24. “...the set of abilities and skills where
aural, visual, & digital overlap. These
include the ability to understand the
power of images & sounds, to recognize
& use that power, to manipulate &
transform them pervasively, & to easily
adapt to new forms.”
(New Media Consortium, 2005, on ‘new literacies’)
25. Michael Wesch
• As we “move toward an
environment of instant & infinite
information ... we need to move
from bring simple knowledgeable to
knowledge-able.”
@mwesch
35. ... we’ve reached the point in our (disparate)
cultural adaptation to computing and
communication technology that the younger
technical generations are so empowered
that they are impatient and ready to jettison
institutions most of the rest of us tend to
think of as essential, central, even immortal.
They are ready to dump our schools.
(Cringely, 2008)