title_short Critical Digital Literacy: Technology in Education Beyond Issues of User Competence and Labour-Market Qualifications
title_sort critical digital literacy technology in education beyond issues of user competence and labour market qualifications
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education
technology
digital competencies and skills
critical approaches
digital capitalism
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