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3446 |
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5 |
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archive |
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2272 |
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| datestamp |
2012-03-27 10:13:30 |
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2012-03-27 10:13:30 |
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2012-03-27 10:13:30 |
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thesis |
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| creators |
BELSHAW, DOUGLAS,AJ |
| supervisors |
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Higgins
Steve
Professor
s.e.higgins@dur.ac.uk
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| title |
What is 'digital literacy'? A Pragmatic investigation. |
| full_text_status |
public |
| keywords |
digital literacy;digital literacies;new literacies;information literacy;visual literacy;Pragmatism;learning;internet;new media;memes;framework |
| suggestions |
This thesis is also available at http://neverendingthesis.com under a Creative Commons Zero (CC0) license. |
| abstract |
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. |
| date |
2012 |
| institution |
Durham University |
| thesis_type |
Doctoral |
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EdD |
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