Presenter: Rodney H. Jones
WORKSHOP:
Mediated discourse analysis as a framework for designing and evaluating learning activities.
Rodney H. Jones
In this workshop attendees will learn about the theoretical framework of mediated discourse analysis (Norris and Jones, 2005; Scollon, 2001), an approach to communication which focuses on how different kinds of tools (technologies, texts, and even things like classroom furniture) affect the kinds of social actions people are able to perform and the kinds of social identities they are able to assume. They will learn how to use this framework to design and evaluate teaching activities in order to determine how the different 'mediational means' teachers provide to learners to carry out these activities result in them being able to engage in actions and assume identities which are likely to result in long-term gains in literacy.
Norris, S., & Jones, R. H. (2005). Discourse in action: Introducing mediated discourse analysis. London: Routledge.
Scollon, R. (2001). Mediated Discourse: The nexus of practice (1st ed.). London: Routledge.