Critical Characteristics of New Literacy | Origin: ED134
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Literacy is Not an Option --> Critical Characteristics of New Literacy
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Student connectivity is now continuous and not dependent upon time or place. Thus, information can be received anytime, and in any place, and for any reason
Technology can assist students by allowing multiple avenues to achieve their goals
New literacy takes into account design of information and information flow since reading books has expanded to variable computing interfaces.
New literacy includes: logical flow, visual representation, and connectivity.
The SIP principle is the basis for communication. However, new literacy has redefined the flow. There is no longer one sender and one recipient.
Interesting the same communication mechanics are involved between tribal drums and 5G networks, the SIP principle!
Technology has changed the literacy flow, the content and hopefully the outcomes for the better.
Changing thinking around literacy is important. I like the idea that literacy is more than just reading and writing. Literacy is really more, it is accessing information and opportunities. This make more sense in the world we live in and especially in the CTE classroom.
The rapidly changing reality of what literacy is requires updated and multiple types of input.
I'm not sure it's relevant in my situation as students have little access to technology in the classroom since they are in prison.
Whew! There is a lot in this one. My key takeaway is how the very nature of how meaning is constructed has changed through technology and the ways that it has altered the ways we interact and connect through our technological communications.
There seems to be a certain disconnect between my younger students and myself brought on not by age, but by technological aptitude. While telecommunication as a whole has certainly revolutionized the means of literacy, it is important that literacy still plays an important role of everyday life. It has not disintegrated with the advent of hypertext and the webpage, but instead has evolved with it, for better and for worse. This course has told me that in order for instructors to maintain literacy standards within the classroom, they must be open to the changes that have been brought on with it, something I certainly must implement in my own classes. Utilizing webpages with adequate resources and a concise logical flow will help students grow in their current education.
Visual Representation is essential in helping understand the logical flow and organization of the presented information. When introducing "new literacy," you are building on the foundation of traditional literacy, and for the content to be delivered and comprehended, they must be fluid in their relationship. Technology is a tool that must be used in correlation with reading, writing, listening, and speaking.
Even though New Literacy gives people a way to communicate via different methods with several people, the aspects of literacy, such as "listening," comprehension, and writing still apply so that communication is cohesive and understandable. This is struggle with all of the new online modalities offered.
I teach a drawing class and with tech these days it makes it so nice. I can make videos for students to review anytime and get help. Makes life lots easier.
New literacy is so much more far reaching and multidementional than the "old" literacy. However, as has been already posted, the students must consider the source of the information.
Technology can be a key factor in obtaining information and helping students.
Technological advances have also changed how we access information and disseminate it.
Advances in technoogy are meant to make our lives easier. Should advances in media technology make gaining literacy easier?
As long as the information is presented in easily digestible chunks, or interactions with other learners makes comprehension fun, balancing aspects of literacy is tricky since preferece usually goes to the most easily consumed.
