Multiple literacies
Who is the main proponent of MLT?
Gilles Deleuze
Who are the proponents of new literacy as social practice?
Michele Knobel and Colin Lankshear
What is the main idea proposed in Deleuzian's perspective to MLT?
Multiplicity
According to the paradigm case category of New literacy, a literacy will not be considered as "new literacy" without what element?
New ethos stuff
How is ‘Rhizome’ characterized by the proponent/s?
The Rhizome is characterized by multiple connections, without beginning or endpoints, just entry and exit points.
Immersing ourselves to the social practices that students learn and understanding the “inside” of those social practices is one of the implications of the new literacies as social practice in teaching. We should be technical and promote curriculum-driven use of technology in the classroom to prevent students from getting overwhelmed by the different uses of technology.
FALSE. We should minimize overly technicist, individuated, and curriculum- driven uses of literacy, digital technologies, and online spaces.
TRUE OR FALSE: MLT is about continuous becoming, with a focus on how literacies intersect and influence the ongoing process of individuals becoming literate, as it recognizes dynamics and non-linearity.
True
TRUE OR FALSE: The concept of new literacies as social practice revolves around preparing students for a future characterized by constraints and familiar artifacts, social relations, processes, routines, and practices.
FALSE. The emphasis is on an evolving and dynamic future, not a future characterized by familiar or constrained elements.
As future educators, with the new perspective given by the Multiple Literacies Theory, what do you think is the insightful message provided by this theory to guide your teaching endeavors in the near future?
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As future educators, how do you think the idea of new literacies as social practice will impact your teaching approach in preparing students for literacy in a digital age?
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