Digital Literacy Enhancement for Nakhon Pathom Rajabhat University: Lesson Learned from Ranking Webometrics of Universities

Abstract

Digital literacy is the abilities to use information technology, to identify, evaluate, and create information, including understanding and using in a digital environment. This article presented digital literacy enhancement guidelines for Nakhon Pathom Rajabhat University from analyzing the situations of digital literacy enhancement at the national level, strategic plan of universities for promoting digital literacy, the university websites and the university library websites. The case studies in this article were selected from the first ranked of each continent by Webometrics ranking web of universities, including the university that has been ranked the first ranked in Thailand. The study indicated that Nakhon Pathom Rajabhat University should develop a digital literacy enhancement plan or the additional strategies in the university's strategic plan. In addition, the university should establish an institutional repository by creating a database to collect the academic works of instructors, students and supporting staff, create online lessons on information searching, employ the teaching and learning model to promote digital literacy and develop more efficient infrastructure in technology and communication.