ED 3110: Building and Enhancing New Literacies Across the Curriculum

Lecture 1 Literacy
- In education, it is the ability to use printed and written information
to function in society, to achieve one's goals, and to develop one's
knowledge and potential.
- empowers and liberates people. Beyond its importance as part of
the right to education, literacy improves lives by expanding
capabilities which in turn reduces poverty, increases participation in
the labor market and has positive effects on health and sustainable
development.
- is a powerful and important skill that every person should have the
chance to learn.
- allows a person to have a successful career and education,
communicate with other people, and form and express educated
opinions and thoughts.

Definition Basic Literacy → is the ability to Traditional Literacy → is considered

read, write, and comprehend. It to be the ability to read and write, or
includes proper diction as well as the ability to use language — to read,
grammar, spelling and punctuation. write, listen, and speak.

- According to Miller, basic

literacy means the ability
to use correspondences of
visual shapes, to spoken
sounds, in order to decode
written materials, and to
translate them into oral
language. Miller (1973)
noted that “comprehension
literacy means having
ability to understand the
meaning of verbal
materials.

● International Literacy Day ( 8 September) → proclaimed by UNESCO in 1966 and endorsed by

Economic and Social Council resolution 1276 (LIII) in 1967, aimed to remind the international
community of the importance of literacy for individuals, communities, and societies.

Characteristics of 21st 1. Personalized Learning → A personalized approach recognizes

Century Education that not all students learn in the same manner.
a. Examples of personalized learning include:
i. Differentiated instruction;
ii. Individualized education plans;
iii. Student-led projects in the classroom;
iv. Enhanced freedom of choice in the classroom.
2. Equity, Diversity, and Inclusivity
b. Equity → Close achievement gaps between rich and poor.
- Looking into fairness

c. Diversity → Diversity is now considered a strength in

classrooms. They befriend people of different cultures and
learn not to be afraid of other cultures around them.
d. Inclusivity → People of all ability levels, physical
 disabilities, or learning disabilities deserve to be included in
mainstream classrooms. This can help them contribute to
mainstream life and show them they are welcome and equal
participants in the world.
- No Child Left Behind (NCLB)

3. Learning through Doing

- Have first-hand experience with applying information to the
real world.
- Get the opportunity to learn through trial-and-error (so we
know why something is true or not).
- Aren’t told something, but rather we discover things through
our engagement with the world around us.
- Learn information that isn’t just theoretical but can be
applied to things in our lives somehow.
- Learning through experimentation, reporting, project-based
task

4. Rethinking Learner and Teacher Roles

- Teachers are expected not only to "cover the curriculum" but
to create a bridge between the needs of each learner and
the attainment of challenging learning goals.”
(Darling-Hammond, 1996)
5. Community Relationships

6. Technology

7. Teacher Professionalization
R.A. 9293 → AN ACT AMENDING CERTAIN SECTIONS OF
REPUBLIC ACT NUMBERED SEVENTY-EIGHT HUNDRED AND
THIRTY-SIX (R. A. NO.7836), OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE
PHILIPPINE TEACHERS PROFESSIONALIZATION ACT OF 1994.

21st Century Learning 21st Century Learning → an educational approach that

emphasizes the development of skills, competencies, and literacies
needed for success in the modern world.
- has increasingly reflected the ability to use technology for
gathering and communicating information.

Overview:
21st century learning acknowledges the changing needs of the
digital age and aims to prepare students for a rapidly evolving and
interconnected world. It shifts the focus from rote memorization to
developing higher-order thinking skills, fostering creativity,
promoting collaboration, and integrating technology into the
learning process.

Examples:
● Project-based learning → students engage in hands-on
projects, working collaboratively to explore topics, develop
solutions, and apply their knowledge.

● Digital literacy → acquisition and application of digital

literacy skills, including the ability to navigate, critically
evaluate, and ethically use digital information and
technology.
 IMPORTANCE OF 21ST CENTURY LITERACIES IN LEARNING

1. Learning Skills 2. Literacy skills 3. Life skills

a. Critical Thinking → the a. Information literacy → a. Flexibility → is the capacity
step after analytical Understanding facts, to adjust to short-term
thinking, encourages figures, statistics, and data. change, quickly and calmly,
students to develop so that you can deal with
metacognition skills and b. Media literacy → unexpected problems or tasks
think more deeply about Understanding the methods effectively.
the problems. and outlets in which
information is published. b. Leadership → is a set of
b. Creativity → embracing behaviors used to help people
inner strengths from c. Technology literacy → align their collective direction,
big-picture planning to Understanding the to execute strategic plans,
meticulous organization. machines that make the and to continually renew an
Information Age possible. organization.
c. Collaboration → The
process of two or more c. Initiative → to take the
people or organizations initiative in making friends;
working together to readiness and ability in
complete a task or initiating action; the ability to
achieve a goal. It is also assess and initiate things
defined as two or more independently
people working together
to achieve shared goals. d. Productivity → a student's
- Is a philosophy of ability to complete work in an
interaction and appropriate amount of time.
personal lifestyle
where individuals e. Social Skills → are the skills
are responsible for we use everyday to interact
their actions, and communicate with others.
including learning They include verbal and
and respect the non-verbal communication,
abilities and such as speech, gesture,
contributions of their facial expression and body
peers. language
d. Communication →
Communicating as a
21st century skill is
referred to as the varied
ways and forms we
connect with people.
When we communicate,
we choose the medium,
whether using words
written or oral and/or
gestures.
- Communicating
to share ideas
and express
feelings helps in
improving
relationships. On
the career front,
contributing to
discussions and
debates is seen
as a big plus.