What is new literacy? Why it is important? The first person to use the term new literacy , John Willinsky(1900), conned the phrase before the advent of many of the new media that have driven the "new literacies " revolution. Willinsky`s idea of a "new" literacy revolved more around a different mind-set for approaching reading and writing in the classroom than around technological advances. He describes classrooms that are driven not by textbooks and teacher talk, but instead by inquiry and student choice--a "new " literacy that wasn't dependent on students regurgitating "right" answers.(Vacca, Vaca and Mraz, 2013) "To become fully literate in today’s world, students must become proficient in the new literacies of 21st-century technologies. As a result, literacy educators have a responsibility to effectively integrate these new technologies into the curriculum, preparing students for the literacy future they deserve." " In a twenty-first century, media-driven society, a teacher needs to have at least a basic mastery of reading and writing using modes of communication that were previously left to the art, music, theater, and film teachers. Reading and writing aren`t just about print anymore, as we move from a page-dominated literacy to a screen-dominated literacy." (Kress, 2003, Vacca, Vaca and Mraz, 2013) A teacher should not automatically assume that today`s adolescents already are strategic in their use of ICT for academic purposes. The extensive use of ICT by adolescents in social and personal contexs often creates a false sense of competence in an academic context.
Or Digital Learning:
Digital learning is any instructional practice that effectively uses technology to strengthen a student’s learning experience. It emphasizes high-quality instruction and provides access to challenging content, feedback through formative assessment, opportunities for learning anytime and anywhere, and individualized instruction to ensure all students reach their full potential to succeed in college and a career.