Saturday, March 24, 2012

The New Literacies

Some scholars claim your generation, through its widespread use of digital media, has access to "new literacies" beyond traditional forms of textual composition.

Read the Wikipedia entry for The New Literacies and answer the following question in the comments section: Which of the New Literacies would you most like to see taught in a university class?

Commonly recognized examples of new literacies include such practices as instant messaging, blogging, maintaining a website, participating in online social networking spaces, creating and sharing music videos, podcasting and videocasting, photoshopping images and photo sharing, emailing, shopping online, digital storytelling, participating in online discussion lists, emailing and using online chat, conducting and collating online searches, reading, writing and commenting on fan fiction, processing and evaluating online information, creating and sharing digital mashups, etc. (see: Black, 2008; Coiro, 2003; Gee, 2007; Jenkins, 2006; Kist, 2007; Lankshear & Knobel, 2006; Lessig, 2005; Leu, et al 2004; Prensky, 2006).