Comments on: FCC’s Broadband Action Agenda Fails to Address Training and Education

By: Don’t Write Off ALA’s Work on Digital Literacy and the FCC Before Reading This | Librarian by Day

Tue, 12 Jun 2012 22:40:23 +0000

[...] the Digital Literacy Task Force and the fact that I’ve been following the FCC’s focus, or lack thereof, on digital literacy since the National Broadband Plan was released in March of 2010. I have also [...]

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OITP Digital Literacy Task Force « Libraries and Transliteracy — Sat, 23 Apr 2011 15:15:05 +0000

[...] is exciting on so many levels. As you know, I’ve expressed concerns about the digital divide, the failure of other institutions to recognize the role of libraries [...]

By: OITP and Digital Literacy Portfolio! Plus NTIA and a Digital Literacy Portal | Librarian by Day

Fri, 04 Feb 2011 10:45:31 +0000

[...] in the National Broadband Plan from the FCC. As you know I’ve been concerned that The Plan fails to address digital literacy training and instruction and neglects the important role all libraries play in addressing the digital divide [...]

By: You Can’t Just say, ‘Here’s a Computer.’ You Can’t Just Say, ‘Here’s Cheap Internet,’You’ve Got to Teach a Man to Fish. « Libraries and Transliteracy

Sat, 28 Aug 2010 19:12:33 +0000

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Sat, 31 Jul 2010 09:38:32 +0000

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Wed, 28 Jul 2010 16:13:13 +0000

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By: Barbara Henry

Barbara Henry — Sat, 26 Jun 2010 01:03:03 +0000

Libraries and communities already do a lot at grassroots level to promote digital literacy. Federal money and involvement is not the solution to everything although somehow we keep hoping it will be. Local library collaborations with colleges, schools, other non-profits and businesses (plus some good old leadership, initiative and innovation) is really what is needed to reach those in the digital limbo. It’s about combining the resources we already have to creative output and not wait for the feds and congress to do something someday. We can do it ourselves.

By: Introducing Transliteracy Georgia Public Library Service & Georgia Library Association | Librarian by Day

Wed, 16 Jun 2010 15:24:31 +0000

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By: Eli

Eli — Thu, 29 Apr 2010 22:13:58 +0000

Thanks for noticing this! Looking at the Broadband Action Agenda, I noticed that the legend refers to all intra-FCC bureaus and offices. There's also a small footnote down at the bottom that reads "This document reflects only proposed FCC actions, not those of other government agencies, and is not exhaustive of all 2010 FCC actions." And going through Chapter 9 of the National Broadband Plan, the recommendations for digital inclusion literacy and training are all tasked to Congress, IMLS & OMB. So it looks like the FCC is delegating digital literacy to other agencies and since the Action Agenda is devoted solely to FCC-based items, that's why it wasn't included. Another note: I recently saw Blair Levin and Phoebe Yang, and in their presentation, both of them talked strongly about digital inclusion and training and the role of public libraries in providing broadband access. I think they "grok" the role of libraries and the need for training and I can see an argument for making training/literacy a task for Congress & IMLS. At the same time, we can't be complacent about current recognition of libraries and digital literacy training and there should be continual awareness and advocacy by the library community to make sure that the Digital Literacy Corps not only becomes an action item and is implemented. (Note: I'm truly not an apologist for the FCC [although I'm certainly willing to be in an official capacity].)

By: libraryace

libraryace — Fri, 23 Apr 2010 14:54:29 +0000

RT @librarianbyday: FCC’s Broadband Action Agenda Fails to Address Training and Education http://librarianbyday.net/2010/04/fccs-b…