{"product_id":"a-new-literacies-reader-colin-lankshear-9781433122798","title":"A New Literacies Reader: Educational Perspectives","description":"\u003ci\u003eA New Literacies Reader\u003c\/i\u003e is an introduction to social and cultural studies of new literacies from the perspectives of educators, education researchers and learners. It focuses on how participating in social practices of new literacies can be seen and understood in terms of people becoming insiders to ways of  doing  and  being  that are today considered desirable or worthwhile, and how this can usefully inform how we think about formal schooling and learning. The book's 18 chapters cover a variety of topics, including: \u003cbr\u003e ߦ studies of new literacies within classroom contexts\u003cbr\u003e ߦ semi-formal learning spaces beyond the classroom \u003cbr\u003e ߦ teacher learning and professional development \u003cbr\u003e ߦ spaces of popular cultural affinities \u003cbr\u003e ߦ practices viewed from different research perspectives \u003cbr\u003e The diverse topics addressed range from multimodal pedagogies, remix, performance poetry, and digital storytelling to issues associated with wireless environments, assessment, identity, and teachers' ways of taking up new technologies. Chapters explore how young people participate and collaborate within the spaces of popular cultural interests and the various approaches to researching gaming. The book speaks to teachers and teacher educators, education administrators, curriculum developers, education policy makers, professional development specialists, postgraduate research students, and other literacy and new media researchers. \u003ci\u003eA New Literacies Reader\u003c\/i\u003e is an essential volume for undergraduates, grad students, and faculty interested in refining their knowledge of the vast new horizons created by the world of new literacies.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Colin Lankshear\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1433122790\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781433122798\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Peter Lang Inc., International Academic Publi\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/20\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 384\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.60lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.90h x 7.00w x 0.90d","brand":"Colin Lankshear","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43988446445823,"sku":"9781433122798","price":63.55,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_19bc54e2-2966-43c8-9d02-ff8824ed3e15.jpg?v=1683294538","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/a-new-literacies-reader-colin-lankshear-9781433122798","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}