Fluency with Information Technology
By: LIN, Herbert
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ArticlePublisher: New York : Elsevier , 2000Government Information Quarterly 17, 1, p. 69-76Abstract: This article contrasts "computer literacy" with a deeper kind of knowledge and understanding called "fluency with information technology." Computer literacy generally focuses on skillsthe ability to use a few computer applications. But skills become obsolete with new technologies, and so skills with specific applications are thus necessary but not sufficient for individuals to adapt to new information technologies in the future. By contrast, fluency with information technology includes a skills componentbut also includes an understanding of the foundational concepts of information technology and the ability to use problem-solving intellectual capabilities in an information technology context
This article contrasts "computer literacy" with a deeper kind of knowledge and understanding called "fluency with information technology." Computer literacy generally focuses on skillsthe ability to use a few computer applications. But skills become obsolete with new technologies, and so skills with specific applications are thus necessary but not sufficient for individuals to adapt to new information technologies in the future. By contrast, fluency with information technology includes a skills componentbut also includes an understanding of the foundational concepts of information technology and the ability to use problem-solving intellectual capabilities in an information technology context
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