Becoming Literate Digitally in a Digitally Literate Environment of Their Own

Abstract

This commentary begins with a summary of the current landscape of literacy, technology, and education. The authors then examine A Domain of One's Own as an important new initiative and explore how teachers and schools can implement this initiative. The authors contend that the building and developing of A Domain of One's Own is a good example of how schools can engage students in complex and meaningful literacy practices. In addition, the authors discuss the challenges and opportunities of providing students with a domain of their own to use as they start their literacy careers in our schools.

Implementing a Digital Hub Strategy: Preservice Teacher and Faculty Perspectives

“…Although more research is needed, Jessica's insights on her development as a digitally literate teacher also seem to align with claims by "domain of one's own" advocates (e.g., Belshaw, 2016;O'Byrne & Pytash, 2017) who suggest the creation and curation of a professional web presence can support digital literacies learning. Jessica felt anxious at the start of this project, but was willing to push through to find meaning in the work.…”

“…Inspired by Virginia Woolf-who asserted that for a woman to write fiction, she must have money and a room of her own (Woolf, 1929(Woolf, /2002)-proponents of DoOO assert that for a student to become digitally literate, she must have the means and a dedicated space where she can learn about the web, create the web, and curate the narratives of her own (digital) identity (Belshaw, 2016;O'Byrne & Pytash, 2017).…”

The Influence of Digital Literacy on Learning Effectiveness Through Classroom Management

“…Understanding the practice using text and digital tools can be done online (Coiro et al, 2016;Nikou et al, 2022). Digital Literacy can also be expressed as a person's ability to understand and use information technology to be helpful in activities (O'Byrne & Pytash, 2017;Castek & Manderino, 2017;Ramadhan et al, 2019). Digital Literacy is a constellation of knowledge, skills, and competencies needed to thrive in a technology-dominated culture (Hobbs & Moore, 2013;Abdulai et al, 2021;Techataweewan & Prasertsin, 2018).…”