#Mills asserts there is a gap between what new literacies teach learners, versus the way learners are assessed. How can new literacies be used in assessment? #edu800fall25

#Mills argues youth inadvertently create new literacies, which fits #Leu's findings. Although it may start unintentionally, young people eventually take an active role in shaping and spreading these practices, so intentionality does emerge. #edu800fall25

A powerful finding and a theme across new literacies readings: "the most powerful examples of digital literacy programs were based on learner rather than teacher interests". How do we shift curriculum to nurture learner's interests? #Mills #edu800fall25

#Leander highlights how AI has long been used to collect data and shape user behavior, especially through algorithms and ads. I knew this happened, but seeing it explained so clearly was eye opening and is all the more reason to promote AI literacy in education. #edu800fall25

#Leander emphasizes literacy in AI includes asking questions such as "Who built the computational agent(s), why and how do they operate?". This makes users think critically when using AI and reminds us that AI uses our online history and data in an attempt to cater to us. #edu800fall25

#Leander reminds us AI has been around long before its current spotlight, we just didn't outright refer to it as AI. If we have adapted to emerging tech in the past, are today’s new concerns truly different, or will we adjust again? #edu800fall25

The idea thay new literacies are deictic is powerful and only holds more true today as AI rapidly changes the literacy landscape, making this idea even more applicable: "literacy is not just new today; it becomes new every day of our lives." #edu800fall25 #Leu

Both #Leu and #Knobel highlight that teachers should understand the online literacies students use recreationally to improve learning. But how engaged with these online literacies do teachers need to be? Is awareness enough? #edu800fall25

This is true, and perhaps even more prominent with the how language trends spread via the internet now: "adolescents have
regularly been at the forefront of language change". How adolescents changed language worldwide before the internet is more puzzling, but we did it. #edu800fall25 #Leu

Love the idea and contrast of just-in-time learning and content versus what the Knobel asserts schools do, providing a wide range of information "just-in-case." How could curriculum be adapted to be more just-in-time? #edu800fall25 #Knobel

A reminder we all need, and something my workplace continues to focus on, as we equip students to be ready for life after school: "the world beyond school with
which education is ultimately concerned." #Knobel #edu800fall25

Traditional assessments miss how students truly learn. New literacies rely on peer and immediate feedback that drives growth and motivation, which connects to research showing that quick, clear feedback boosts satisfaction in online learning. #Knobel #edu800fall25 #Iqbal