Monday, July 2, 2007

NECC2007 Session 8: Contemporary Literacy in the New Information Landscape

Notes on Contemporary Literacy in the New Information Landscape

Presenter: David Warlick, The Landmark Project


Lots to think about...Warlick has been writing quite a bit about the changing nature of information. This was interesting and here are a few points:

On reading:

  • FIND IT: in the digital network landscape
  • DECODE IT: regardless of the format
  • EVALUATE IT: determine its value
  • ORGANIZE IT: create personal digital libraries

Reading is now "exposing"
Arithmetic is now "employing"
Writing is "expressing"


Stop teaching to ASSUME authority; instead teach students to PROVE authority



On Wikipedia vs. traditional sources:


  • Who's more reliable - the source that warns you that it might not be true or the one who is protecting its reputation?

handouts.davidwarlick.com


Stop integrating technology - integrate LITERACY


Know 2 things:

  • We're preparing students for an unpredictable future
  • Nature of information has changed

We need to teach and learn LITERACY

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