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Preservation Practices in the Digital Age

Posted on November 24, 2012 by smyers

Introduction Every new communication tool changes the way information is created, delivered, and consumed (Bolter, Postman). It also alters the means and methods by which our cultural identities are preserved. Advances in digital technologies have created a blurring between author … Continue reading →

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Using Multiliteracies in the Classroom

Posted on November 24, 2012 by anne

In Web 2.0 and Emergent Multiliteracies, Bryan Alexander (2008) discusses the use of Web 2.0 tools in classrooms in order to meet the needs of today’s digital native students. One of the digital strategies he looks at is social software … Continue reading →

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Digital Literacy and Digital Natives

Posted on November 24, 2012 by Rocky Lam

In our current information age, the sheer amount of data presented to viewers in digital space is simply overwhelming. Although digital natives successfully integrate themselves with new technologies, digital immigrants must continue to adapt to a new environment of literacy. … Continue reading →

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Digital Literacy: The Need to Prepare Students for the 21st Century Workplace

Posted on November 24, 2012 by Deborah S

Dobson & Willinsky (2009) noted that the “digital aspect of literacy, invisible to the naked eye, is the very current that drives the global information economy” (p. 1).  The need for a digitally literate population is critical if Canada is … Continue reading →

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Digital Literacy: Applying a Fluid Definition

Posted on November 23, 2012 by troos

In their chapter titled Digital Literacy, Dobson and Willinsky (2009) present and analyze the development of digital literacy in a chronological manner.  They begin with the use of the personal computer and word processors in the 1980s and end with … Continue reading →

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The E-Volution of Literacy Pedagogy

Posted on November 23, 2012 by kstackhouse

Introduction The acquisition of literacy skills has been fundamental for several generations now in order to improve quality of life and work (Cope & Kalantzis, 2009).  The influences of electronic writing, hypertext and hypermedia have contributed to create many new … Continue reading →

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Digital Immigrant Instructors: Not Obsolete Just Yet

Posted on November 23, 2012 by joypenner

Introduction As early as 1962, Englebart (1963) pondered how learning (and by implication, education) might change if knowledge could be easily accessed and associative learning made possible. Though these concepts are now ubiquitous we continue to consider the same issue … Continue reading →

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Web 2.0 Storytelling – Scaffolding a New World

Posted on November 23, 2012 by jenniferschubertubc

As digital natives, today’s typical students are quite familiar with utilising the internet to connect with others. Mobile applications allow users to upload content at a moment’s notice, affording real time sharing. Amateur bloggers, photographers, artists and authors are beginning … Continue reading →

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Web 2.0: A Modern Manuscript

Posted on November 23, 2012 by cmck

Hello, I have chosen to write my third commentary about how web 2.0 is bringing together many aspects of writing technologies, past and present. Because I wanted to embed Twitter and Blog feeds into the text to support my argument … Continue reading →

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