Developing Basic Digital Skills

 6 Fluency Skills for the Success in the Millennial World

I fervently observed that in every mans progress along with it is a crisis. Because as to what I personally sees, each step consists of room of success and a room for improvement.

In educational context, it now welcomes the new world of information and communication technology that leads the way for more complex and higher thinking skills. But it doesn't mean that along with its existence is the extinction of the basic literacies: Reading, Writing and 'rithmetic however they will be complemented by six essential skills to gear up students for success in the millennial world. This is also better referred to as fluency skills. These are:

1. SOLUTION FLUENCY

6D's

DEFINE-DEISCOVER-DREAM-DESIGN-DELIVER-DEBRIEF

(This fluency means the capacity and creativity in problem solving. This requires whole brain thinking.)

2. INFORMATION FLUENCY

5A's

ASK-ACQUIRE-ANALYZE-APPLY-ASSESS

(Access, Retrieve and Reflect information. The subsets of skills of this fluency.)

3. COLLABORATION FLUENCY

5 E's
ESTABLISH-ENVISION-ENGINEER-EXECUTE-EXAMINE

(This fluency refers to the TEAMWORK proficiency.)

4. MEDIA FLUENCY

2 L's

LISTEN-LEVERAGE

(This refers to the digital sources like radio, television, magazine, advertising, graphic arts, etc.)

5. CREATIVITY FLUENCY

5 I's

IDENTIFY-INSPIRE-INTERPOLATE-IMAGINE-INSPECT

(This fluency refers to the ARTISTIC proficiency.)

6. DIGITAL ETHICS

(This fluency requires PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY. Therefore, the use of technological devices should be free from criminal activities.)