Post on 15-Dec-2014
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New Media Literaciesfor the 21st Century
A Conversation between teacher/studentmother/daughter
Sharon Peters - teacher, ped. consultant, mother of 3
teenagers
Meg Peters - Gr. 10 student, Lower Canada College,daughter, sister, 308 friends on FB
Some Questions to Examine in Our Conversation
How do we include multiple literacies in our learning processes?
What are the learning activities and situations thatwill reflect the development of competencies of
multiple literacies?
Why do we need to understand the importance of multiple literacies?
How do we go about best evaluating these competencies?
Why do we need to understand the importance of multiple literacies?
“Understand the word, understand the world”
I conjecture that by 2018, a student will routinely be judged not only by her ability to write a 5-paragraph essay but her ability to represent her ideas via a 5 minute podcast, 2 minute movie, and level in an educational game.
How do we include multiple literacies in our learning processes?
Rationale - need for reflection
Taken from Québec Education Program
Taken from Québec Education Program
Rationale : LITERACY FOR THE 21ST CENTURY
Literacy, simply put,is about meaning-making
Quote taken from the Québec Education Program
To be literate, we must make meaning from all the information that is
available to us - multi-modal information
audiographical
visualtactile
symbolic/representational
The need to include “visual grammar” into our frameworks of literacy
These tools offer
affordancesfor students to making
meaning
What are the learning activities and situations thatwill reflect the development of competencies of
multiple literacies?
Meg’s Journeyas a digital learner
Meg
Meg
Fictionpress - Simply Meg
ICT in Education - Music on the Internet
A Real Teen Talks about Blogging and Social Spaces
Grace
iLike....
... on the topic of backchanneling
Matthew
Nat
Runescape
YouTube for music videos
Whereas previous generations value loyalty, seniority, security and authority, the NetGen’s
norms reflect a desire for creativity, social connectivity, fun, freedom, speed, and diversity
in their workplaces.
(Tapscott)
Shared online learning spaces provide opportunities for students to "be human
together" (Siemens)
It’s all about AUDIENCE
Moist ContinentalLCC Blogs
"From all of the work that we have done with other students, I have learned how to look over other people's work and let them edit my own.”
Outcomes: Skills Built• MultiliteraciesMultiliteracies
• Self-Regulation/Self-Regulation/MetacognitionMetacognition
• Communication StylesCommunication Styles
• Critical Thinking / ReflectionCritical Thinking / Reflection
• Synthesis and SummarySynthesis and Summary
• Info Literacy, Validation, Info Literacy, Validation, FilteringFiltering
• Negotiation and Negotiation and CollaborationCollaboration
How do we go about best evaluating these competencies?
Research•Self-Regulated Learning / Metacognition
(Ley & Young, 2001, Hadwin & Winne, 1996, Boekaerts, 2000)
•Collaborative knowledge construction environments (Jonassen 1995, Scardamalia & Bereiter, 1994) - computers no longer support ONLY individualized instruction
• Improvement in motivation, learning and problem-solving behaviour (Hoyles, Healy and Pozzi, 1994)