Promoting Global Literacy Skills through Technology-Infused Teaching and Learning

Download or read book Promoting Global Literacy Skills through Technology-Infused Teaching and Learning written by Keengwe, Jared and published by IGI Global. This book was released on 2014-08-31 with total page 347 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The increasing internationalization of today’s classrooms calls for learning institutions to prepare students for success in an interdependent and technologically-advanced world. Faculty who are competent in multiple 21st century skills are best equipped to engage students in curricula that are relevant, transformative, and engaging across content areas and cultures. Promoting Global Literacy Skills through Technology-Infused Teaching and Learning examines the function and role of globalization in 21st century teaching and learning, especially in light of technology integration and the need to prepare and empower global educators and global citizens respectively. Covering topics that range from social networking in linguistics to software used in engineering curricula, this premier reference work will be relevant to academicians, researchers, students, librarians, practitioners, professionals, and engineers.