2009 WA Hot Topic #5 - Literacy Remixed!

Our communication landscape has shifted dramatically in a few short years. New communication tools demand that educators embrace new literacies and help their students gain essential skills in areas ranging from search literacy and information literacy to participatory literacy and multimedia literacy, not to mention the hallmark of contemporary culture: remix literacy.  This talk will touch on both the advantages and the disadvantages of new modes of literacy, stressing the importance of an informed and appropriate educational response to today's communication tools.

Speaker: Dr Mark Pegrum, Faculty of Education, UWA

When: 4.00 pm for a 4.30 start (Concludes 6.00 pm)

Where: Conference Room, The Faculty of Education, UWA. See google map below. Follow the signs from the main entrance. Ample free parking.

Cost: $10 ACE members, $20 non members (Payment at the door).

Contact: Janette Minchin at janette.minchin@det.wa.edu.au or phone 9571 1220

RSVP: Friday, 4 September, 2009 - by 3.45 pm. (If there are insufficient numbers by that time, the event will be cancelled.)

Special Note: Annual General Meeting of Australian College of Educators will take place from 3.30 pm to 4.00 pm at the same venue. If you wish to attend please RSVP indicating AGM attendance separately.