Handbook of Research on New Literacies

by Coiro; Julie

• ISBN13: 9780805856514
• ISBN10: 080585651X
• Format: Hardcover
• 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

Preface	p. xi
Acknowledgments	p. xvii
Central Issues in New Literacies and New Literacies Research	p. 1
Methodologies	p. 23
Introduction to Part I	p. 25
Toward a Connective Ethnography of Online/Offline Literacy Networks	p. 33
Large-Scale Quantitative Research on New Technology in Teaching and Learning	p. 67
Converging Traditions of Research on Media and Information Literacies: Disciplinary, Critical, and Methodological Issues	p. 103
The Conduct of Qualitative Interviews: Research Questions, Methodological Issues, and Researching Online	p. 133
The Case of Rebellion: Researching Multimodal Texts	p. 151
Experimental and Quasi-Experimental Approaches to the Study of New Literacies	p. 179
Knowledge and Inquiry	p. 207
Introduction to Part II	p. 209
Learning, Change, and Power: Competing Frames of Technology and Literacy	p. 215
The Web as a Source of Information for Students in K-12 Education	p. 241
Where Do We Go Now? Understanding Research on Navigation in Complex Digital Environments	p. 267
The Changing Landscape of Text and Comprehension in the Age of New Literacies	p. 297
Exploring Culture in the Design of New Technologies of Literacy	p. 325
Multimedia Literacy	p. 359
Multiliteracies and Metalanguage: Describing Image/Text Relations as a Resource for Negotiating Multimodal Texts	p. 377
Communication	p. 407
Introduction to Part III	p. 409
Mediating Technologies and Second Language Learning	p. 415
Of a Divided Mind: Weblog Literacy	p. 449
People, Purposes, and Practices: Insights from Cross-Disciplinary Research into Instant Messaging	p. 467
Gender in Online Communication	p. 491
Popular Culture, Community, and Citizenship: Everyday Literacies	p. 521
Introduction to Part IV	p. 523
Intersections of Popular Culture, Identities, and New Literacies Research	p. 531
College Students and New Literacy Practices	p. 553
Just Don't Call Them Cartoons: The New Literacy Spaces of Anime, Manga, and Fanfiction	p. 583
Cognition and Literacy in Massively Multiplayer Online Games	p. 611
Video-Game Literacy: A Literacy of Expertise	p. 635
Community, Culture, and Citizenship in Cyberspace	p. 671
New Literacies and Community Inquiry	p. 699
Instructional Practices and Assessment	p. 743
Introduction to Part V	p. 745
Digital Writing in the Early Years	p. 751
Teaching Popular-Culture Texts in the Classroom	p. 775
Using New Media in the Secondary English Classroom	p. 805
The Price of Information: Critical Literacy, Education, and Today's Internet	p. 839
Multimodal Instructional Practices	p. 871
Multimodal Reading and Comprehension in Online Environments	p. 899
Assessing New Literacies in Science and Mathematics	p. 941
Learning Management Systems and Virtual Learning Environments: A Higher-Education Focus	p. 973
Multiple Perspectives on New Literacies Research	p. 999
Introduction to Part VI	p. 1001
Savannah: Mobile Gaming and Learning?	p. 1003
Commentary Responses	p. 1021
Being a Lion and Being a Soldier: Learning and Games	p. 1023
Savannah: Mobile Gaming and Learning: A Review Commentary	p. 1037
The Nature of Middle School Learners' Science Content Understandings with the Use of Online Resources	p. 1049
Commentary Responses	p. 1077
Intertextuality and the Study of New Literacies: Research Critique and Recommendations	p. 1079
Internet Pedagogy: Using the Internet to Achieve Student Learning Outcomes	p. 1093
Instant Messaging, Literacies, and Social Identities	p. 1109
Commentary Responses	p. 1161
An Essay Review of the Lewis and Fabos Article on Instant Messaging	p. 1163
Thoughts on the Lewis and Fabos Article on Instant Messaging	p. 1175
L2 Literacy and the Design of the Self: A Case Study of a Teenager Writing on the Internet	p. 1189
Commentary Responses	p. 1213
Critical Review: L2 Literacy and the Design of the Self: A Case Study of a Teenager Writing on the Internet	p. 1215
A Commentary on "L2 Literacy and the Design of Self": Electronic Representation and Social Networking	p. 1229
The Journey Ahead: Thirteen Teachers Report How the Internet Influences Literacy and Literacy Instruction in Their K-12 Classrooms	p. 1241
Commentary Responses	p. 1281
Researching Technology and Literacy: Thirteen Ways of Looking at a Blackboard	p. 1283
Internet Literacy Influences: A Review of Karchmer (2001)	p. 1295
About the Authors	p. 1307
Author Index	p. 1315
Subject Index	p. 1351
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