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Tag Archives: computers
Digital Literacy in the 21st Century
Inadequacy of traditional definitions of literacy In the 1980s, when personal computers became widespread used for word processing, the world of print and corresponding notion of literacy were seriously challenged. It seemed to be obvious that traditional definitions of literacy … Continue reading
Posted in Major Project
Tagged computers, digital literacy, education, information, meaning, web 2.0
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Creatures of Habit and Agents of Change
We are creatures of habit. This course is all about change, changing our habits and providing some knowledge to help others change. Text Technologies: The changing spaces of reading and writing – I think I now know what the title … Continue reading
Posted in Making Connections, Uncategorized
Tagged computers, education, innovation, knowledge, literacy, printing press, technology, text
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Literacy and Orality: Preserving endangered oral languages with literacy
In the book Orality and Literacy by Walter Ong (1982), the author describes how languages have evolved from an oral form to a written or literate form. He not only describes the origin of oral languages and the transitions to … Continue reading
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Tagged computers, culture, fluent speakers, Indigenous, language, literacy, Orality, technology
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What is Technology
I found two videos that help to define technology and provides some specific examples. Like Mark, embeding these videos has me stumped, for now……, so they are links. The first video provides a technology definition in one broad statement. The … Continue reading
A Critique of Postman’s View of Technology and Schooling
In his book Technopoly: The Surrender of Culture to Technology, Postman cautions against what he views as a prevailing movement towards a society where technology is increasingly in control of humanity (1992). He describes a world where technology is widely … Continue reading →