manuel area
Professor of Educational TechnologyUniversity of La Laguna (Canary Islands. Spain)Dr. en Pedagogía y Catedrático de la Universidad de La Laguna (Islas Canarias. España) en la Facultad de Educación.Investigador Principal del Laboratorio de Educación y Nuevas Tecnologías (EDULLAB).Director de la Cátedra de Tecnología y Educación de Mapfre-Guanarteme en la ULL.
less
Uploads
Books by manuel area
metaphor, we contrast the ‘solid’ culture of the 19th and 20th centuries to the «liquid» information culture of the 21st
century in which Web 2.0 plays a fundamental role and affects many aspects of our culture. We first review the
main features of Web 2.0 through six major dimensions: as a universal library, global market, as a giant hypertext
jigsaw puzzle, a public space for social communities, a territory for multimedia and audiovisual expression, and as a
space for multiple virtual interactive environments. In the second part, we propose an integrated theoretical model
of literacy for the citizen. This model is based on two pillars: the areas or dimensions of literacy, and the
competences (instrumental, cognitive-intellectual, socio-communicative, emotional and axiological) to be developed
in citizens. Finally we contend that the new literacies amount to a civic right and a necessary condition for social
development and a more democratic society in the 21st century.