Preparing Teachers to Become Lifelong Learners: Exploring the Use of Fiction to Develop Multiliteracies and Critical Thinking

Authors

Patricia A. Gouthro, Mount Saint Vincent University
Susan M. Holloway, University of WindsorFollow

Author ORCID Identifier

https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5067-0019 : Susan M. Holloway

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

8-28-2013

Publication Title

Language and Literacy

Volume

15

Issue

3

First Page

50

Last Page

68

Abstract

Drawing upon research from a SSHRC grant entitled Creating a Canadian “Voice”: Lifelong Learning, the Craft of Fiction Writing, and Citizenship, we examine how multiliteracies and critical thinking can be fostered using a framework of lifelong learning for teachers. We provide examples from authors and key informants who discuss learning and fiction writing to argue that there are benefits for diverse learners in using wider, more inclusive definitions of literacy associated with multiliteracies. We also provide examples of how multimodal technologies can foster learning connected to critical thinking and multiliteracies.

DOI

10.20360/G2588T

Comments

Originally published at: https://journals.library.ualberta.ca/langandlit/index.php/langandlit/article/view/20526

Creative Commons License

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.

Recommended Citation

Gouthro, Patricia A. and Holloway, Susan M.. (2013). Preparing Teachers to Become Lifelong Learners: Exploring the Use of Fiction to Develop Multiliteracies and Critical Thinking. Language and Literacy, 15 (3), 50-68.
https://scholar.uwindsor.ca/educationpub/45