White. A Pedagogy of Multiliteracies: Designing Social Futures. Copyright©1996 by the President and Fellows of Harvard College. All rights reserved. A Pedagogy of Multiliteracies: Designing Social Futures Abstract In this article, the New London Group presents a theoretical overview of the connections between the changing social environment facing students and teachers and a new approach to literacy pedagogy that they call "multiliteracies. " The authors argue that the multiplicity of communications channels and increasing cultural and linguistic diversity in the world today call for a much broader view of literacy than portrayed by traditional language-based approaches. If it were possible to define generally the mission of education, one could say that its fundamental purpose is to ensure that all students benefit from learning in ways that allow them to participate fully in public, community, and economic life. This question of differences has become a main one that we must now address as educators.
Changing Working Lives. Digital Natives. Are we ready for theses students? Classes in 18th century looked like this: And today classrooms look like this: What's the difference? Why are students so bored in class? What can we do to help them? Our students have changed radically. If our students are digital natives what are we? What happens if you are a dinosaur? Stop making excuses and ponder these … Recognize that around 65% – 85% of students and parents DO HAVE ACCESS to computers and the Internet and acknowledge that TECHNOLOGY IS NOT JUST A FAD.
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