Handbook Of Research On New Literacies

by Leu, Donald J.

• ISBN13: 9780805856521
• ISBN10: 0805856528
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2008-03-10
• Publisher: Lawrence Erlbau

Summary

Situated at the intersection of two of the most important areas in educational research today a?? literacy and technology a?? this handbook draws on the potential of each while carving out important new territory. It provides leadership for this newly emerging field, directing scholars to the major issues, theoretical perspectives, and interdisciplinary research on new literacies. Features: Brings together a diverse international team of editors and chapter authors Provides an extensive collection of research reviews in a critical area of educational research Makes visible the multiple perspectives and theoretical frames that currently drive work in new literacies Establishes important space for the emerging field of new literacies research Includes a unique Commentary section The Handbook of Research on New Literacies is intended for the literacy researchcommunity including scholars and students from the traditional reading and writing research communities in education and educational psychology as well as those from information science, cognitive science, psychology, sociolinguistics, computer mediated communication, and other related areas that find literacy to be an important area of investigation.

Table of Contents

PrefaceAcknowledgments1. Introduction: Central Issues In New Literacies And New Literacies ResearchJulie Coiro, University of ConnecticutMichele Knobel, Montclair State UniversityColin Lankshear, James Cook UniversityDonald J. Leu, University of ConnecticutPART I. METHODOLOGIESIntroduction To Part I2. Toward A Connective Ethnography Of Online/Offline Literacy NetworksKevin M. Leander, Vanderbilt University, USA3. Large-Scale Quantitative Research On New Technology in Teaching and LearningRonald E. Anderson, University of Minnesota, USA4. Converging Traditions Of Research On Media And Information Literacies: Disciplinary, Critical, And Methodological IssuesSonia Livingstone, Elizabeth Van Couvering, and Nancy Thumim, London School of Economics and Political Science, UK5. The Conduct Of Qualitative Interviews: Research Questions, Methodological Issues, And Researching OnlineLori Kendall, University of Illinois, USA6. The Case Of Rebellion: Researching Multimodal TextsAndrew Burn, Institute of Education, University of London, UK7. Experimental And Quasi-Experimental Approaches To The Study Of New LiteraciesJonna M. Kulikowich, The Pennsylvania State University, USAPART II. KNOWLEDGE AND INQUIRYIntroduction To Part II8. Learning, Change, And Power: Competing Frames Of Technology And LiteracyMark Warschauer, University of California, Irvine, USAPaige Ware, Southern Methodist University, USA9. The Web As A Source Of Information For Students In K-12 EducationEls Kuiper and Monique Volman, Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam, The Netherlands10. Where Do We Go Now? Understanding Research On Navigation In Complex Digital EnvironmentsKim A. Lawless, University of Illinois at Chicago, USAP.G. Schrader, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, USA11. The Changing Landscape Of Text And Comprehension In The Age Of New LiteraciesBridget Dalton, Center for Applied Special Technology (CAST), USAC. Patrick Proctor, Boston College, USA12. Exploring Culture In The Design Of New Technologies Of LiteracyPatricia A. Young, University of Maryland, Baltimore County, USA13. Multimedia LiteracyRichard E. Mayer, University of California, Santa Barbara, USA14. Multiliteracies And Metalanguage: Describing Image/Text Relations As A Resource For Negotiating Multimodal TextsLen Unsworth, University of New England, AustraliaPART III. COMMUNICATIONIntroduction To Part III15. Mediating Technologies And Second Language LearningSteven L. Thorne, The Pennsylvania State University, USA16. Of A Divided Mind: Weblog LiteracyTorill Elvira Mortensen, Volda University College, Norway17. People, Purposes, And Practices: Insights From Cross-Disciplinary Research Into Instant MessagingGloria E. Jacobs, St. John Fisher College, USA18. Gender In Online CommunicationsJonathan Paul Marshall, University of Technology, Sydney, AustraliaPART IV. POPULAR CULTURE, COMMUNITY, AND CITIZENSHIP: EVERYDAY LITERACIESIntroduction To Part IV19. Intersections of Popular Culture, Identities, And New Literacies ResearchMargaret C. Hagood, College of Charleston, USA20.College Students And New Literacy PracticesDana J. Wilber, Montclair State University, USA21. Just Don''t Call Them Cartoons: The New Literacy Spaces Of Anime, Manga, And FanfictionRebecca Ward Black, University of California, Irvine, USA22. Cognition And Literacy In Massively Multiplayer Online GamesConstance A. Steinkuehler, University of Wisconsin''Madison, USA23. Video Game Literacy: A Literacy Of ExpertiseKurt D. Squire, University of Wisconsin''Madison, USA24. Community, Culture And Citizenship In CyberspaceAngela Thomas, University of Sydney, Australia25. New Literacies And Community InquiryBertram C. Bruce and Ann Peterson Bishop, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USAPART V. INSTRUCTIONAL PRACTICES AND ASSESSMENTIntroduction To Part V26. Digital Writing In The Early YearsGuy Merchant, Sheffield Hallam University, UK27. Teaching Popular Culture Texts In The ClassroomRichard Beach and David O''Brien, University of Minnesota, USA28. U