{"id":1118,"date":"2024-09-15T17:26:42","date_gmt":"2024-09-15T17:26:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/joysyjohn.com\/?p=1118"},"modified":"2024-09-15T17:26:42","modified_gmt":"2024-09-15T17:26:42","slug":"beyond-traditional-literacy-in-the-digital-age","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/joysyjohn.com\/index.php\/2024\/09\/15\/beyond-traditional-literacy-in-the-digital-age\/","title":{"rendered":"Beyond traditional literacy in the digital age"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The global literacy rate has come a long way. From a mere 10% in 1800, to today: 87% of adults worldwide possess basic reading and writing skills. This remarkable shift means that only one in ten people remain illiterate, a stark contrast from two centuries ago.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In today\u2019s digital world, new forms of literacy such as media, digital, data, social, climate, financial, and health literacy are essential. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>What can we learn from traditional literacy efforts and how can we support the new forms of literacy, including digital, data, and AI literacy?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A three-pronged approach is recommended: embedding new literacies within education, leveraging technology and expertise, and involving parents and the wider community. This requires a cross-sector coalition with sustained government support and funding to build a literate, thriving world in the age of AI and automation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can read the full article at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.diplomaticourier.com\/posts\/global-literacy-amid-digital-world-progress-new-frontiers\">Global literacy amid digital world, progress and new frontiers (diplomaticourier.com)<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The global literacy rate has come a long way. From a mere 10% in 1800, to today: 87% of adults worldwide possess basic reading and writing skills. This remarkable shift means that only one in ten people remain illiterate, a stark contrast from two centuries ago. In today\u2019s digital world, new forms of literacy such [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1119,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"spay_email":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[37,38],"tags":[41,66,67],"class_list":["post-1118","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-artificial-intelligence","category-education","tag-artificial-intelligence","tag-digital","tag-literacy"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/joysyjohn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/pexels-photo-289737.jpeg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/joysyjohn.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1118","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/joysyjohn.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/joysyjohn.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/joysyjohn.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/joysyjohn.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1118"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/joysyjohn.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1118\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1120,"href":"https:\/\/joysyjohn.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1118\/revisions\/1120"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/joysyjohn.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1119"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/joysyjohn.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1118"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/joysyjohn.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1118"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/joysyjohn.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1118"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}