Saturday, May 7, 2011

What’s so different about multiliteracies?

Sami Alotaibi
Class: AE1-B
Date;April 13, 2011
Major: Manufacturing Engineering

Reading Reaction Journal #3

Reference
Bull,G and Anstey,M.(2007, April 20). What’s so different about multiliteracies? Retrieved April 8,2011, from http://www. Curriculum.edu.au/leader/whats_so_different_ about_multiliteracies


summary

According to the article,”What’s so different about multiliteracies?” the authors define a multiliterate person as a person that can use many kinds of technology and creatively communicate in the world. Additionally, the authors give us an analysis for demonstrating a critical approach to learning and empowering teachers.Technology has changed the society to a digital world. On other hand, to use new technology in learning, we need to understand the new technological improvement such as how to use the grammars of language, moving images, music and sound. Second, the article focused on who we can help teachers to understand multiliteracies, and organizations may develop programs called Multiliteracies projects. This programmers have included many things to help empower teachers such as self-reflective techniques, strategies to improve pedagogical practices, and supporting teachers throughout the project. In sum, we must encourage the talks and collective self-reflect at every stage of these projects.


Reaction

First of all, as student in the US, I strongly agree that students need to able to understand multiliteracies. Additionally, they need to have the skills to use all five semiotic systems that have been identified in the article;the linguistic, the visual, the gestural, the spatial and the aural. years ago, I had seen the development of the technology and especially in the old school which I received through my life. For example, when I was in secondary school, the only available aids were the old media such as books and pens, but now the educational tools have developed in a surprising way. For example, it is easier now to conduct research and to find different references using the internet.

I agree with the idea that multiliteracies project programs will help teacher to understand of multiliteracies. I think the most important thing is that these programs can improve the relationship between planning, pedagogy and practice.

To summarize, I believe that understanding multiliteracies today require more than reading about it, but it is necessary to use in different parts of education.

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