#Digital parents: Intergenerational learning through a digital literacy workshop. Issue 1 (1st January 2022)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Hébert, Cristyne; Thumlert, Kurt; Jenson, Jennifer
• Is Part Of: Journal of research on technology in education. Volume 54:Issue 1(2022)
• Page Start: 34
• Page End: 91
• Publication Date: 2022-01-01
• Subjects: Digital literacies -- digital storytelling -- twenty-first century literacies -- production pedagogy -- parental engagement; Computer-assisted instruction -- Periodicals; Educational technology -- Periodicals; Internet in education -- Periodicals; Distance education -- Periodicals; 371.3305
• DOI: 10.1080/15391523.2020.1809034
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1539-1523

Abstract

Abstract: In this article, we present findings of a research study centered around a 10-week digital production workshop developed specifically for families in an urban school board, a population rich with culturally diverse immigrant families and English language learners (ELLs). The aim of this research was to support parents/guardians in an urban community in their development of a practical, hands-on understanding of twenty-first century literacies, using a 'production pedagogy' framework that emphasizes learner agency. We sought to critically reflect, alongside parents/guardians, on how new media and new literacies are being utilized in schools today, and to provide models, tools and practices for parents/guardians and their children to enact digital competences together, specifically, through the production of a short digital story.