Digital Literacy in the Workplace Begins in School: A Research Study on Digital Information Literacy Pedagogies for FYC Classrooms

Author

Ashley ShawFollow

Date of Award

Spring 4-25-2019

Degree Type

Capstone

Degree Name

Master of Arts in Professional Writing (MAPW)

Department

English

Committee Chair/First Advisor

Dr. Jeanne Bohannon

Co-Chair

Dr. Laura McGrath

Abstract

This paper sets out to answer the following research questions:

1. How can instructors take students’ current digital literacy knowledge and work them into a curriculum designed to help them build their digital information skills?
2. How can instructors teach digital information in a way that gives students the ability to adapt their skills into different environments and growing technologies to better prepare them for the workplace?

By looking at the current state of student research and comparing techniques to professional writing situations by looking at skills, such as communication and critical thinking, that employers want the most.