IT literacy: The idea of emergent literacy in IS education

Nik R. Hassan

IT literacy: The idea of emergent literacy in IS education

Nik R. Hassan

Management Studies

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Abstract

The IS field has been unresponsive to the calls from other fields for better IT literacy education. This paper examines the concept of IT literacy from the point of view of the IS field. It distinguishes IT literacy from computer literacy and from the more recent concept of "information literacy." A novel conception of IT literacy based on anthropological literacy studies is proposed. This concept of "emergent IT literacy" describes literacy with IT, not as skills to be gained, but as a social practice of controlling the environment with the help of technology. Emergent IT literacy provides a cogent foundation for the IS introductory course. This paper argues that many of the recent disasters including the aftermath of hurricane Katrina could have been better managed if the responsible parties had better IT literacy.

Original language	English (US)
Title of host publication	Association for Information Systems - 12th Americas Conference On Information Systems, AMCIS 2006
Pages	2100-2107
Number of pages	8
State	Published - 2006
Event	12th Americas Conference on Information Systems, AMCIS 2006 - Acapulco, Mexico Duration: Aug 4 2006 → Aug 6 2006

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Name	Association for Information Systems - 12th Americas Conference On Information Systems, AMCIS 2006
Volume	4

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Other	12th Americas Conference on Information Systems, AMCIS 2006
Country/Territory	Mexico
City	Acapulco
Period	8/4/06 → 8/6/06

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

SDG 4 Quality Education

Keywords

Computer literacy
Emergent literacy
IS education
IT literacy

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IT literacy: The idea of emergent literacy in IS education. / Hassan, Nik R.
Association for Information Systems - 12th Americas Conference On Information Systems, AMCIS 2006. 2006. p. 2100-2107 (Association for Information Systems - 12th Americas Conference On Information Systems, AMCIS 2006; Vol. 4).

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

Hassan, NR 2006, IT literacy: The idea of emergent literacy in IS education. in Association for Information Systems - 12th Americas Conference On Information Systems, AMCIS 2006. Association for Information Systems - 12th Americas Conference On Information Systems, AMCIS 2006, vol. 4, pp. 2100-2107, 12th Americas Conference on Information Systems, AMCIS 2006, Acapulco, Mexico, 8/4/06.

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