scholarly journals Research Roundup: Digital Literacy

2021 ◽  
Vol 19 (2) ◽  
pp. 23
Author(s):  
Elissa Hozore ◽  
Betsy Diamant-Cohen
Keyword(s):  
Digital Literacy ◽  
Technological Literacy ◽  
First Century ◽  
Reading And Math ◽  
Math Literacy ◽  
Twenty First Century

Computers are a fact of life in the twenty-first century. Reading and math literacy have long been considered essential, and technological literacy is emerging as equally important to children’s (and adults’) ability to understand and engage with their world. However, just as it is crucial to learn to write as well as to read, it is crucial that children engage as programmers, as creators, and not only as consumers, of technology.

Transmedia Superheroes, Multimodal Composition, and Digital Literacy

2020 ◽  
pp. 117-134
Author(s):  
Ben Bolling
Keyword(s):  
Digital Literacy ◽  
Textual Analysis ◽  
Brand Management ◽  
Film Music ◽  
Multimodal Communication ◽  
First Century ◽  
Professional Communication ◽  
Multimodal Composition ◽  
Television Film ◽  
Twenty First Century

This article describes an approach to “Networked and Multimodal Communication: The Transmedia Batman,” a class in which students engage the Batman mythos in print, radio, television, film, music, and other media. Coupled with textual analysis of Batman narratives, students simultaneously learn to compose in the forms they study. While analyzing the expressive potential of various media, students may build proficiency in multimedia composition using applications like the Adobe Creative Cloud suite, and in the process develop critical twenty-first century skills from brand management to professional communication.

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