MediaShift . Learning in a Digital Age: Teaching a Different Kind of Literacy | PBS - 0 views
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we shouldn't consider someone literate if they can consume but not produce media.
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Keith Hamon on 05 Oct 11This is why information technology is one of the twin pillars, along with writing, of the QEP. And why visual constructs & technological applications are considered writing literacies. I think the language is a bit confused, but I understand the implications for developing literacy in the 21st Century.
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The literacy of the future rests on the ability to decode and construct meaning from one's constantly evolving environment -- whether it's coded orally, in text, images, simulations, or the biosphere itself. Therefore we must be adaptive to our social, economic and political landscape. Those of us living in this digital age are required to learn, unlearn and learn again and again.
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This could be the heart of ASU's QEP. What happens when the environment itself is coded with information that we need to acquire? Isn't it already so coded?
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A new kind of technological literacy is emerging. While a certain amount of technical skills are important, the real goal should be in cultivating digital or new media literacies that are arising around this evolving digital nerve center. These skills allow working collaboratively within social networks, pooling knowledge collectively, navigating and negotiating across diverse communities, and critically analyzing and reconciling conflicting bits of information to form a clear and comprehensive view of the world.