Children's and young people's digital literacies in virtual online spaces
Summary: This ESRC funded seminar series (RES-451-26-0731)which ran from 2009-10 considered the digital literacy practices taking place in virtual online spaces and explored potentialities for literacy educators. Although the funded period is now over, the team is continuing to work on research, publications and other related activities. We focus on contemporary innovative use of online virtual spaces. The virtual spaces considered include virtual worlds (VWs), online massive multiplayer online games (MMOG), and alternate or mixed-reality learning environments. We see these as intersecting with the related term Web 2.0. The organisers of the seminar series were Dr Julia Gillen, Lancaster University, Professor Guy Merchant, Sheffield Hallam University and Dr Julia Davies and Professor Jackie Marsh of Sheffield University. For further information please go to our website.
Key Facts
Website: http://www.lancs.ac.uk/fass/events/digital-literacies/index.htm
Funder: ESRC
Type of Activity: Academic Research - Externally Funded
Principal Investigator: Julia Gillen
Dept/Research Groups: Lancaster Literacy Research Centre, Linguistics and English Language
Partners: Sheffield University, Sheffield Hallam University
Keywords: Children, Digital technologies
Our Partners
Sheffield University
Sheffield Hallam University
Purpose of Research
Academic Research - Externally Funded
Project Funder
ESRC