From the press release: "The New Media Consortium (NMC) has released Digital Literacy in Higher Education, Part II: An NMC Horizon Project Strategic Brief,
a follow-up to its 2016 strategic brief on digital literacy.
Commissioned by Adobe, this independent research builds upon the
established baseline definitions of digital literacy from the 2016
brief, examining digital literacy through a global and
discipline-specific lens to reveal new contexts that are shaping the way
learners create, discover, and critically assess digital content….While the first NMC strategic brief simplified definitions and made the
complex topic accessible, this subsequent project was launched because
the constantly evolving nature of digital literacy is reflected in a
diversity of frameworks with varied outcomes both globally and across
disciplines. The NMC’s research examines the current landscape of
digital literacy frameworks to illuminate its multiple dimensions — technical, psychological, and interpersonal — around
which students’ ability to produce new content generates a sense of
empowerment. Further, within the context of certain disciplines, learner
commitment based on these levels of engagement is more readily
established when paired with authentic digital experiences based on
skills considered vital for workplace success."