The academhack had the following comment in a post about the launching of a new major in emerging media: "There is a new type of literacy developing, one between those who will understand the digital network media landscape, and who use it to produce, to organize, to take ownership over their lives, responsiblity for their community, to be critical of it, to engage with it . . . and with those who merely consume it. A divide between those who will be passive consumers at best, victims at worst, and those who will be active participants."
There are implications embedded here for higher education -- particularly in regard to online teaching and learning.
On which side of the divide will we find "older" faculty who are facing increasing presure to move lower-division / high-volume courses online to accomodate increasing student demand for flexibility and access?
On which side will we find adult learners returning to school with limited information and technology literacy skills?
And perhaps most importantly, how will those of us supporting these populations be asked to bridge the divide?
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