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The Ontology of the Web (dmlcentral.net)
2 points by dajbelshaw on Sept 17, 2013 | hide | past | favorite | 2 comments



Quote: "My short answer to such a question would be that it is a ‘convenient hypocrisy’. By this I mean that it is a term used ambiguously (both consciously and unconsciously) by people with multitude of different backgrounds and intentions. However, given that it is a term that has entered common parlance, I would hope that this thesis clarifies at least three things. First of all, I have argued that speaking of a plurality of ‘digital literacies’ makes more sense than endless attempts to define ‘one literacy to rule them all’. Secondly, I have suggested the essential elements that should make up any contextualised and emergent definition of digital literacies. Finally, I have attempted to argue that the process of coming up with a definition of what constitutes ‘digital literacies’ is at least as important as the outcome of that process."

Translation: "'Digital literacy' has no common, agreed meaning."

Noted. The author seems to think that a blizzard of words can cover a lack of substance with a blanket of obfuscation.


To be fair that was after 60,000 words of doctoral-level work: http://neverendingthesis.com




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