Digital media, cultures and technologies in language and literacy education
Digital literacies have been linked in both policy and practices to 21st century learning and competencies in all educational sectors. Despite the fact that research in this area is anchored in the premise that we are in a very different medium and condition today in education, where digital and social media dominate our lives, in fact, there is a great deal that remains unchanged about school-based learning, including the reproduction of inequities in access, skill, and praxis. Indeed, the global pandemic has laid bare those inequities, including to access to stable WiFi, computers, tablets, and/or phones to carry out schoolwork as it migrated entirely online, and has now also widened gaps in skills, competencies, and understandings related to digital and other literacies. Work in this area examines the structural, social, economic, environmental, educational, personal and professional landscapes of digital technologies and media.
Examples of Course Offerings
LLED 481: Digital Media in English Language Arts Education
LLED 559: Early Literacies with Digital Technologies and Media
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Research and Teaching Areas
A Sampling of LLED Theses and Dissertations