five fluencies

Information Fluency

There are a lot of websites and some are still added day by day. information fluency is all about information that is interpreted unconsciously and intuitively so that we are able to receive information, knowledge and be able to receive skills required. Facts end up becoming more obsolete far quicker there's a process of making information relevant like :
Ask: Asking good questions in order to get good answers, this means when using the search box you have to use it very well by typing the right possible question and be very clear.
Acquire: this is all based on where the information is  and prioritizing the search strategy skimming, scanning and scouring the resources given. taking notes
Analyze: this is the part whereby you have to analyze your information from the results that you got from the search, and be able to differentiate from opinions and fiction.
Apply: the user will now be able to use the knowledge they received and be able to face whatever problems they facing in the real world.
Assess: this is when user will look at the results of their application and the process they sued , its al about asking questions and about their process  and the steps followed.

Solution fluency
As explained earlier we need to have information fluency skills in order to extract information to gain knowledge. This is a critical skill when we start trying to find solutions to problems that are presented to us on a daily basis.

Technology has changed our lives drastically in the last 20 years and with these changes new needs have been identified. These needs range from personal to business, and with this we see new possibilities and opportunities. This has resulted in new job opportunities in fields of business that previously did not exist. So how do we learn for careers that don’t yet exist or are so new that there are no qualifications available to teach us, guide and prepare us for? We can’t! However, we can learn the skills that will help us adapt to these opportunities; essentially learn how to learn. The skill that would help the most here, although the fluency skills are all interlinked, is the solution fluency skill .

The Process  Solution fluency as a process should become the focal point of learning, so that we intuitively are able to adapt to new ‘problems’ presented to us. This requires that the process be learnt and applied as often as possible until it becomes second nature, becoming an embedded skill. This means you need to know the process, and apply this at all times to ‘problems’ presented to you. These problems could be anything from learning a new skill, writing an essay, to creating artwork.

The discover stage is essentially an exploration stage of looking at the problem from all angles: How did we get here, what was done in the past, could something have been done differently?
Dream 
With a clear understanding of where we are (discover) and how got there (define) we are now able to move forward and think of solutions. This is a whole-minded process where we imagine what the solution will be in the future. Essentially it is an envisioning process, where we look at the possible and impossible. This is the stage that innovation takes place, where people have ignored the ‘impossible’ and asked "why not?" or "how can it be done". It is here that the creativity fluency comes into play, which was discussed previously in the manual.
Design
So the "define" tells us where we are now, the "dream" helps guide us on where we want to go. The "design" becomes the planning of how to make the solution a reality. It involves a gap-analysis, breaking out all the necessary steps to get there.
Deliver
This step puts the "design"/ plan into action, making the ‘dream’ stage a reality. There are two components to this stage: Produce and Publish. The production can be anything, a performing a play, building a sculpture, completing an experiment. The second part is the ‘publication’ where the product (play, song, experiment, etc.) is presented.
Debrief
This is the evaluation process of all the steps. Did you define the problem sufficiently, did you get enough information or was it the right information, was the solution a good fit to the problem, the blue-print a realization of the solution, and the presentation the answer? These are the kind of questions that need to be asked in order to guide future decisions on problem solving.

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Media Fluency
 To be effectively digitally literate, we need two additional skills, Media and Collaboration Fluencies. In this section we will look at the steps involved with these processing skills.

In the past the most powerful technology for communication was the printing press. However, today we have such a vast array of accessible and relatively inexpensive digital technology that allow us to produce images, video and audio content with relative ease.

In the communication’s learning unit we will explore this in more detail, but for this section of digital literacies we need to understand how to interpret media.

Media fluency is actually two-fold, the first involves the interpretation (listening) of the media; the second, involves how we leverage this for our own output (communication).

This fluency involves both the communication aspect, as well as the literacy. We cannot produce something without knowing how to use the technology, but we cannot leverage the message without understanding this. Therefore, there may be some repetition between the two units.

Crockett, Jukes and Churches (2011:58) believe that media fluency means being a "‘presume’ – an effective consumer and producer of digital content". The first part of this process is explained in this unit, whereas the Leverage process is explained in communication.
Collaboration Fluency
All over the world there are people who are communicating and working together…yet they may never meet face to face! The reality is with today’s technology, distance has become a concept that is relative. The authors of the book "Literacy is not enough" (Jukes, Churches, Crockett, 2011) worked on an entire project without ever meeting face-to-face until after the completion thereof! So how did they do it? Well, they had already mastered the skill of collaboration as well as being digitally literate. In this section we will look at the steps involved with the process.  


Creative Fluency

Intelligence levels have traditionally only been measured in terms of math based thinking and linguistic skills. However, there are actually several levels of IQ. Gardner (1983) came up with the following:

 Visual-Spatial

These people are good at solving puzzles, love reading, are good with directions and map/ chart work, enjoy drawing and painting and recognize patterns easily.

 Linguistic - Verbal

These people are good with words, both written and spoken, they are good at remembering written and spoken information, enjoys reading and writing, good at debating and explaining things. They often use humor in their storytelling.

 Logical – Mathematical

People that score high in this section are good at analyzing problems and mathematical operations, they enjoy thinking about abstract ideas, conducting scientific experiments and working with complex computations.

 Bodily – Kinesthetic

Those that have a high score in this area are good at body movement, actions and control. They are good at dancing, sports, creating with their hands and physical coordination. They remember things best by doing, rather than hearing or seeing.

 Musical

These people think in patterns, rhythms and sounds. They enjoy singing and playing musical instruments, and are quick to recognize a musical pattern and tones. They have a deep understanding of musical structure, notes and rhythms and are able to remember songs and melodies quite easily.

 Interpersonal

People in this section have a good understanding of other people and relate well with them. They are good at communicating and very skilled at the non-verbal cues. They have an ability to see things from different perspectives and create positive relationships with others. They are also good at resolving conflict.

  Digital Citizenship, Student Manual,Rosebank College \IIE   (pp 43-49)