Culture, Technology and New Literacies Research Group

This research group was established with the aim of offering answers to the daily challenges that the media and the new technologies in which they lean pose in today´s society. We believe that, as people, we not only receive information, but also produce it and convey it to others. In addition, and above all, we believe learning doesn´t just happen in the classroom, but also outside of it.

Our work was born in the late 80s, from the belief that the University cannot remain isolated from the social, historic and cultural context in which it is immersed, and that its actions must contribute to improving the life of citizens, especially of youngsters. Through education we intend to develop a critical and creative thinking process, without forgetting values characteristic of people who exercise solidarity.

Highlights

Interview with Henry Jenkins	Learning with commercial videogames. EA Spain	Communication and Learning in Digital Society	Participatory culture and multimedia productions

We participated in the educational magazine “Cuadernos de Pedagogía”, in the topic of the month titled “Multiple Literacies”. We especially recommend the interview with Henry Jenkins (in English, it is divided in four parts)	We are currently developing the web Learning with commercial videogames as a result of the different research projects conducted in several primary and Secondary Education Centers. Commercial video games have entered the classroom as educational tools. This is a colalboration with Electronic Arts. Spain	MA 'Communication and Learning in Digital Society' at Universidad de Alcala. New communication environments required specialized formation. Teachers and researchers will be able to analyze information critically and also create and develop knowledge using audiovisual languages.	Students became multimedia text producers. Here you can find some examples of their work: multimedia productions about video games developed by the adolescents and an online newspaper from Harry Potter's world.