Sunday, September 19, 2010
Sunday, September 12, 2010
Research Topics
How does the design (primarily aesthetics) of websites inhibit or enable digital literacy?
For my inquiry paper, I am interested in the formats of websites, and what makes one better than another? I'm particularly interested in this subject because we visit so many websites in our daily lives that it has become a routine. Through my own personal experiences, I know that there are many websites that are cluttered that it becomes extremely difficult to find any information, or a website so spare that it is equally difficult to find information. Web design classes are available to people starting at a relatively young age, I know many high schools that offer such classes, then why are there still poorly designed websites? If websites are poorly designed, then does that mean the designer is a digital immigrant, rather than a digital native? What subjective qualitative measurement should be used to determine a success of a website? How do you determine that the website is well designed and the audience is not digitally illiterate? To what constant is digital literacy held? Can it even be a constant?
For my inquiry paper, I am interested in the formats of websites, and what makes one better than another? I'm particularly interested in this subject because we visit so many websites in our daily lives that it has become a routine. Through my own personal experiences, I know that there are many websites that are cluttered that it becomes extremely difficult to find any information, or a website so spare that it is equally difficult to find information. Web design classes are available to people starting at a relatively young age, I know many high schools that offer such classes, then why are there still poorly designed websites? If websites are poorly designed, then does that mean the designer is a digital immigrant, rather than a digital native? What subjective qualitative measurement should be used to determine a success of a website? How do you determine that the website is well designed and the audience is not digitally illiterate? To what constant is digital literacy held? Can it even be a constant?
Wednesday, September 1, 2010
Literacy
Literacy is the ability to understand something. It can be applied to a variety of subjects and is used to demonstrate one's skill or knowledge in a certain area.
Literacy is the ability to understand something. The manner in which literacy is measured changes over time, and has a different meaning to everybody. In order to be literate, someone needs to understand the intricacies that are involved in the skill set. For example, a technology literate person is aware that it is a general rule that one does not send multiple text messages back to back. Somebody that knows how to text but sends multiple text messages quickly would not be considered a technology literate.
Literacy is the ability to understand something. The manner in which literacy is measured changes over time, and has a different meaning to everybody. In order to be literate, someone needs to understand the intricacies that are involved in the skill set. For example, a technology literate person is aware that it is a general rule that one does not send multiple text messages back to back. Somebody that knows how to text but sends multiple text messages quickly would not be considered a technology literate.
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