Paper presented at ISATT 2013 'Excellence of teachers? Practice, policy, research' (1 - 5 July 2013, Ghent) Watch the (original) animated version at: http://youtu.be/GYAGledtEX0 Find the abstract at: http://joachimvlieghe.tumblr.com/post/54511543148/issat13

2. “each technological
advance has seen a
corresponding
change in how
literacy is practiced
and its social role
understood”
- I. Snyder -
“Discourse is a sort of
'identity kit' which comes
complete with the appropriate
costume and instructions on
how to act, talk, and often
write, so as to take on a
particular social role that
others will recognize”
- J.P. Gee -
“(…) literacy as a way
of framing society’s
ambitions regarding
people’s engagement
with media”
- S. Livingstone-

3. Discourse on and
within social media
forces us to
(re)consider the
affordances of
institutionalized
sociocultural roles

6. “I don’t always feel
comfortable to speak
up in class (…) in
Subtext I can really
take my time and get
my point across”
“Her notes make me
think about what I am
reading (…). It’s cool to
see what the rest of the
class thinks
It’s amazing to see my
students learn from each
other (…)”
“We all get
more out of
books when
we can talk
about them”

12. “If you love
reading and
sharing your
reading
experience (...)”
Place
“Knowledge is
power, and
power is best
shared among
readers”

17. Shelfari introduces readers to our global community of book
lovers and encourages them to share their literary inclinations
and passions with peers, friends, and total strangers (for now).
Shelfari is a gathering place for authors, aspiring authors,
publishers, and readers (…). Our mission is to enhance the
experience of reading by connecting readers in meaningful
conversations about the published word.

18. “(…) to be useful,
egalitarian, and merit-
based while fostering
an atmosphere of
encouragement and
creativity”
“(…) gathering
place for authors,
aspiring authors,
publishers, and
readers (…)”
“ (…) a creative and
supportive space where
fiction writers and readers
can give and receive
constructive criticism,
discover new and
entertaining books, discuss
and share tips and
experiences, and learn
about the publishing
industry”

21. “put your
name in the
back to show
you helped
make it
happen”
“authors get to write
the books they really
want to write and you
get to read real books
that in a crowed
celebrity-obsessed
marketplace might
otherwise never see
the light of day”

22. “In such spaces,
people who may share
little and even differ
dramatically on other
issues, affiliate around
their common cause
and the practices
associated with
espousing it”
Affinity
Spaces
“Learning becomes a
personal and unique
trajectory through a complex
space of opportunities and a
social journey as one shares
aspects of that trajectory
with others for a shorter or
longer time”
- J.P. Gee -