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Handbook of Literacy and Technology - Transformations in A Post-typographic World (Hardcover)
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Handbook of Literacy and Technology - Transformations in A Post-typographic World (Hardcover)
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The major shift going on today in the technologies of reading and
writing raises important questions about conventional conceptions
of literacy and its role in education, society, and culture. What
are the important characteristics of electronic forms of reading
and writing distinguishing them from printed forms? To what extent
and in what ways is literacy being transformed by new technologies?
This central question is addressed in this volume from diverse,
multidisciplinary perspectives. The contributing authors focus on a
guiding question in one of the following areas, which correspond to
the major sections of the book:
*Transforming Texts. What are the new differences between printed
and electronic texts, and what are the implications of new textual
forms for defining literacy, especially in regard to teaching and
learning in schools?
*Transforming Readers and Writers. How do electronic reading and
writing change conceptualizations of literacy development from
childhood through adulthood?
*Transforming Classrooms and Schools. What are the effects of
introducing new reading and writing technologies into schools and
classrooms?
*Transforming Instruction. How can instruction be adapted in
response to the changing literacy landscape, and how can teachers
and students exploit forms of reading and writing to enhance
teaching and learning?
*Transforming Society. What are the broad societal implications of
the increasing prevalence of electronic forms of reading and
writing?
*Transforming Literacy Research. What are the questions that must
be addressed as digital reading and writing become more common, and
what approaches to research will be most useful in addressing those
questions?
This volume is the result of an interactive process. The
contributors met as a group to discuss drafts of their chapters at
a one-day meeting convened and sponsored by the National Reading
Research Center, and had read each others' chapters prior to this
gathering. That meeting was followed by a two-day conference
attended by approximately 180 researchers, educators, and
policymakers who responded to an open invitation to present papers
and to attend sessions focusing on the six major themes of the
book. Contributors then revised their chapters based on
interactions with fellow contributors, conference participants, and
volume editors. Thus, this work is more than just a compilation of
the individual authors' views. Rather, it represents a synthesis of
a broad range of current thinking about how literacy is being and
may be transformed by technology.
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