Digital Literacies: Concepts, Policies and Practices

by Colin Lankshear (Editor)

This book brings together a group of internationally-reputed authors in the field of digital literacy. Their essays explore a diverse range of the concepts, policies and practices of digital literacy, and discuss how digital literacy is related to similar information literacy, computer literacy, media literacy, functional literacy and digital competence. It is argued that in light of this diversity and complexity, it is useful to think of digital literacies – the plural as well the singular. The first part of the book presents a rich mix of conceptual and policy perspectives; in the second part contributors explore social practices of digital remixing, blogging, online trading and social networking, and consider some legal issues associated with digital media.

321 pages, Hardcover

First published July 1, 2008

Reviews

[Begum Sacak Sarilar · Rating 3 out of 5]

The book is comprehensive in terms of the new trends in literacy but still there needs to be more clarification and evidence regarding why we should consider digital literacy as different from other literacies and if they are intertwined, where do we draw the boundaries?