Tag Archives: literacy

Literacy in the 21st Century

Posted on November 9, 2012 by learle

In response to the first two chapters of Jay David Bolter’s Writing Space: Computers, Hypertext, and the Remediation of Print, the concept of text is changing and thus changing the concept of literacy. Literacy today does not mean that we … Continue reading →

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Comic Books – Connecting Us to Cultural Change

Posted on October 28, 2012 by kymfrancis

Introduction Comic books are a form of sequential art, using a combination of illustrations and text to tell a story.  These stories are influenced by the cultural concerns of the time, and change as society changes. But this isn’t a … Continue reading →

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The Influence of Radio and Television on Culture, Literacy and Education

Posted on October 28, 2012 by jkendell

Written by Deanna Stefanyshyn and Julie Kendell Introduction Technology has the power to affect not only education but also culture, religion and personal thoughts and beliefs. While the world population is continually growing, our global world seems to be getting … Continue reading →

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The Original RT – Radio to Television

Posted on October 28, 2012 by mcquaid

Introduction Today, the Internet commands so much attention that it is easy to forget about pre-established channels of media that are mixed up within its melting pot: radio and television. Although not a purely direct line, we would not have … Continue reading →

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The Invention of the Ballpoint Pen and its Effect on Literacy

Posted on October 28, 2012 by anne

Ballpoint pens are everywhere! People keep them in their purse, book bags, cars, desks, offices and in classrooms. They are both, affordable and portable. Whenever you need to write something down, a ballpoint pen can usually be found somewhere close … Continue reading →

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Penny Papers: innovation & social change

Posted on October 28, 2012 by smyers

Here is a link to the wiki I created on the penny papers. My focus is on the reciprocity of technology and social change. Emphasis is on Benjamin Day’s The Sun which is regarded as the first penny paper of … Continue reading →

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The Invention of the Telegraph

Posted on October 26, 2012 by Rocky Lam

Introduction Writing is a technology. Although Plato feared that the emerging technology of writing would one day undermine oral literacy, he was correct in that writing alters the meaning of literacy, and it also greatly enhances and expands our ability … Continue reading →

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On Paper and Pen

Posted on October 26, 2012 by mckay

Introduction Today, both paper and pens are a ubiquitous and affordable resource. Pens may carry a cultural value when given as special gifts, yet others are discarded at the first sign of malfunction. Historians have tended to subsume the history … Continue reading →

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Critiquing Ong and the Relationship of Literacy to Culture

Posted on October 1, 2012 by tavenia

Walter J. Ong is a renowned scholar, university Professor of English and Humanities in Psychiatry and the author of several highly influential studies on the transformation of human consciousness (Ong, 1982). He is an expert in the field of orality … Continue reading →

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Write & Wrong

Posted on September 30, 2012 by mcquaid

Introduction In the first few weeks of our course, we have read and talked about two separate cultures – oral ones, and literate ones. In the past, especially, oral cultures have been thought to be more simple, primitive, and not … Continue reading →

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