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The Digital Literacy in Canada discussion paper was launched in May 2010. The paper calls for federal leadership in the creation of a national digital literacy strategy to ensure all Canadians have the necessary skills to use digital technologies to their fullest potential.

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As the national discussions continue around the Australian Curriculum: Arts the debates that surrounds the five disciplines is becoming increasingly contested.

Find attached a PDF article from The Canberra Times (Thursday, November 18, 2010) written by Phillip Thomson that outlines many such tensions.


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Briony Heneberry writes -- This year I piloted a subject called ‘Metacognitive Gaming’ at Year 9, a subject that uses computer and console games as texts in the same way as conventional English classes use print and film media.

Throughout the course of the semester, students have delved deeply into analysing the way in which games are marketed, why they’re such a popular form of entertainment, why players suspend moral codes when playing, and other aspects of gaming skills and gaming culture.

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