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Multiliteracies, multimodality, new literacies and... what do these mean for literacy education?
Maureen Walsh
Maureen Walsh
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Abstract
Changes in digital communication technologies have impacted on society so rapidly that educational researchers, policy makers and teachers are challenged by the application of these changes for curriculum design, pedagogy and assessment. The multimedia facilities of digital technologies, particularly mobile hand held devices and touch pads, encourage the processing of several modes simultaneously. Thus the traditional concept of literacy as reading and writing has changed as these rarely occur in isolation within digital communication. Many students are engaged in more sophisticated use of technologies outside school than they experience at school. Moreover, participation in gaming and social networking has created significant social and cultural change.
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multiliteracies, multimodality, digital communication, literacy, pedagogy, coding
Date
2017
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Journal article
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International Perspectives on Inclusive Education
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11
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19-33
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