Comments on: Digital divide: Connectivity and the different dimensions of literacy http://www.crisscrossed.net/2008/06/02/digital-divide-connectivity-and-the-different-dimensions-of-literacy/ Exploring the web for change. Connecting people and ideas. Sun, 29 Jan 2012 11:55:13 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3-aortic-dissection By: joitske http://www.crisscrossed.net/2008/06/02/digital-divide-connectivity-and-the-different-dimensions-of-literacy/comment-page-1/#comment-367 joitske Sat, 07 Jun 2008 20:09:58 +0000 http://www.crisscrossed.net/2008/06/02/digital-divide-connectivity-and-the-different-dimensions-of-literacy/#comment-367 Hi Christian, one of the best articles I've read on ICT4D is the one by Janet Kwami and Don Slater http://joitskehulsebosch.blogspot.com/2006/03/technology-embeddedness-and-escape-in.html It's an ethnographical study of how people in Ghana use the internet. It's a clear case for supporting the argument that access is definitely NOT enough. Hi Christian, one of the best articles I’ve read on ICT4D is the one by Janet Kwami and Don Slater http://joitskehulsebosch.blogspot.com/2006/03/technology-embeddedness-and-escape-in.html

It’s an ethnographical study of how people in Ghana use the internet. It’s a clear case for supporting the argument that access is definitely NOT enough.

]]> By: ckreutz http://www.crisscrossed.net/2008/06/02/digital-divide-connectivity-and-the-different-dimensions-of-literacy/comment-page-1/#comment-362 ckreutz Tue, 03 Jun 2008 21:35:47 +0000 http://www.crisscrossed.net/2008/06/02/digital-divide-connectivity-and-the-different-dimensions-of-literacy/#comment-362 Thank you for your compliments but the points have been elaborated by the UNESCO. I highly recommend to read the whole paper, which also includes an interesting cycle of steps for information literacy. Thank you for your compliments but the points have been elaborated by the UNESCO. I highly recommend to read the whole paper, which also includes an interesting cycle of steps for information literacy.

]]> By: ignatia/Inge de Waard http://www.crisscrossed.net/2008/06/02/digital-divide-connectivity-and-the-different-dimensions-of-literacy/comment-page-1/#comment-360 ignatia/Inge de Waard Tue, 03 Jun 2008 14:28:39 +0000 http://www.crisscrossed.net/2008/06/02/digital-divide-connectivity-and-the-different-dimensions-of-literacy/#comment-360 What a GREAT post this is, it covers all the literacies and subdivides them so wonderfully. I totally agree with you on the complexity of skills that is needed to master the Web and the fact that it is mostly overlooked in ICT4D programs (or not mentioned). You gave me such a hard time to find something to add (a little contest I often play with myself). The only addition I could come up with was to add one skill, which is – to my opinion – closely linked to many literacies: communication skills. Thank you for this blogpost. What a GREAT post this is, it covers all the literacies and subdivides them so wonderfully. I totally agree with you on the complexity of skills that is needed to master the Web and the fact that it is mostly overlooked in ICT4D programs (or not mentioned).
You gave me such a hard time to find something to add (a little contest I often play with myself). The only addition I could come up with was to add one skill, which is – to my opinion – closely linked to many literacies: communication skills.
Thank you for this blogpost.

]]> By: Mike Amos-Simpson http://www.crisscrossed.net/2008/06/02/digital-divide-connectivity-and-the-different-dimensions-of-literacy/comment-page-1/#comment-359 Mike Amos-Simpson Mon, 02 Jun 2008 15:43:53 +0000 http://www.crisscrossed.net/2008/06/02/digital-divide-connectivity-and-the-different-dimensions-of-literacy/#comment-359 Hi Christian - it is interesting how much you take for granted when you use computers & the web daily. Although I'm also amazed watching my 2 boys (3 years & 4 years old) and how quickly they grasp using a touchpad & a mouse and my favourite at the moment is watching the youngest using the nintendo wii balance board which I suppose is a bit like a giant touchpad that you stand on! I like your point about cultural literacy - thats not something I've especially considered before but now I am it would be fascinating to see how that could shape new ideas & changes in technology. Hi Christian – it is interesting how much you take for granted when you use computers & the web daily. Although I’m also amazed watching my 2 boys (3 years & 4 years old) and how quickly they grasp using a touchpad & a mouse and my favourite at the moment is watching the youngest using the nintendo wii balance board which I suppose is a bit like a giant touchpad that you stand on!

I like your point about cultural literacy – thats not something I’ve especially considered before but now I am it would be fascinating to see how that could shape new ideas & changes in technology.

]]> By: Christian Kreutz http://www.crisscrossed.net/2008/06/02/digital-divide-connectivity-and-the-different-dimensions-of-literacy/comment-page-1/#comment-3494 Christian Kreutz Mon, 02 Jun 2008 12:38:08 +0000 http://www.crisscrossed.net/2008/06/02/digital-divide-connectivity-and-the-different-dimensions-of-literacy/#comment-3494 <span class="topsy_trackback_comment"><span class="topsy_twitter_username"><span class="topsy_trackback_content">blogged about the many steps to engage in social media: Connectivity and the different dimensions of literacy http://tinyurl.com/3oze72</span></span> blogged about the many steps to engage in social media: Connectivity and the different dimensions of literacy http://tinyurl.com/3oze72

]]> By: ckreutz http://www.crisscrossed.net/2008/06/02/digital-divide-connectivity-and-the-different-dimensions-of-literacy/comment-page-1/#comment-4140 ckreutz Mon, 02 Jun 2008 12:38:08 +0000 http://www.crisscrossed.net/2008/06/02/digital-divide-connectivity-and-the-different-dimensions-of-literacy/#comment-4140 <span class="topsy_trackback_comment"><span class="topsy_twitter_username"><span class="topsy_trackback_content">blogged about the many steps to engage in social media: Connectivity and the different dimensions of literacy http://tinyurl.com/3oze72</span></span> blogged about the many steps to engage in social media: Connectivity and the different dimensions of literacy http://tinyurl.com/3oze72

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