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Studying New Literacies

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Knobel, M., & Lankshear, C. (2014). Studying new literacies. Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy, 57(9), 1-5. Summary In Studying New Literacies, Knobel and Lankshear discuss how literacy has grown beyond just reading and writing to include skills needed for today’s digital world. They describe “new literacies” as using digital tools like social media, fan …

The New Science of Learning!

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Sawyer, R. K. (2006). Chapter 1 Introduction: The New Science of Learning. In R. K. Sawyer (Ed.). The Cambridge Handbook of the Learning Sciences(p. 1-16). New York: Cambridge University Press. SummaryThe chapter “Introduction: The New Science of Learning” by R. K. Sawyer explores how cognitive science has transformed education by focusing on how students think and …