Literacy
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Report
A whole-school approach to technological literacy: mobile learning and the iPhone
Mobile learning is not pervasive in higher education and yet its potential is enormous. This paper describes a project to instigate mobile learning using technological literacy and professional learning among academic staff. Mobile learning is not pervasive in higher education and yet its potential is enormous. This paper describes a project to instigate mobile learning...
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Adult digital media literacy needs
This qualitative research report focuses on non-use and limited use of internet and mobile phones by adult Australians. It provides an understanding of explaining factors such as lack of skills, motivation or economic circumstances, and how the digital media literacy of these groups might be increased.
Discussion paper
The literacy question in remote Indigenous Australia
The literacy debate rarely addresses the critical social and historical factors that also account for why literacy levels among remote Indigenous youth are lower than their mainstream counterparts. The focus on schooling obscures the less obvious fact that we must also be cognisant of the broader sociocultural factors associated with literacy acquisition, maintenance and transmission...
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Literacy in remote Indigenous Australia
The literacy debate rarely addresses the critical social and historical factors that also account for why literacy levels among remote Indigenous youth are lower than their mainstream counterparts. The focus on schooling obscures the less obvious fact that we must also be cognisant of the broader sociocultural factors associated with literacy acquisition, maintenance and transmission...
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Early literacy and cultural awareness
As a child and family health professional, opportunities may arise in your daily interaction with families to encourage and support the promotion of early literacy. This article will provide an update on current early literacy knowledge and address the challenges professionals encounter when introducing literacy programs in culturally diverse communities. In recent years, the promotion...