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JA vE oinin g irtua l arth Digital Literacy and its Effects on the Creation of a Global Community Jon Lee, Aly Laing, Vivian Yan, Eric Lam
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Page 1: JAvE

JAvE

oining

irtual

arth

Digital Literacy and its Effects on the Creation of a Global Community

Jon Lee, Aly Laing, Vivian Yan, Eric Lam

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To what extent does the use of digital tools promote

a sense of community within our

GLOBAL SOCIETY ?

multicultural

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What is…

GLOBAL COMMUNITY ?

Interaction and communication between people around the globe , breaking down cultural barriers, a global conversation

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Technology & Multiculturalism• links diverse cultures by reducing separation• bridge “multi- and intercultural gaps”• “interact with participants from other cultures,

collaborate• “made world a smaller place to live”• “connecting those who do not share the same “skin

colour, language, religion, government, or culture”

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Information & CommunicationTechnology

• proliferation of ICTs (e.g. television, media, Internet)• ICTs unify and standardise culture • media culture in general and ICTs carry a number of Western

values• emergence of digitalized culture - face-to-face vs digital communication (the Internet)

Equality of Access:• English is the language of the Internet• level of education

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• “Culture permeated by ICTs create a setting where traditional modes of socialization are altered”

• “ability to read text to capacities to operate and understand the meanings delivered by a variety of equipment (CD – and other music players, the computer, the mobile phone, the video), something that often precedes the acquisition of

traditional literacy”

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What Effects Does theInternet

Have on Global Multiculturalism?

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Positive

• frees people to interact worldwide• allows for “cross-cultural

communication”• creates a global conversation

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Negative• weak connections (no trust)• concealed identities • impose views on other

cultures• Western cultural “hegemony”

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SOCIAL NETWORK SITES

• “widely popular,“ “participants are experiencing unique opportunities”• “cultural competence in a comfortable and safe environment” • maintenance of existing ties and formation of new• “geographical communities supported by online networks have positive effects on

community interaction”• “shared interests” vs “shared geography”

• unknown whether members use SNSs to maintain existing ties or to form new ones

• lack of privacy controls

Positive

Negative

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Social Networking in Plain English

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6a_KF7TYKVc

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Limitations...of our study

• extended time frame for researching and sharing our thoughts/ideas

• difficulty with integration of topics • research via multiple methodologies (interviews in

particular)

Further Question of Study

Before the use of digital tools, were societies unaware of different cultures? Did this promote discrimination?

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1. Houston, Douglas A. (2003) Can the Internet Promote Open Global Societies? Independent Review, 7:3. Retrieved October 14, 2007 from Academic Search Premier.

2. Ferdig, R. E., Coutts, J., DiPietro, J., & Lok, B. (2000). Innovative technologies for multicultural education needs. Multicultural Education & Technology Journal, 1. Retrieved October 12, 2007.

3. Ellison, N.B., Steinfield, C., & Lampe, C. (2007). The benefits of Facebook “friends:” social capital and college students’ use of online social network sites. Journal of \

4. Suoranta, Juha. (2003). The World Divided in Two: Digital Divide, Information and Communication technologies, and the 'Youth Question. Journal for Critical Education Policy Studies, Volume 1, Number 2 (October 2003) ISSN 1740-2743. Retrieved October 14, 2007.

References

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The Generational Divide


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