metaliteracy in metamodern culture
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Metaliteracy in Metamodern Culture
Valerie Hill, PhDPresident Community Virtual Library
@valibrarian
Literacy has changed.We are all digital
citizens.
Navigating the flood of information requires METALITERACY
Meta---- about/beyond
• Metacognition- thinking about our thinking• Metamodernism- beyond postmodernism
and the deconstruction of grand narratives• Metadata- data about the data• Metaverse- about (beyond) the virtual space• Metaliteracy- ALL about literacy (not your
grandma’s literacy)
The Metaversewas first coined in Neal Stephenson’s novel, Snow Crash.Now, virtual reality is entering the mainstream.
Where will it lead?
Ways to becomemetaliterate
Evaluate Content Understandprivacy, ethics and
intellectual property
Share and collaborate in
participatory environments
Demonstrate learning
processes with personal &
professional goals
Virtual Reality HMDs
Metaliteracy for Teams • Goes beyond the fun of interactive VR • Goes beyond learning a new tech tool• Includes digital citizenship & cybersecurity• Requires trust and authentic digital identity
Virtual Worlds
• Young students in Minecraft• Simulations of Subject Content• Medical and Emergency Simulations• Literature-Based Simulations• Constructivist Learning
Forget Figuring it Out
Technology tools are constantly changing.
The BLUR between professionaland personal online life
Digital citizens are metaliterate in all worlds.
Everyone iselsewhere
Participatory culture contributes to the flood of
information online. We are both consumers and
prosumers.
#FOMOAnxiety that an exciting or interesting event may currently be happening elsewhere, often aroused by posts seen on a social media website.
IntentionalImmersion
VS
Default Distraction
Community Virtual Library
• Why- sharing resources & learning in global digital participatory culture
• What- sharing content, simulations, and communities across distance
• Where- Second Life & other virtual worlds• Who- anyone (librarians, educators, learners)• When- synchronously and asynchronously
Web 3.0 & the Rise of a Networked Generation
We all live in virtual worlds, whether or not we have avatars.
Contact Information
Email [email protected] @valibrarianYoutube Valibrarian
Community Virtual Library http://www.infoisland.org/