2.2 Methodologies
2.2.1 Learning through Making Learning through making is quintessentially a project-based approach to education. The approach values practical learning with work aimed at forming a… Read More »2.2 Methodologies
Laura Hilliger
Laura Hilliger is a writer, educator and technologist. She’s a multimedia designer and developer, a technical liaison, a project manager, a conceptual architect, an open advocate who is happiest in collaborative environments. In 2020, she was awarded the Women in IT Digital Leader of the Year award for her work bringing open principles to Greenpeace. She’s a co-founder of We Are Open Co-op, a collective that has spent 10 years helping organisations like Amnesty International UK, MIT, Friends of the Earth and the BBC with thoughtful technology, community and learning projects. She is also an Ambassador for the Open Org Project, and a Mozilla alum. Find her on Mastodon as @epilepticrabbit (https://social.coop/@epilepticrabbit)
2 Educational Concept 2.1 Introduction
This educational concept proposes interactive, social, gamified, E-Learning modules for self guided study in combination with real world, collaborative workshops. Embedded assessments are used to… Read More »2 Educational Concept 2.1 Introduction
1.6 Definitions
1.6.1 Defining Web Literacies: The Semantic Argument There have been numerous studies which examine the nuances between differing definitions of so-called new literacies (Pinto, Cordon,… Read More »1.6 Definitions
1.5 Literature Review
This thesis reviews and draws from a variety of research and articles from media and education specialists and cooperatives. Dr. Doug Belshaws Eight Essential Elements… Read More »1.5 Literature Review
1.4 Research Methodology
This thesis uses a pragmatic approach. The goal of this paper is to contribute new ideas to media education through the scholarly review of education… Read More »1.4 Research Methodology
1.3 Interest Groups
Figure 3: Webmaker programs for specific interest groups The educational concept outlined aims to engage the target audience in four distinct interest groups. Each interest… Read More »1.3 Interest Groups
1.2 Target Audience
More and more educational institutions and organizations are beginning to pay attention to the issue of web literacies, but there remain a number of Generation… Read More »1.2 Target Audience
1.1 Background and Significance of the Problem
As we move further into the Information Age, the populous is being segmented into varying degrees of digital competencies. As technology shifts and changes at… Read More »1.1 Background and Significance of the Problem
Dedication & Acknowledgements
In Dedication To: My mom who helped me review my thesis and challenged me on ideas. She taught me that I can be anything I… Read More »Dedication & Acknowledgements
Declaration and Copyleft
Declaration This thesis is the sole and original work of Laura Hilliger. Copyleft This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License.… Read More »Declaration and Copyleft