Technological literacy: A multiliteracies approach for democracy
Document Type
Journal Article
Publisher
Springer
Faculty
Faculty of Education and Arts
School
School of Education / Centre for Schooling and Learning Technologies
RAS ID
9408
Abstract
Throughout history various grand narratives have impacted on technology education. In the current post modern era of globalization, technology education continues to struggle for relevance and definition, and takes various forms in different countries, but none seem resoundingly successful. The current development of what some have termed a digital democracy (Web 2.0)—the explosion of a new type of information technology which has become an integral characteristic of young people’s lives, is the starting point for this paper. Mainstream literacy theory was reconceptualised in the 1990’s with the foresight of anticipating the significance of a range of literacies. Broad conceptions of Technological Literacy have always accommodated multiple literacies, but must now essentially do so in a dynamic way through the pre-existing pedagogy of design.
DOI
10.1007/s10798-007-9046-0
Access Rights
free_to_read
Comments
Williams, P. J. (2009). Technological literacy: a multliteracies approach for democracy. International Journal of Technology and Design Education, 19(3), 237-254. Available here