1 / 11

An Introduction to The New Literacies of the Internet and Other ICT:

An Introduction to The New Literacies of the Internet and Other ICT: . A Dual-Level Theory.

becca
Download Presentation

An Introduction to The New Literacies of the Internet and Other ICT:

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. An Introduction to The New Literacies of the Internet and Other ICT: A Dual-Level Theory Based on Leu, D. J., O’Byrne, W. I., Zawilinski, L., McVerry, J. G., & Everett-Cacopardo, H., (2009). Expanding the new literacies conversation. Educational Researcher, 38, 264-269. Portions of this material are based upon work supported by the U.S. Department of Education under Award No. R305G050154. Opinions expressed herein are solely those of the authors and do not necessarily represent the position of the U.S. Department of Education.

  2. What are your thoughts and impressions about New literacies? • What are some of the similarities and differences between New literacies and the EPSY 5194 course content? • Post your thoughts (up to 160 characters) on a digital post-it note on WallWisher using the following link: http://www.wallwisher.com/rebuild/newliteracieswall Share Your Thoughts on Wall Wisher

  3. Many different definitions: • New social practices (Street, 1995, 2003) • New strategies and dispositions for online reading comprehension, learning, and communication (Castek, 2008; Coiro, 2003; Henry 2006; Leu et al., 2004) • New discourses (Gee, 2007) • New semiotic contexts (Kress, 2003; Lemke, 2002) • Multiliteracies (New London Group, 1996) • Multimodal contexts (Hull & Schultz, 2002) • ICT literacy (International ICT Literacy Panel, 2002) or Informational literacy (Hirsh, 1999; Kuiper & Volman, 2008; Weber & Johnson, 2000) Capital New literacies

  4. “…we argue that adult-driven discourses ought to consider not just ‘academic’ literacies (i.e., literacy practices generally emphasized and tested in schools) but also young people’s ‘nonacademic’ communicative literacies typically practiced outside of school as part of their overall development of new literacies. To engage in an increasingly Internet-mediated and participatory culture, students need a solid understanding of traditional print-based literacies, 21st century skills (Partnership for 21st Century Skills, 2008) and digital literacies of online reading, writing, and communication (Coiro, Knobel, Lankshear & Leu, 2008; Greenhow, 2008; Greenhow, Robelia & Hughes, 2009; Leu, O’Byrne, Zawilinski, McVerry & Everett-Cacopardo, 2009; Thurlow, 2004).” • - Greenhow & Robelia, 2009, p. 1311) Quote from Greenhow & Robelia

  5. Lowercase new literacies: one example

  6. Literacy instruction needs to be transformed and online reading requires new strategies and skills for online reading comprehension. (Castek, 2008; Coiro & Dobler, 2007; Coiro, 2007;Henry, 2007; Leu, Castek, Hartman, Coiro, Henry, Kulikowich, & Lyver, 2005 Leu; Kinzer, Coiro, & Cammack, 2004; Leu, Reinking, et. al, 2007) Position of the New Literacies Research Team

  7. Some challenged readers read better online than high performing offline readers (Castek, et. al, in press; Coiro, 2007). Why? (case study evidence) • Read online at home each day. • Excellent locating skills • Shorter units of text reduces fluency issues • Online readers choose texts; greater engagement • Web pages are graphic images, a strong suit Challenged Readers

  8. Reading Assessment developed for 7th graders to try and identify and capture their use or lack of use of important skills within the following four domains: • Locating information • Evaluating information for relevancy, bias, stance • Synthesizing information to answer your question, • Communicate your ideas through appropriate information communication tool (wiki, e-mail, instant messenger). What is the ORCA?

  9. A technology issue A literacy issue Technology standards become integrated within subject area standards Online learning is integrated into each subject area; Every classroom teacher is responsible Subject area assessments and online information skills are assessed together. • Technology standards are separated from subject area standards • Online learning is separated from subject areas • Specialists are responsible • Online information and communication skills are assessed separately from subject area knowledge. How Do We Define Internet Use In Schools?

  10. Additional Resources • http://www.ncte.org/magazine/extended#main Want more?

More Related