Changing Literacie; Changing Pedagogies

Chapter 8 Digital Portraits: Teacher Education and Multiliteracies Pedagogy By: Rosie Kerin
 Quote ~ There is no doubt that in the context of schooling, critical examination of relationships, knowledge and practices are vital (Comber and Simpson, 2001) and, in relation to digital literacies, this is very often associated with issues to or exclusion from resources, including hardware, software and connectivity to the internet (Nixon, 2001): Pg. 140

 This quotes some’s it all up, I say this because in rural West Virginia it is impossible for many schools to access internet connectivity continually. Many schools are face with issues of out of date software and hardware that is not compatible to the demand of current technology. Many schools currently have minimal access to internet simply because it’s impossible to get a signal into their community. How are educators supposed to keep up with the demand to teach digital natives when insufficient resources are not available? This chapter also discusses how teachers may lack experience and knowledge on how to use and incorporate software such as Power Point in the classroom. Technology training for teachers should be made available by their schools so that the teachers can expand on the knowledge of incorporating the process to their students.

Chapter 9 Composing with Old and New Media: Toward a Parallel Pedagogy By: Kevin Leander Quote ~ As students moved from print memoir drafts to storyboarding and finally to their digital stories, a number of important transformations occurred, which pushed them to consider what type of media they wanted to carry the information load at any point in their developing stories and prompted them to consider the complex relationship of either sequential or simultaneous media. Pg.156 I agree with this quote or comment, the more I thought about it the more I thought about my own personal experiences during this semester. I sometimes felt overwhelmed with creating some of the projects and then with mastering how I was going to deliver it, upload it, and maneuver the different stages and processes that needed to happen in order to create my final peace. Not an easy task for a Digital Migrant however, I was up for the challenge. Digital Literacy has changed and it is evident that it will continue to evolve on an ongoing basis. Making the connections or having that ah ha moment when it comes together and it all makes sense, I now understand it! This is the great process of networking it all -the way we learn how to use digital media (technology), then the process of teaching it (in and out of the classroom), and last but not least the delivery or presentation of the story.