Lisa Sangmeister 
The Relevance of a New Literacy in the Information Age [EPUB ebook] 

Essay from the year 2010 in the subject Didactics for the subject English — Pedagogy, Literature Studies, grade: 1, 0, University of Marburg (Anglistik/Amerikanistik), course: Academic Writing, language: English, abstract: “Talk Back” – The Relevance of a New Literacy in the Information Age
What are the main objectives of education? Pupils should develop skills which enable them to learn independently as a basis for lifelong learning. An important factor of lifelong learning is the ability to filter information and to evaluate them critically. This aspect of education, however, has become increasingly difficult.