Digital literacies help us understand how communication happens in digital spaces. They help us appreciate the social, cultural and technological contexts for how people learn, share, inform, connect, engage with, dismiss and influence each other. Digital literacies allow us to question, understand, and potentially disrupt power and privilege as it functions in digital spaces.
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Our events include research talks, expert panels, faculty and student socials, and workshops.
The Research Streams
The Institute for Research on Digital Literacies has a broad interdisciplinary mandate to engage and facilitate discussion, information sharing, comprehensive inquiry, and pedagogic innovation across four research streams. Our goal is to respond quickly to changes in technology, media, and culture, and to promote inclusivity and diversity in research and scholarship in a digital age.
Learn more about the four research streams:
Surveillance, Privacy and AI
Digital Literacies Across Generations and Age
Digital Learning, Technology and New Pedagogies
Digital Culture, Critical Literacies and Social Media
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