I believe the skills users require are an extension of the traditional literacy skills, when engaging with different delivery modes or multi – modal resources, . It doesn’t matter what type of literacy you are engaging, operating, accessing or navigating, being literate is the ability to make meaning.  Traditional literacy skills are fundamental. Depending on the context, different skills are required but they are still based on the ability to make meaning.

As educators I believe that it is paramount to engage students in different modes of literacy and literacy pedagogies in order to build skills to be literate across many mediums.

Literacy has many meanings depending on the perspective and context in which it is used.  Along with the mechanics of how to read, write, speak, view and listen, literacy involves the ability to understand and make meaning, communicate and use what has been read, written, spoken, viewed or heard. The term literacy is being applied to many different areas of information.  To be literate in today’s society, these skills and competencies need to occur across a range of platforms and delivery modes, not just traditional literacy.