ASCD Literacy in a Digital Age Presentation Notes
The following are my notes, reflections, and slidedeck from my ASCD literacy presentation. I presented this session with Angela Maiers, a true guru in the land of literacy. Angela and I began our presentation by asking the participants to answer the question, “What is literacy?” Certainly there has been much written and discussed on this […]
Our Ideas are Interactive
I read a great post by a student in my grad class last week that has me thinking again about the idea of a backchannel. I wrote about this a while ago, but it seems the topic has surfaced again recently about the value of a backchannel. The past several conferences I have attended have […]
Letting Literacy be Literacy
In my opinion, most often discussions of “new literacies” are really discussions of new skills in applying literacy to new contexts. Let me explain. Literacy, at its core, is about gathering and conveying meaning through communication. In the very beginning, before modern language, there was showing and viewing. I’d show you how to hunt a […]
21st Century Clarification
I’m thoroughly enjoying the excellent discussion going on here about the whole notion of 21st Century Literacy. I find it fascinating, and the conversation has me thinking about this in ways I never would have had we not all engaged in the discussion. That’s certainly a testament to the power of collaborating and communicating, but […]
21st Century Confusion
I don’t think I’m a fan of the whole 21st Century Literacies concept. I think there’s something fundamentally wrong with the entire approach. I did say “think”, so I’m still working through all this. Let me explain. The traditional definition of the term “literacy” means to be literate. This comes from the most current version […]