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Digital Citizens as Writers: New Literacies and New Responsibilities

Digital Citizens as Writers: New Literacies and New Responsibilities

Valerie Hill
Copyright: © 2017 |Pages: 19
ISBN13: 9781522517184|ISBN10: 1522517189|EISBN13: 9781522517191
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-1718-4.ch004
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Hill, Valerie. "Digital Citizens as Writers: New Literacies and New Responsibilities." Handbook of Research on Writing and Composing in the Age of MOOCs, edited by Elizabeth A. Monske and Kristine L. Blair, IGI Global, 2017, pp. 56-74. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-1718-4.ch004

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Hill, V. (2017). Digital Citizens as Writers: New Literacies and New Responsibilities. In E. Monske & K. Blair (Eds.), Handbook of Research on Writing and Composing in the Age of MOOCs (pp. 56-74). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-1718-4.ch004

Chicago

Hill, Valerie. "Digital Citizens as Writers: New Literacies and New Responsibilities." In Handbook of Research on Writing and Composing in the Age of MOOCs, edited by Elizabeth A. Monske and Kristine L. Blair, 56-74. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2017. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-1718-4.ch004

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Abstract

As much of life is spent in digital spaces, information literacy now includes a personal responsibility for digital citizenship. This chapter focuses on how students can best become literate, successful learners in the age of MOOCs by embracing a personal responsibility for information literacy. The need for information literacy embedded into MOOCs is imperative because literacy, particularly writing, has rapidly changed in global digital participatory culture and continues to evolve. The shift from traditional classrooms filled with primarily print materials toward mobile devices and instant access to information in real time has revolutionized literacy within a historically short time period. The idea of good writers being also good readers may still hold true in new media formats; however, the concept of the student as a “prosumer” (both consumer and producer of content) in an age of disposable social media and constant connectivity requires a new vision of writing and literacy.

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