Part 6

Multi literacies refer to the difference and evolution of communication during teaching (among other things). By communicating through difference media, we can more easily communicate through language barriers.

One of the main differences is how technology is changing how we live our lives. I remember, for example when the internet didn’t “exist”, and nowadays it is considered to be a need. Students of today seem to require different things from the ones of yesteryear. Teaching can no longer take place only out of text book and notes on the board. “The New London Group (96’)”, proposed that multiliteracies include linguistics, visual, audio, spacial, gestural and multimodal teaching in classes, and also incorporate practical applications and student interaction.

Teachers need to incorporate multiliteracies into classrooms, so as to keep up to date with the current technologies, therefore student interest. Teaching using all these different means allows the students to gain better grasps on content and allow learners with difficulties more chance to understand.

There is also a large emphasis on not just teaching facts but knowledge, and life skills (such as critical and high order thinking, contextual relevance).

This project incorporated many different medias in an attempt to gain and keep students interest by providing them with numerous stimulus and allowing them to do their own research and interpretation of information.

This allows for self teaching with guidance, and for the students to gain experience in filtering information from many sources as well making their own decisions. (all important life skills!)