Emily Burgis
Why digital literacies and not literacy? Well, because I have come to see them as are two separate concepts. Digital literacies represent “practices of communicating, relating, thinking, and ‘being’ associated with media” (Jones and Hafner, 2012). It moves beyond technological mastery and becomes a way of socializing, communicating, and making meaning. It is about choosing the appropriate tool for the appropriate activity, adapting our skills and the media to fit our desired outcome, mediating social situations, and managing identities (Jones and Hafner, 2012). It is not separate or exclusive of traditional literacy skills, like reading and writing. It is just the opposite. Traditional literacies skills inform, shape and enhance digital literacies. (Read more)
Digital Literacies
Artifact #2:
Multimodality: A Literature Review
Artifact #1:
Printing in Digital Photography
Course: Technology and the Curriculum
Date: Spring 2011 Instructor: Dr Janette Hughes
About the artifact:
This artifact addresses the question of photo prints in digital photography. It explores the use of photo sharing mind tools to meet the needs of 21st century learners. Furthermore, it evaluates the curriculum connection these tools have as well as the new skills these tools provide students with. The original format of this artifact is a powerpoint, however, it has been converted to a video for easier web sharing.
Course: Research Methods in Education
Date: Fall 2011
Instructor: Dr Lorayne Robertson
About the artifact:
This is a short literature review that focuses on the topic of digital literacy and multimodality. In the artifact several articles are analysis and synthesized. It explores what it means to be digitally literate and assumptions about the level of digital literacy amongst students today.
Course: Special Topics in Education
Date: Spring 2012 Instructor: Dr Lorayne Robertson
About the artifact:
This artifact is a literature review that focuses on the topic of critical media literacy (CML). In this review of the literature the concept of 21st century literacy and its contributing concepts is discussed. In addition, the preparedness of students, pre-service teaches and teachers in learning and teaching critical media literacy skills is explored. Lastly, this paper explores how schools can move towards a curriculum that involves critical media literacy. The purpose of this review was to explore how the changing concept of literacy impacts students and teachers in a 21st century classroom.
Course: Digital Literacy: Education, Theory & Research
Date: Winter 2014
Instructor: Dr Janette Hughes
About the artifact:
A series of artifacts related to a project where I implemented a new technology tool in Grade 11 Digital photography. Included is a blog documenting the process, my Twitter feed, a curated ScoopIt on the topic and a presentation consolidating the success of the project.
Artifact #4:
Twitter in the Classroom
