New Literacy for a New Information Landscape
January 31, 2008 by Gareth Davies
David Warlick, Consultant and Author, The Landmark Project
As little as we know about the future, it is clear that it will be a place that is governed by information. Accessing, processing, building with, and communicating information will be a major part of how we live. Being literate in this future will certainly involve reading, writing, and working with numbers. However, literacy will also be far richer and more comprehensive than the 3 Rs of the one room school-house. This enlightening and thought-provoking address will describe how our notions of literacy must expand to address a rapidly changing information landscape where information is networked, digital, and overwhelming.
I really enjoyed Davids session. I thought that he was able to summarise some key ideas and present them with clarity and humour. I’ve been talking about it every day since.
On a mundane level I wanted to show some of the resources David used to explain some of the ideas he presented and cannot find them on the internet anywhere. Is there a summary of his talk available what details the links he used? One specific thing I was looking for was the earthquake data with the specific search criteria he used in the demo. There was also a very punchy video which I cannot find as well.
On a wider point I can’t find the conference downloads or general conference comments … I guess I’ll keep looking
Bob
Bob,
Thanks for your comments. My explanation of the online resources for that presentation are not part of the video.
Here are some links to those materials:
Online Handouts – davidwarlick.com
Presentation Outline – davidwarlick.com
Presentation Bibliography – davidwarlick.com
Thanks again, and great luck to you!
– dave –