1st Edition

Assignments as Controversies Digital Literacy and Writing in Classroom Practice

By Ibrar Bhatt Copyright 2017
168 Pages
by Routledge

168 Pages
by Routledge

168 Pages
by Routledge

Approaching academic assignments as practical controversies, this book offers a novel approach to the study of digital literacy. Through in-depth accounts of assignment writing in college classrooms, Bhatt examines ways of understanding how students engage with digital media in curricular activities and how these give rise to new practices of information management and knowledge creation. He... Read more

1. Introduction Part I 2. Literacy, Technology and Society Part II 3. Sara’s assignment on child care  4. Anne’s digital portfolio 5. Paulo’s report on social media Part III 6. Buried in the Matryushkas 7. Curation as digital literacy practice 8. Irruption 9. Conclusion

Biography

Ibrar Bhatt is Lecturer in the School of Social Sciences, Education, and Social Work at Queens University Belfast, Northern Ireland.