UCLan University Conference 23rd-27th June 2008
Digital Literacies
Are students 'information rich' but 'question poor'?
The 'digital revolution' opens up new ways of publishing, new ways of writing, new ways of collaborating, even new ways of reading. This session explores the issue of what it means to be literate in the digital age. Recent research on the ‘Google Generation’ and the information-seeking behaviour of the future researcher suggests that the ‘internet native’ generation increasingly lacks the logical, linguistic and critical-evaluation skills to find what they need in a digital environment. Information overload is leading to a cohort who are ‘information rich but question poor’. What are the implications for teaching and learning? Can we use new technologies like blogs and wikis to develop writing skills, inculcate collaborative and communication skills, teach critical-thinking skills?
Come and join in this lively, open debate on the issue surrounding the changing face of literacy in the digital age and its effects on students, research, teaching and the wider world.
Some of the topics we hope to cover: reading, writing, oral communication skills, publishing, e-books, journalism, open-access scholarly publishing, open-access peer review, Web 2.0 technologies
Monday 23rd June, 2008, 11:45-13:15, Harrington Lecture Theatre.
Panellists will include Jonathan Westaway (Senior Information Officer, LIS), Professor Jane Singer (Johnston Press Chair in Digital Journalism), Joanne Bryce (Senior Lecturer in Psychology), Daniel Lamont (Principal Lecturer in English), Cristina Mendes da Costa (Learning Technologies Development Officer, Research & Graduate College, University of Salford)
More details on the Discussion Themes page. If you would like to post a question on the Discussion Themes page, you will need the invite key - DigiLit - click on Edit Page, then Discussion Themes and add your question. We will attempt to address it in the panel discussion.
Comments (1)
Nick Peake said
at 3:06 pm on Jun 26, 2008
The session on Monday provided lots of stimulating discussion, but as is so often the case, more questions than answers. I know that it's not all about answers but that's one of the reasons I attend such sessions: to try to walk away with some practical ideas that I can apply to my course.
It could have gone on all day for me, so that we might have at least gone in the direction of finding answers to some of my questions. And one Q it didn't A for me is: how/where do we continue this debate? For a start, I don't whether the answer to that is .... on this PBwiki page/site - I don't actually know what PBwiki is...? Or whether it should be on the page/site I just came from ... the blogspot?
All those questions already listed on the Digital Literacies handout, for instance? Could each of them - or an elected selection of them - become a separate blog, with room for discussion and contribution?
Answers please to ... where?
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