Using computers in literacy contexts
Not offered in 1997
Dr I A Snyder
8 points
* 2 hours per week
* Clayton
Objectives Upon successful completion of this subject, students should understand the value of computers used as reading and writing tools in the light of current research and theory; some of the advantages and limitations of the technologies for learners and teachers; how computers fit into the conceptual framework of a literacy curriculum; how computers can be used to augment the teaching and learning of literacy; the potential computers offer to initiate change in conventional literacy classrooms.
Synopsis This subject is designed for anyone interested in the use of the new electronic writing technologies in the teaching and learning of literacy. The subject has both a theoretical and a practical base. Relevant theory and research is examined and its implications for teaching and learning discussed. Students also have the opportunity to use computers for a range of literacy purposes, including an electronic journal to record responses to readings and to the experience of electronic writing. Wordprocessing and hypertext software are available for students' use in a laboratory setting. The subject examines how the use of computers for literacy purposes influences classroom culture. It considers the ways in which computers can be integrated effectively into the literacy curriculum and classroom practice. There is no single prescribed text.
Assessment Assignment (1000 words): 20%
* Assignment (3000 words):
80%
Recommended texts
Scrimshaw P (ed.) Language, classroom and computers Routledge, 1993
Snyder I Hypertext: The electronic labyrinth MUP, 1996
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