Lifelong Learning Skills: ICT & Information Literacy

One of the primary goals of education is to teach a learner how to learn and how to cope with the challenges in life. In view of that, a course namely Learning Skills for Open And Distance Learners was introduced as a compulsory course to all first semester learners at Open University Malaysia (OUM)...

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Main Author: Kaur , Harvinder
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Published: 2008
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description One of the primary goals of education is to teach a learner how to learn and how to cope with the challenges in life. In view of that, a course namely Learning Skills for Open And Distance Learners was introduced as a compulsory course to all first semester learners at Open University Malaysia (OUM). The course aims to provide lifelong learning skills which intend to help them in their learning during the university tenure, of which two important components includes basic ICT and information literacy skills. This paper explains the importance of these skills for successful learning, and how learners have perceived their ICT and information literacy skills after following through the said course. A questionnaire was developed and used to gather data from learners. 330 learners responded to the questionnaire that was uploaded in the web. The findings showed that majority of the learners admitted to have successfully acquired basic ICT but, a significant number of learners continue to seek skills in information literacy even after completing the course. (Author's abstract)
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spelling my.oum.1462013-06-16T01:01:06Z Lifelong Learning Skills: ICT & Information Literacy Kaur , Harvinder LC5201 Education extension. Adult education. Continuing education One of the primary goals of education is to teach a learner how to learn and how to cope with the challenges in life. In view of that, a course namely Learning Skills for Open And Distance Learners was introduced as a compulsory course to all first semester learners at Open University Malaysia (OUM). The course aims to provide lifelong learning skills which intend to help them in their learning during the university tenure, of which two important components includes basic ICT and information literacy skills. This paper explains the importance of these skills for successful learning, and how learners have perceived their ICT and information literacy skills after following through the said course. A questionnaire was developed and used to gather data from learners. 330 learners responded to the questionnaire that was uploaded in the web. The findings showed that majority of the learners admitted to have successfully acquired basic ICT but, a significant number of learners continue to seek skills in information literacy even after completing the course. (Author's abstract) 2008 Conference or Workshop Item PeerReviewed text https://library.oum.edu.my/repository/146/1/Lifelong_learning_skills.pdf Kaur , Harvinder (2008) Lifelong Learning Skills: ICT & Information Literacy. In: LYICT 2008 Joint Open and Working IFIP Conference, 7-10 July 2008. https://library.oum.edu.my/repository/146/
spellingShingle LC5201 Education extension. Adult education. Continuing education
Kaur , Harvinder
Lifelong Learning Skills: ICT & Information Literacy
title Lifelong Learning Skills: ICT & Information Literacy
title_full Lifelong Learning Skills: ICT & Information Literacy
title_fullStr Lifelong Learning Skills: ICT & Information Literacy
title_full_unstemmed Lifelong Learning Skills: ICT & Information Literacy
title_short Lifelong Learning Skills: ICT & Information Literacy
title_sort lifelong learning skills: ict & information literacy
topic LC5201 Education extension. Adult education. Continuing education
url https://library.oum.edu.my/repository/146/1/Lifelong_learning_skills.pdf
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