Digital Skills

Digital creation involves producing, uploading, and sharing content in digital formats. It goes beyond traditional creativity, encompassing everything from 3D models, videos, and sketches to presentations, mind maps, and photos.

More than just content production, digital creation also includes ensuring accessibility, making information available to diverse audiences, and optimising content for different platforms and devices.

While you might not be on a creative course, you might need these skills to develop materials needed for it, so it's important to be aware of what is available to you. 

Accessibility is such an important area to be aware of to ensure that all users can access what you are sharing, below is a video of some challenges users might face.

Digital Research focuses on researching topics and solving problems using digital tools. It involves everything from simple Google searches to advanced research with databases like Google Scholar. Additionally, it includes collecting data through digital methods such as surveys and questionnaires.

With AI becoming more integrated into research, it’s important to evaluate its benefits and risks, ensuring it is used responsibly rather than as a one-size-fits-all solution.

It also includes the ability to problem solve, whether this is by accessing different items such as programs to solve an issue or searching for solutions using the internet. (For example using a forum like Reddit to find information). 

Digital innovation is about exploring and adopting new technologies or solutions. It involves assessing the pros and cons of emerging tools, understanding their limitations, and evaluating their impact on workflows.

Accessibility and sustainability are key considerations, ensuring technologies are inclusive and environmentally responsible. For example, AI, while powerful, has significant environmental costs due to its high energy consumption.