Joachim Vlieghe

Culture & Education

IWT ProjectVUB

(IBBT-SMIT & LSTS)KUL

(ICRI & CUO)

UGent(IBBT-MICT & C&E)

EMSOCUser Empowerment in a Social Media Culture

To what extent and how are people really (dis)empowered through the everyday use of social computing,

taking into account inclusion, media literacy and privacy issues?

Work packagesVUB

WP 3 PrivacyKUL

WP 1 Inclusion

UGentWP 2 Literacy

Work packagesVUB

WP 3 PrivacyKUL

WP 1 Inclusion

UGentWP 2 Literacy

LiteracyResearch on notions of media literacy in a digital environment

Studying new media literacy from an end-user, a cultural and an educational perspective

LiteracyResearch on notions of media literacy in a digital environment

Studying new media literacy from an end-user, a cultural and an educational perspective

Objectives1. The development of a conceptual framework

2. The development of a measurement instrument;3. Gathering empirical data on media literacy;

4. Formulating recommendations and elaborating a model for monitoring social media use and experience.

Culture & Education1. The development of a conceptual framework

2. The development of a measurement instrument;3. Gathering empirical data on media literacy;

4. Formulating recommendations and elaborating a model for monitoring social media use and experience.

PhDHow is literacy developed, both culturally and educationally?

PhDHow is literacy developed, both culturally and educationally?

Or: How is literacy developed, both as a concept and as personal trait?

PhDA Virtual Ethnography of Digital Literacies in Mediated Public Spaces

- Which kind of practices develop within (digital) public spaces?- Which kind of learning develops within (digital) public spaces?- Which literacies develop within (digital) public spaces?- Which institutional changes do these practices, this learning and

these literacies effectuate?

PhDA Virtual Ethnography of Digital Literacies in Mediated Public Spaces

- Which kind of practices develop within (digital) public spaces?- Which kind of learning develops within (digital) public spaces?- Which literacies develop within (digital) public spaces?- Which institutional changes do these practices, this learning and

these literacies effectuate?

PhDA Virtual Ethnography of Digital Literacies in Mediated Public Spaces

- Which kind of practices develop within (digital) public spaces?- Which kind of learning develops within (digital) public spaces?- Which literacies develop within (digital) public spaces?- Which institutional changes do these practices, this learning and

these literacies effectuate?

PhDA Virtual Ethnography of Digital Literacies in Mediated Public Spaces

- Which kind of practices develop within (digital) public spaces?- Which kind of learning develops within (digital) public spaces?- Which literacies develop within (digital) public spaces?- Which institutional changes do these practices, this learning and

these literacies effectuate?

PhD

Multiliteracies

Digital Literacy

Media Literacy

Media Studies

Cultural StudiesSocial Media

Digital Media

Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Youtube

…

Formal Learning Informal Learning

Worked Examples

CasesVirtual Ethnography

Serious Play

Role Playing

Imagined Futures

Thinkering

Affinity Spaces

Historical Context

Cultural Context

Rhetoric

Discours Analysis

Participant Observation

Retrospective Interviews Literature Study

Multiliteracies

Digital Literacy

Media Literacy

Media Studies

Cultural StudiesSocial Media

Digital Media

Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Youtube

…

Formal Learning Informal Learning

Worked Examples

CasesVirtual Ethnography

Serious Play

Role Playing

Imagined Futures

Thinkering

Affinity Spaces

Historical Context

Cultural Context

Rhetoric

Discours Analysis

Participant Observation

Retrospective Interviews Literature Study

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