Return-Path: <nifl-technology@literacy.nifl.gov> Received: from literacy (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by literacy.nifl.gov (8.10.2/8.10.2) with SMTP id iBEFrBU29008; Tue, 14 Dec 2004 10:53:11 -0500 (EST) Date: Tue, 14 Dec 2004 10:53:11 -0500 (EST) Message-Id: <3.0.6.32.20041214104803.00b83cd0@mail.psnyc.com> Errors-To: listowner@literacy.nifl.gov Reply-To: nifl-technology@literacy.nifl.gov Originator: nifl-technology@literacy.nifl.gov Sender: nifl-technology@literacy.nifl.gov Precedence: bulk From: Mariann Fedele <mariannf@lacnyc.org> To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-technology@literacy.nifl.gov> Subject: [NIFL-TECHNOLOGY:3373] A global perspective on technology and literacy X-Listprocessor-Version: 6.0c -- ListProcessor by Anastasios Kotsikonas Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Light Version 3.0.6 (32) Status: O Content-Length: 2234 Lines: 47 Dear Colleagues, A paper, prepared for TECH21, titled "New Technologies for Literacy and Adult education: A Global Perspective" by Daniel Wagner and Robert Kozma was recently brought to my attention by David Rosen. The paper's primary goal is "to present a set of possible visions on the ways that technology can support the development of youth and adult literacy." It includes a broad social definition of literacy and with that in mind takes two approaches to examining the relationship between literacy and technology. The first is a model of technology as delivery mechanism for content and instruction toward the acquisition of skills "associated with traditional notions of literacy." The second is what we may see as integrated technology or what Lynda Ginsburg referred to as "Technology as an Instructional Tool." In this approach "the relationship between literacy, technology and development is treated in a more integral way...(and) literacy is defined as a broader set of text and technological skills that include not only decoding and comprehension of prose but the ability to acess, analyze, evaluate, communicate and use information to sove problems and create new knowledge." While the focus of the paper is on the global community, particularly developing and poor nations, the implications for the vision of technology integration in to literacy instruction in the U.S. seems great. It points to a need for an increased dedication of resources not only for hardware and access, but also to an enhanced priority on teacher training in the area of technology integration and on the development of learning technologies with "learning and content at their core." The paper is a not-too-long and very worthwhile read. Please take a look and perhaps comment on how you think we could improve the way we approach technology integration in literacy instruction from a national perspective. http://www.literacyonline.org/products/wagner_kozma.pdf Best regards, Mariann Mariann Fedele Coordinator of Professional Development, Literacy Assistance Center Interim Moderator, NIFL Technology and Literacy Discussion List 32 Broadway 10th Floor New York, New York 10004 212-803-3325 mariannf@lacnyc.org www.lacnyc.org
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