SarahRAdams

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@Haxfat33 One of the articles I've read this week used the phrase "pro-sumer" to describe this. I like combining the words "producer" and "consumer" to describe what an engaged student might be like. Someone consuming info and producing new knowledge and meaning making.

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@ally_leeeeee Well said.

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@ChrisZoladz Twix or Starburst. Fight me on this.

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@ally_leeeeee I think about how the human brain changed with the advent of movies and then talking pictures then radio then TV. We adapted to consume those forms of information without thought today. What will generations from now be like?

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@K_Grunow never really thought about this before, tbh. Article discusses "reading patterns and cognitive processes readers use in nonlinear digital texts" (p. 217). Do we learn to do this instinctively over time? I seriously wonder about the human brain actually evolving to accommodate

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@PersingNicole Which adds to the cognitive load, yes? Will modern adults be able to catch up and learn what their children and grandchildren do instinctively? Will this hinder communication and meaning making between generations? #booksvswebsites

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@PersingNicole Valid point! I'm thankful I didn't have that immediacy to social media when I was in school! One thing I wondered about was copyright law when it comes to creating new artifacts then posting. Teachers aren't always experts to guide students about what is violation of law

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@ally_leeeeee Great question, Ally. Part of my job with CMU's Literacy Center will involve more training for pre-service teachers in Michigan. Just attended a meeting yesterday where stakeholders are excited about mixing up what teachers learn to better prep them for #digitalnatives in class

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Ideas and phrases I keep seeing this week: multimodal, decoding, collaborative, digital literacy, 'reader-viewer,' comprehension, skilled readers. Others to add, Classmates?

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Truth time: I honestly believe I need to read this again to fully comprehend what they mean by new literacies vs New Literacies. Basically, patterns that emerge from various forms or research?
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Prophetic: "the ability to read, write, and communicate online will profoundly impact our children's future" (p. 76). Literally. COVID-19 and beyond.
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A critique: authors reference 'adolescents' multiple times but do not give us a concrete definition of what age group that is specifically. Various age groups will have varying degrees of tech experience and expertise. A year or two could impact this.
#edu800fall22 #LeuForzani

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What are 'turn-around pedagogies'? The authors never really clarify.

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My favorite quote from this week: "It is increasingly imperative for teachers themselves to experience and understand what it means to be fully engaged in new literacies practices" (p. 100). What might that look like in 2022?
#edu800fall22 #KnobelLankshear

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Schools are taken to task as doing the opposite of what is needed for a collaborative, 'pro-sumer' classroom culture. How could teachers and admin start to shift toward change in a way that is system cognizant?
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I wrote about this article in this week's blog. I appreciated the discussion of "a new ethos". More collaborative, less individualized reading, comprehension, decoding. How can this work in Higher Ed classroom? Jigsaw strategy?
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I always appreciate articles that give the historical background of a concept. It gives me some context for where technology was at and how familiar users were with it at the time. I always note the publication year of articles too.

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"Literacy pedadgogy should be transformed to respond to cultural and linguistic diversity" (250) to fit our more globalized society. This was topic of discussion at a professional development series I attended this summer. Children's books w/ representation.
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I keep wondering about how formal and informal learning played a role in student literacy progression during COVID. How do digital informal learning environments like PBS Kids Television impact in a post-COVID world?

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I keep seeing semiotics and sign-making pop up in conversations about multimodal literacy. My thesis looked at semiotics and symbols in television. Interesting how the article references "the digital strand of the new literacy studies" (p. 248)

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