Exploring Affordances of Multimodal Contexts: Toward Developing Critical Digital Literacies for Students With Learning Differences (Poster 9)

• In Event: Advancing Digital Literacies Research Through Critical Collaborative Conversations

Abstract

This poster outlines expanded perspectives in the field of digital literacies concerning traditional notions of learning disabilities that are reductive, deficit-based, and text-centric. We problematize the term learning disabilities and pivot the discourse in digital literacies toward strength and asset-based pedagogy. To illustrate the vast potential of digital literacies theories and practices, we examine the use of multiple sources and the affordances of multi-modal contexts to develop critical digital literacies for students with learning differences.

Authors

• Eric Claravall, California State University - Sacramento

• Robin Irey, University of California - San Francisco