"Metaliteracy in Beta" This was the topic from the 4th MOOC talk I listened to.
But exactly what does that mean? During the talk, the speaker was speaking on metaliteracy which was shaped by his personal views. This is true on any source of knowledge; information is never neutral.
People's understandings of literacies are influenced by their surroundings and personal dispositions.
Think of it as an argument: each side has its own agendas, information presented in the way they view it and new information can contribute or argue against it. This is why we must be critical when we take in information as a metaliterate.
Tabloids, news agencies, and so called experts in a field are all producers of information which we must analyze the purpose of their information, what claims are made, and what supports or refutes their knowledge.
So now that we are learning about metaliteracy, we must analyze what has shaped our knowledge and how our understandings are affected by various discourses.
This means that the way we analyze information will be different, why ? because of our previous knowledge. Our previous knowledge is shaped by our upbringing and our education. But obtaining education is limited by the capital we possess so this means that the way we analyze information will be different depending on some of this factors.
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