%A DOUGLAS,AJ BELSHAW
%T What is 'digital literacy'? A Pragmatic investigation.
%X Digital literacy has been an increasingly-debated and discussed topic since the publication of Paul Gilster?s seminal Digital Literacy in 1997. It is, however, a complex term predicated on previous work in new literacies such as information literacy and computer literacy. To make sense of this complexity and uncertainty I come up with a ?continuum of ambiguity? and employ a Pragmatic methodology. This thesis makes three main contributions to the research area. First, I argue that considering a plurality of digital literacies helps avoid some of the problems of endlessly-redefining ?digital literacy?. Second, I abstract eight essential elements of digital literacies from the research literature which can lead to positive action. Finally, I argue that co-constructing a definition of digital literacies (using the eight essential elements as a guide) is at least as important as the outcome. 
%D 2012
%K digital literacy;digital literacies;new literacies;information literacy;visual literacy;Pragmatism;learning;internet;new media;memes;framework
%I Durham University
%L etheses3446