literacy is situated, contextual, social, multiple, active and a component of
identity. New literacies don’t replace former literacies. This isn’t a situation
of either “new literacies” or “old literacies.”
Teaching English is about opening up what counts as valued communication,
inviting ALL students to engage in multimodal discourses, and to put their
knowledge to work. We produce and consume media; expertise means leveraging
tools and spaces in intentional, productive ways; and we participate in global
communities that are keenly, deeply invested
importance of balance across literacies by providing opportunities for students
to demonstrate their knowledge through multiple modes - and to engage, where
possible, with “struggleware.”
be transparent when teaching - and to empower students to teach and attain a
whole new level of credibility. If I teach in the ways that they inspire me to
consider, I am empowering students to engage with literacies that value the ways
that they are multiply literate
They challenge me to be a gateopener, rather than a gatekeeper.