Abstract
Social media has become an indispensable part of our lives in recent days, in which a new concept has emerged. This concept is Digital Literacy. We can define digital literacy as the ability to produce information using digital technologies. Digital literacy skills are among the most important skills that individuals should have in our age. Today, children are introduced to digital tools and started to use, before learning, to read and write. According to the researches, teachers and/or academics are not able to keep up with this digital progress of the new generation, but they fall behind. In this context, teachers and/or academics are expected to use digital tools effectively and have digital literacy skills in order to keep up with the digital transformation. The aim of this study is to apply the opinions of academicians about the concept of digital literacy which is rapidly entering our lives and to reveal the level of awareness about the related concept. Phenomenology design, one of the qualitative research methods, was used in the study. Phenomenology is a research design that is used to reveal cases that we are aware of but we do not have in-depth knowledge of it. For research purposes, the sample of the research consists of 10 academicians working as lecturers in various departments with a Vocational School of Technical Sciences of a university in Turkey. As a data collection tool, Semi-Structured Interview Form on Digital Literacy developed by Kozan (2018) was used with the permission of the researcher. In the context of the conceptualisation of the collected data, the thematic content analysis method was used. At the end of the study, it was revealed that all of the academicians who are working in the study group are familiar with the concept of digital literacy and they are ready to participate in the training to be given to them by relevant institutions and organisations.
 
 Keywords: Digital literacy, Academics, 0pinion, Phenomenology Study.
Highlights
The concept of literacy is divided into some sub-branches, such as information literacy, network literacy, visual literacy, digital literacy and library literacy, in the development process
In line with the thematic answers, it is foreseen that the training to be provided by experts in the context of increasing the prevalence of digital literacy, as well as the contributions to the subject will be important
It is aimed to get the opinions of academicians about the concept of digital literacy, which we often encounter in our age, and to raise awareness about the subject in this context
Summary
The concept of literacy is divided into some sub-branches, such as information literacy, network literacy, visual literacy, digital literacy and library literacy, in the development process. Using technology at a top-level is not defined as being digital literate This is why digital literate individuals are expected to summarise, synthesise, create and present information, and to have the ability to accurately access information contained in virtual environments. According to Martin (2008), with digital literacy, individuals acquire competencies such as using the information they acquire in their life, transferring it, and making a critical assessment of the knowledge gained. Individuals with these skills become more advantageous over time compared to other individuals. When we look at job advertisements in various sectors, often mastered office programs, think analytically etc., expressions appear to indicate digital literacy
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