Dimension 1 · Competence area

5. Problem identification and solving

Dimension 2 · Competence

5.2. Identifying needs and digital technological responses

To assess one's own and others' needs and to evaluate, select, use and adapt digital technologies to meet them. To adjust and customise digital environments to the needs (e.g. accessibility), contexts and goals of oneself and others.

Dimension 3 · Proficiency levels
BASIC

At basic level, individuals remember and implement simple tasks with guidance as needed.

  • Acknowledge the importance of individual choice in digital environment configurations.
  • Recognise the concept and purpose of a digital assistance tool and the presence of AI systems in such tools.
  • Identify the purpose of technology accessibility and examples of common assistive technologies.
INTERMEDIATE

At intermediate level, individuals identify and implement well-defined tasks and solve well-defined problems autonomously.

  • Acknowledge the benefits of exploring adaptations to digital environment configurations and features of digital assistance tools.
  • Make informed use of digital assistance tools to support one's own and others' needs, with awareness of their benefits and limitations.
  • Adjust features of one's digital environment to suit one's own and others' needs and preferences.
ADVANCED

At advanced level, individuals assess and apply solutions to a variety of complex tasks autonomously and adapt to a variety of contexts to evaluate and execute tasks appropriately, guiding others if and as required.

  • Prioritise an ongoing assessment of how digital environmental configurations, digital assistance tools and/or assistive technologies can meet the needs of oneself and others.
  • Adjust features of digital environments, and use digital assistance tools and assistive technologies, to suit one's own and others’ needs and preferences.
  • Assess the accessibility, inclusivity, fairness and/or rights-sensitivity of digital technologies in a given context.
  • Support others to make informed use of digital assistance tools and adjustments to digital environment configurations.
HIGHLY ADVANCED

At highly advanced level, individuals assess, evaluate and resolve highly complex or specialised problems to create new solutions or adapt existing ones, leading and guiding others if and as required.

  • Promote and support inclusive and accessible digital technologies.
  • Assess complex needs of individuals to identify and/or design tailored digital solutions.
  • Contribute to improvements in or solutions for digital assistance tools, accessible digital environment configurations, and/or assistive technologies.
Dimension 4 · Knowledge, skills and attitudes
Knowledge
  • LO5.2.02 Recognise common ways in which features of digital environments can be adjusted to meet users' needs and preferences.
  • LO5.2.03 Recognise the concept and purpose of a digital assistance tool.
  • LO5.2.04 Recognise the presence of AI systems in digital assistance tools.
  • LO5.2.05 Identify common assistive technologies and their purposes.
Skills
  • LO5.2.06 Use assistive technologies, if and as required.
  • LO5.2.07 Use digital assistance tools to support simple tasks, with awareness of their benefits and limitations.
  • LO5.2.09 Adjust features of one's digital environment to suit one's own and others' needs and preferences.
  • LO5.2.10 Make informed use of digital assistance tools to support one's own and others' needs, with awareness of their benefits and limitations.
  • LO5.2.12 Adjust features of one's digital environment to suit one's own and others' needs and preferences.
  • LO5.2.13 Assess the accessibility, inclusivity, fairness and/or rights-sensitivity of digital technologies in a given context.
  • LO5.2.14 Support others to make informed use of digital assistance tools, and adjustments to digital environment configurations, to meet their own and others' needs.
  • LO5.2.16 Assess complex needs of individuals to identify and/or design tailored digital solutions.
  • LO5.2.17 Contribute to improvements in digital assistance tools, accessible digital environment configurations, and/or assistive technologies.
Attitudes
  • LO5.2.01 Acknowledge the importance of individual choice in digital environment configurations.
  • LO5.2.08 Acknowledge the benefits of exploring adaptations to digital environment configurations and features of digital assistance tools.
  • LO5.2.11 Prioritise an ongoing assessment of how digital environmental configurations, digital assistance tools and/or assistive technologies can meet the needs of oneself and others.
  • LO5.2.15 Promote and support the use of inclusive and accessible digital technologies.
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