Children's and young people's digital literacies
in virtual online spaces
Seminar 1 : The Nature of Virtuality
October 12th, 2009
The University of Sheffield
The Abbeydale Room,
University House
Glossop Road
Sheffield S10
On the Sheffield University campus map this is D3 119
We strongly recommend coming by public transport as parking is very difficult around the university.
Programme
10:00 Arrival and coffee
10:30 Welcome and introduction to the series: Julia Davies
10:50 Drawing on the history of the virtual: Julia Gillen
11:20 Discussion
11:40 The nature of virtuality: Jackie Marsh
12:10 Discussion
12:30 Lunch
1:15 New literacies and the virtual: Guy Merchant
Guy's blog is at http://myvedana.blogspot.com/
Discussion with Michele Knobel as a virtual participant
2:00 Explorations in Second Life: a personal history: Sheila Webber
Sheila's blog is at http://adventuresofyoshikawa.blogspot.com/
2:45 Refreshments
3:00 Group discussion: literacy and the virtual
3:30 Plenary discussion: Panel
4:00 Departures
