Contending that technologr, especially when it networks writers to other writers, is more than a mere scribal tool, this book presents 14 essays designed to ignite interest in technology as one of the material condit .ins of workplace writing contexts. After an introduction ( "Issues' Written Literacy and Electronic Literacy in Workplace Settini--" by Jennie Dautermann and Patricia Sullivan), e...

the present study compares the performance of two tefl reading classes: one taking place in a regular classroom and the other held in a computer lab, with the learners practicing reading online. the results of an independent samples t-test showed that the difference between the learners’ scores on their reading comprehension post-tests and pretests did not differ statistically significantly fro...

The technological advancement and proliferation of information resources has precipitated the increase of information stored in electronic format, providing wider and varied information choices to individuals. Lack of necessary computer competencies and skills are contributing factors in hindering the users from accessing, retrieving, evaluating and selecting relevant information from electroni...

Author Details (please list these in the order they should appear in the published article) Please check this box if you do not wish your email address to be published Structured Abstract: Purpose: Digital technologies have transformed what it means to be literate and to experience literacy. Various literacies have been coined to capture this transformation including established literacies like...

More than traditional curriculum modern inquiry-based technology supported curricula require that learners be literate. To design progressive technology integrated science curriculum for use and for learnability, it is necessary to understand the presumed literacies in the designed artifact and the ways that the designed artifact engages students in various literate activities... We explore the...

A body of research has recently emerged in the UK which adopts an ‘academic literacies’ stance towards student writing. An ‘academic literacies’ stance conceptualises student writing as a socially situated discourse practice which is ideologically inscribed (Jones et al., 1999; Lea & Street, 1998). Whilst powerful as an oppositional frame, that is as a critique of current conceptualisations and...

This paper shows how digitally-excluded senior citizens use information and communication technologies (ICT) for the construction of new literacies in the digital convergence culture. The concept of literacies is related to how ICT can be used to expand ways people express themselves through different communication channels. This study lasted three years and involved 16 adults aged between 60 t...

Within the field of literacy research, there is an increasing recognition that the advent of information and communication technology (ICT) necessitates a broader conception of literacy. A new definition of literacy is required to encompass not just the traditional literacy, such as the ability to read and write, but also multiple literacies related to multimedia technology. Citing Leu, Kinzer,...