Literacy in the Digital Age

In Tribute Foreword by Donna Ogle About the Author Introduction Cyberwriter at Work: The Design of This Book How to Read This Book: A Linear Approach to Hypertext 1. Media Literacy: Broadening the Definition of Computer Literacy The Curricular Conundrum The Rhetorical Triangle: Ethos, Logos, and Pathos Media Literacy Challenge #1: The Rhetoric of Computer Advertising Is Everything an Argument? Media Literacy Challenge #2: Arguments "R" Us The Technology of Writing Media Literacy Challenge #3: Musical Chairs and Writing Technology Civil Literacy 2. Civil Literacy: The Cyberpilot's License The Cyberpilot's License Know Your Vehicle Rights and Responsibilities Who and What Rules the Airwaves? Piloting Skills & Netiquette Intellectual Property in Cyberspace: An Overview Civil Literacy Challenge #1: Borrowing Without Stealing Civil Literacy Challenge #2: Putting out the Flames 3. Discourse Literacy: Beyond the Chat Room Discourse Literacy Challenge #1: Hearing Voices Discourse Literacy Challenge #2: Imitating Voices Greater Expectations: Synchronous Online Discussions Case Study: Paul M. Establish the Rules, Play by the Rules Discourse Literacy Challenge #3: Role Playing Online Case Study: Online Role Playing Personal Literacy 4. Personal Literacy: Discovering Oneself Online Initiation Stories Fostering Personal Literacy Personal Literacy Challenge #1: The Why List Why Ask Why? Increasing Student Awareness Why Ask Why? Inviting Response Case Study: The Why List Online Personal Literacy Challenge #2: The Hypertext Why List Beyond Personal Inquiry: Community Literacy 5. Community Literacy: Composing Ourselves in a Virtual Community Community Literacy Challenge #1: The Sequential Story Case Study: A Telecollaborative, Sequential Story Community Literacy Challenge #2: Putting E-mail in the Right E-envelope Course Web Sites: A Community Work in Progress Visual Literacy 6. Visual Literacy: Web Sites, Rhetorically Speaking What Are You Looking At? Case Study: The State of The Onion Seeing Is Believing (and Other Satirical Lessons) Measuring the Sum of a Web Site's Parts Visual Literacy Challenge #1: The Rhetorical Analysis of Web Documents Visual Literacy Challenge #2: Web Sites and Evaluative Arguments Global Literacy 7. Evaluative Literacy: Peer Reviews, Electronic Portfolios, and Online Learning Records Evaluative Literacy Challenge #1: The Hypertext Writing Workshop Case Study: Electronic Portfolios Case Study: Online Learning Records Pedagogical Literacy 8. Pedagogical Literacy: Plugging Into Electronic Pedagogy Mr. Wynegar's Pastime: Tradition and the Individual Teacher Ms. Sabadilla and The Electronic Chalkboard Electronic Pedagogy: The Web Site Appendix: Index of Web Sites References Further Readings Index