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Megan Pozzi
Megan Pozzi

Formalising the vernacular: social media skills in higher education

VALA2016 CONCURRENT SESSION 3: Publish IT
Tuesday 9 February 2016, 12:00 – 12:30
Persistent URL: http://www.vala.org.au/vala2016-proceedings/vala2016-session-3-pozzi

Megan Pozzi

Queensland University of Technology

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Abstract

This paper discusses the issue of social media skills using a literacy framework. Firstly, it argues that social media skills are a form of vernacular, or ‘everyday’, literacy and articulates the issues associated with trying to formalise these skills within the curriculum. Secondly, it calls for greater explicit attention to social media skills within higher education, by arguing that social media literacies are a part of new literacies. It evaluates QUT’s “Create a Better Online You” suite of social media resources in light of this framework, and discusses the role of libraries in addressing social media skills.

 

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