Using a multi- or metaliterary approach to enhance digital agency amongst undergraduates: A UAE case study
| Autor: | Sameera T. Ahmed |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2024 |
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| Zdroj: | World of Media, Iss 2, Pp 100-115 (2024) |
| Druh dokumentu: | article |
| ISSN: | 2307-1605 2686-8016 |
| DOI: | 10.30547/worldofmedia.2.2024.6 |
| Popis: | Understanding the digital skills of young people around the world is key to informing research as well as enabling us to examine future trends in industry and society. There has been much celebratory discourse on how younger people have some inherent expertise in using devices, navigating online spaces, creating content and engaging with social media. A more realistic analysis shows that even those born into a digital world need guidance and training in honing their digital abilities. Until recently, different types of literacies have often been examined separately. The reality though is that they are used in interconnected and overlapping ways. This paper reflects on how information, digital, media and news literacies can combine under the multi- or metaliterary framework to promote digital agency. The data obtained in three different studies at the same higher education institute is used to consider the digital practices of students and how these constitute digital agency. As a case study, the findings can be used to reflect on how a holistic approach to academic and media literacies will enhance the knowledge, skills and outlook of young digital consumers. |
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