Multiliteracies

Kalantzis, Mary

Cope, Bill

Macmillan

In this, the era of the 'knowledge society', more is expected of education than ever before, yet disappointment in education seems pervasive. New Learning analyses the state of education today and presents an exciting vision of what schools could be like. It addresses the fundamental questions: what kinds of workers, citizens and individuals will our future need, and how can schools refashion themselves and become more relevant? The focus is on learners and their learning - the extraordinary diversity of their backgrounds and interests, and the dynamics of educational environments which can engage all to fully maximise the effectiveness of learning. This book by internationally renowned experts is an imaginative, future-oriented exploration of contemporary education. The supplementary web site NewLearningOnline.com includes extracts from books and interviews, case studies, keyword definitions and additional learning material.

New Learning: Elements of a Science of Education

Education & Teaching

Schools & Teaching

Cambridge University Press

Sam squatted beside the grotesque head and held it erect, rotating it slowly so that every surviving member of the Dione Dozen got a frontal view. The thing was heavy, and he felt the dense inflexibility of a malformed skull beneath the spongy elasticity of its scalp. Just what had they gotten themselves into, these reluctant warriors, here on this endless ship, filled with the most hideous creatures imaginable ... and headed to Earth? Just what horrors had they yet to discover? "Lord Sweet Lamb Jesus, save us!" blubbered Sister Aimee, when she suddenly grasped what Sam was trying to show them. "We have rocket shipped ourselves straight into Hell!"

Artists Save The Galaxy!

Humor & Entertainment

Humor

Slushpump Publishing

"Multiculturalism" is a word much bandied around in the media and by politicians. But do we really understand what this word means and where it's taking our country? This book places the cultural make-up of our society into an historical context, stripping away myth and superstition and responding forcefully to the debate.

A place in the sun: Re-creating the Australian way of life

Politics & Social Sciences

Social Sciences

Harpercollins

Literacy remains a contentious and polarized educational, media and political issue. What has emerged from the continuing debate is a recognition that literacy in education is allied closely with matters of language and culture, ideology and discourse, knowledge and power. Drawing perspectives variously from critical social theory and cultural studies, poststructuralism and feminisms, sociolinguistics and the ethnography of communication, social history and comparative education, the contributors begin a critical interrogation of taken-for-granted assumptions which have guided educational policy, research and practice.   

The Powers of Literacy: A Genre Approach to Teaching Writing (Pittsburgh Series in Composition, Literacy and Culture)

Reference

Words, Language & Grammar

Univ of Pittsburgh Pr

The phenomenon of multimodality is central to our everyday interaction. 'Hybrid' modes of communication that combine traditional uses of language with imagery, tagging, hashtags and voice-recognition tools have become the norm. Bringing together concepts of meaning and communication across a range of subject areas, including education, media studies, cultural studies, design and architecture, the authors uncover a multimodal grammar that moves away from rigid and language-centered understandings of meaning. They present the first framework for describing and analysing different forms of meaning across text, image, space, body, sound and speech. Succinct summaries of the main thinkers in the fields of language, communications and semiotics are provided alongside rich examples to illustrate the key arguments. A history of media including the genesis of digital media, Unicode, Emoji, XML and HTML, MP3 and more is covered. This book will stimulate new thinking about the nature of meaning, and life itself, and will serve practitioners and theorists alike.

Making Sense: Reference, Agency, and Structure in a Grammar of Multimodal Meaning

With the rise of new technologies and media, the way we communicate is rapidly changing. Literacies provides a comprehensive introduction to literacy pedagogy within today's new media environment. It focuses not only on reading and writing, but also on other modes of communication, including oral, visual, audio, gestural and spatial. This focus is designed to supplement, not replace, the enduringly important role of alphabetical literacy. Using real-world examples and illustrations, Literacies features the experiences of both teachers and students. It maps a range of methods that teachers can use to help their students develop their capacities to read, write and communicate. It also explores the wide range of literacies and the diversity of socio-cultural settings in today's workplace, public and community settings. With an emphasis on the 'how-to' practicalities of designing literacy learning experiences and assessing learner outcomes, this book is a contemporary and in-depth resource for literacy students.

Literacies

Chan, Eveline

Dalley-Trim, Leanne

Making Sense

In the second edition of New Learning: Elements of a Science of Education, renowned authors Mary Kalantzis and Bill Cope explore the contemporary debates and challenges in education. In this time of dramatic social change, education represents significant possibilities and opportunities. Written in accessible and lively style, this book examines learners and their learning environments and considers how schools can prepare their students for the future. Featuring new classroom examples, case studies and excellent online resources at newlearningonline.com, this book strikes a balance between theoretical understandings and their practical applications. Fully revised and updated, the second edition and its companion website include greater coverage of educational psychology and cognitive science perspectives, the use of assessment in education and curriculum developments around the world. New Learning Second Edition is an inspiring and comprehensive resource for pre-service and in-service teachers alike.

Adding Sense

In recent years, with the rise of new media, the phenomenon of 'multimodality' (communication via a number of modes simultaneously) has become central to our everyday interaction. This has given rise to a new kind of literacy that is rapidly gaining ground as an area of research. A companion to Making Sense, which explored the functions of reference, agency and structure in meaning, Adding Sense extends this analysis with two more surrounding functions. It addresses the ways in which 'context' and 'interest' add necessary sense to immediate objects of meaning, proposing a 'transpositional grammar' to account for movement across these different forms of meaning. Adding Sense weaves its way through philosophy, semiotics, social theory and the history of ideas. Its examples cross a range of social contexts, from the meaning universes of the First Peoples, to the new forms of meaning that have emerged in the era of digitally-mediated communication.

Adding Sense: Context and Interest in a Grammar of Multimodal Meaning

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Multiliteracies

New Learning: Elements of a Science of Education

Artists Save The Galaxy!

A place in the sun: Re-creating the Australian way of life

The Powers of Literacy: A Genre Approach to Teaching Writing (Pittsburgh Series in Composition, Literacy and Culture)

Making Sense: Reference, Agency, and Structure in a Grammar of Multimodal Meaning

Literacies

Making Sense

New Learning: Elements of a Science of Education

Adding Sense: Context and Interest in a Grammar of Multimodal Meaning