Meta what???

My book is about to be published during a time when the world is enduring a “stay at home” mandate due to the Corona Virus pandemic and many people scramble to utilize technology for communication, business and learning in new ways.

The focus of this book is on the need for #metaliteracy in #Metamodernism because literacy has changed. Our philosophical moment intersects with enormous changes in the way we communicate, requiring a change in nomenclature. Everyone from infants through the elderly has been impacted by technology tools and new ways to become literate. We are all challenged to become good digital citizens.

Are YOU metaliterate? What does it mean? Metaliteracy is a model developed by Mackey and Jacobson (2011) that empowers learners to be reflective and informed producers of information both individually and in collaboration with others.

Our Metamodern Moment

Metamodernism is one of the proposed names for our current philosophical era which follows postmodernism. In discussions around kitchen tables, in pubs, or in online platforms, we constantly hear about how much the world has changed since the turn of the century. Everywhere we look, we see people on digital devices staring into virtual spaces of global connectivity. It really doesn’t matter what you call it- times have changed and we all know it. While we struggle to sort through information chaos (information overload, millions of apps, “fake news” and more), the future holds hopeful possibilities. One positive example is the ability to learn about concepts like metamodernism by connecting with great thinkers around the globe. It’s a fast pace so choose wisely!

Hill, V. J. (2020). Metamodernism and Changing Literacy: Emerging Research and Opportunities (pp. 1-225). Hershey, PA: IGI Global. doi:10.4018/978-1-7998-3534-9

Mackey, T., & Jacobson, T. (2011). Reframing information literacy as a metaliteracy. C&RL, 72, 62-78.

Van den Akker, R. (2015). What comes after metamodernism? Notes on Metamodernism.