Another Look at Civic Literacy in a Digital Age

an article by Michael Berson (University of South Florida) and Phillip VanFossen (Purdue University) in Contemporary Issues in Technology and Teacher Education Volume 8 Issue 3 (2008)

Abstract
The second James F. Ackerman Colloquium on Technology and Citizenship, held on the campus of Purdue University in July 2007 was designed to bring together a group of 30 scholars to present research and to collaborate on these and other technology related issues. The event was sponsored by the James F. Ackerman Center for Democratic Citizenship, housed in Purdue University’s College of Education. The Colloquium was entitled “Educating for Citizenship in Digital and Synthetic Worlds: Privacy, Protection and Participation”. In this issue, we feature the following article that further extends the focus on the theme of Civic Literacy in a Digital Age: “An Analysis of Electronic Media to Prepare Children for Safe and Ethical Practices in Digital Environments”.

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