Digital Literacies and Interactive Media: A Framework for Multimodal Analysis

The book responds to changing literacy practices in the digital age by developing an interdisciplinary framework for analysis of digital content created by students. It frames the central challenges faced by researchers, discusses digital mediation, and presents a case study of a Code Club. The three-dimensional framework offers a schema for analysis of multimodal content, computational procedures, and contextual factors involved in the creation and interpretation of digital content.

Format: Hardback
Length: 172 pages
Publication date: 19 August 2022
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

In response to the evolving landscape of literacy practices in the digital age, this groundbreaking work presents an interdisciplinary framework for the analysis of digital content created by students. Building upon scholarship that broadens traditional notions of literacy to encompass new modes of engagement with interactive text and media, Aguilera develops a comprehensive methodological toolkit for the formal examination of multimodal representations. This invaluable book serves as a valuable guide for researchers venturing into the realm of digital literacy studies, offering a nuanced exploration of digital mediation and presenting these topics through the captivating case study of a Code Club—a library-based computer programming club for elementary, middle, and high school students.

The three-dimensional framework, which provides a comprehensive schema for analyzing multimodal content, computational procedures, and contextual factors associated with the creation and interpretation of digital content, serves as a much-needed framework for the critical analysis of digital multimodal composition. This text will undoubtedly be of immense benefit to researchers, academics, and educators specializing in language and literacy, multimodality, and technology and digital innovation in education.

Weight: 490g
Dimension: 229 x 152 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780367820695