{"id":191,"date":"2012-09-13T23:37:22","date_gmt":"2012-09-14T06:37:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/lled368\/?p=191"},"modified":"2012-09-14T00:18:56","modified_gmt":"2012-09-14T07:18:56","slug":"more-mediumsmore-messengers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/lled368\/2012\/09\/13\/more-mediumsmore-messengers\/","title":{"rendered":"More Mediums=More Messengers?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/tjardinzukas\/6264533672\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/6034\/6264533672_45fcd3743b_c.jpg\" alt=\":: McLuhan 100 Anos - Capa ::\" width=\"461\" height=\"800\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>A student skilled in multiliteracies will be able to create, interpret and utilize multiple sources\/units of information including, but not limited to, electronic, spacial, visual, audio, (multi)linguistic and gestural literacies. They will be able to do so within their own unique, transitioning, socio-political and cultural environs.<\/p>\n<p>What interests me in this shift in how we are experiencing <em>literacy<\/em> is this: no matter how far we&#8217;ve come, how advanced we are technologically, regardless of how many apps we have on our iPhone, <em>there are huge segments of our student population who will have greater access to acquiring these multiliteracy skills than will their peers<\/em>.\u00a0 This divide in accessibility has long-lasting impact on how much power (economical\/consumer\/political) these students will yield throughout their adult lives.<\/p>\n<p>Of course, gaps in access to knowledge is not a new form of societal injustice. Harold Innis (a colleague and contemporary of Marshall McLuhan) described how historically various forms of media and information have long been used by institutions\/governments\/monarchies to monopolize knowledge; dating back to ancient civilizations, using clay tablets, and Papyrus.\u00a0 (<em>Bias of Communication, <\/em>1951).<\/p>\n<p>So while this issue of equitable access to knowledge is certainly not new, it is dangerous.\u00a0 The current tagline is that new literacies\/Social Media and their accompayning technologies, are somehow &#8220;levelling the playing field&#8221; and that &#8220;everyone&#8221; has access to global information and knowledge, and this is far from the truth. So, yes: we have increasing modes in which we can host\/transmit\/acquire and share information, but the systemic barriers that limit who has access to these modes of information sharing, and to what end, are firmly established and therefore we face a greater disparity than ever in terms of who can experinece and access information. Simply; being &#8220;poked&#8221; on Facebook does not mean you have punctured the manufactured obstructions limiting access to elite knowledge.<\/p>\n<p>The challenge is then, for us as future educators of multiliteracies, is how will we best address these issues in our pedagogical approach?<\/p>\n<p>I look forward to examining this (and other difficult questions) with you.<\/p>\n<p>All the best to you all for a successful year of shared inquiry.<\/p>\n<p id=\"yui_3_2_0_68_134759207958289\">Maya<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A student skilled in multiliteracies will be able to create, interpret and utilize multiple sources\/units of information including, but not limited to, electronic, spacial, visual, audio, (multi)linguistic and gestural literacies. They will be able to do so within their own unique, transitioning, socio-political and cultural environs. 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