How is literacy changing — that is, how might new technologies demand new skills for reading, writing, and interpreting online texts? What do “critical reading skills” look like alongside these new literacies? How do students read and research online? How do we assess these new literacies?
Reading and Research in the Age of Wikipedia Read More »
The most basic definition of literacy is “the ability to read and write.” How might new digital technologies prompt us to reconfigure our notions of literacy? And if literacy is changing, how must schools change as well? What are “new literacies” — that is, how do new technologies demand new skills for reading, writing, and
New Literacies in the Classroom Read More »
Singapore-based educator Jabiz Raisdana looks at DS106, a digital storytelling class first offered by the University of Mary Washington that’s become quite the Internet phenomenon, with participation from learners all over the world. Raisdana writes about the ways in which DS106, an open online course that encourages creativity and sharing on the open Web, challenges
Digital Storytelling and Online Learning Networks Read More »
How might new digital technologies prompt us to reconfigure our notions of literacy? And if literacy is changing, how must schools change as well? The Mozilla Foundation’s Doug Belshaw examines the ways in which the World Wide Web changes the ways we think about reading and writing.
Rethinking Literacy for the Web Read More »
