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Mackey, Thomas P.; Jacobson, Trudi E. – College & Research Libraries, 2011
Social media environments and online communities are innovative collaborative technologies that challenge traditional definitions of information literacy. Metaliteracy is an overarching and self-referential framework that integrates emerging technologies and unifies multiple literacy types. This redefinition of information literacy expands the…
Descriptors: Information Literacy, Definitions, Information Skills, Media Literacy
Sosa, Teri – TechTrends: Linking Research and Practice to Improve Learning, 2009
This article reports the result of an action research study that explored the need for visual literacy as an additional instructional input for students creating technology integration solutions. The introduction of visual literacy concepts is useful in two ways. First, it raises visual considerations to the conscious consideration of students.…
Descriptors: Action Research, Technology Integration, Educational Technology, Visual Literacy

Flood, James; Lapp, Diane – Reading Teacher, 1998
Describes two hours in the life of an eight-year-old to demonstrate that children acquire information and develop language skills from multiple sources. Argues that the conceptualization of literacy must be broadened from reading and writing skills to a definition that recognizes the layering of information and that includes all forms of the…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Communication Skills, Definitions, Elementary Education

Avgerinou, Maria; Ericson, John – British Journal of Educational Technology, 1997
Many have tried to define the concept of visual literacy (VL), but so far there is no consensus. Reviews the literature to develop a definition of VL and explores the parameters of VL, the movement and its aims, its educational significance, and the potential benefits of teaching VL. (PEN)
Descriptors: Communication Research, Concept Formation, Constructivism (Learning), Definitions
Braden, Roberts A. – 1993
A few of the relationships between visual and verbal components are explored. Visuals are considered to be things that can be seen, visible things other than printed words that are used in a communication process. The term verbal applies to written or spoken words. The natural tendency for visual and verbal components to be mutually supportive has…
Descriptors: Classification, Computer Graphics, Definitions, Graphic Arts
Sutton, Ronald E. – 1993
Current definitions of three media literacies are offered from a theoretical and practical standpoint. Information literacy means that a person must be able to recognize when information is needed, and have the ability to locate, evaluate, and use effectively the needed information. In response to the concerns of legislators and organizations such…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Communication (Thought Transfer), Definitions, Information Dissemination