What Does it Mean to be Literate in the 21st Century? (short version 8 min)
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Uploaded by bibliosmartgirl on Nov 29, 2009
This video is an exploration of the definition of literacy: more specifically, of what it means to be a literate person in the 21st Century. Both producers are reflective practitioners who have strong literacy backgrounds. As practising teachers they have a vested interest in this subject. The producers realize that new media in a technological world is shaping the lives of youth and that as a result, redefining the literacy skills that will be necessary for youth to be able to function successfully in the world they are growing up in. The latter implies, by necessity, that the how, what and why of teaching literacy must also change. As a result of having the supposed static, print-centric notion of literacy upturned, the producers became interested in finding out if other educators at their worksites were experiencing this shift and in exploring how these educators were grappling with the notion of what it means to be a literate person and the corresponding implications in terms of their own teaching practise. Were they indeed rethinking what it means to be literate in an information and communication technological world, or upholding the traditional print-centric, paper and pencil viewpoint?
What Does it Mean to be Literate in the 21st Century? is an important and relevant issue that invites dialogue from all practising educators who work with youth. The world is changing and schools are required to make those changes necessary to help youth become fully competent, critical, and thoughtful citizens in the world they live in.
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@writerdown It's a simple typo lol don't get too confused here.
peepo9000 5 days ago
I was interested in finding out about different kinds of literacy, so I viewed this video. At 6:50 the word multiple is misspelled.
writerdown 6 months ago
"Outdoor literacies" Haha, are you serious? They're just making these up. We've always had literacies with outdoors, what are you smoking?
SlaveryHelped 8 months ago
"Multiple literacies but literacy taught using the same strategies and structures" also rang true with me. It's still gardening but just a more varied vegetable patch. I will be referring back to this. Thank you.
kimsatcell 11 months ago
I found this video informative for my course, what is literacy. However I felt as though the teachers did not have a full understanding of literacy, some but not all. Thanks for this video.
spsa16 1 year ago
lovely teachers!!!!!!!
TheNorthway0000 1 year ago
How do older teachers feel about the younger teachers coming into the work force?
MrsMaryKaDoodles 1 year ago