Why Generation Z’ Digital Literacy can be Improved through Digital Storytelling? Purita Sayavaranont and Panita Wannapiroon

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  • ภูริตา สายะวารานนท์ Division of Information and Communication Technology for Education, Faculty of Technical Education, King Mongkut’s University of Technology North Bangkok
  • ปณิตา วรรณพิรุณ Division of Information and Communication Technology for Education, Faculty of Technical Education, King Mongkut’s University of Technology North Bangkok

คำสำคัญ:

Generation Z, Digital Literacy, Industry 4.0, 21st Century Skills, Skills for Future Workforce, Digital Storytelling

บทคัดย่อ

This article addresses the impact of the rapid development of disruptive technologies which will impact every life in an unimaginable way. While impacts of these disruptive have been felt, causing the emerging of new business models such as net jobs and the sharing economy. In addition to this, the skill disruption within an occupation has also shifted in a meaningful way e.g. new job categories and new required skill sets for future business are invented. In order to overcome these challenges effectively, supporting current work force through re-training and adequate planning for future workforces, generation Z, to become better prepared and fully equipped with digital knowledge, i.e. digital literacy, would be a good strategy. Digital storytelling can support Generation Z and their learning of digital literacy by familiarizing with computers, utilizing different multimedia formats and combining them to create something meaningful which are a sample of digital literacy’s desired outcome.

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2017-06-26