This week's discussion was given by Dr. Paul Prinsloo. Prinsloo talks about a personal view from South Africa. His views come from a number of authors and works. Such works include: Communication Power, Collateral Damage, and The Meaning of the 21st Century. He goes on to compare metaliteracy to a game. The way I interpreted this is that a team has a number of players and positions. Each player and position serves a unique purpose in contributing to metaliteracy. People have strong points and weak points and different perspectives about issues and topics. The combination of the players viewpoints is what creates knowledge and discourse.
There is a certain format to understanding metaliteracy. You need to understand, evaluate, create, produce, and share. This can be done through social media sites such as Facebook, Twitter, Youtube, Instagram, and other similar sites. Information is being produced at such a rapid pace that sometimes it's hard to keep up. The 21st century very dynamic. There is a constant flow that needs to be interpreted quickly in order to keep up and understand whats going on.
Prinsloo also speaks about knowing yourself. One needs to go through introspection in order to comprehend gender, race, background, health, etc. He stresses habitus, capital, and field. We have the power to determine our own upbringings. I agree with Prinsloo on this. He has great visions and ideas about metaliteracy and learning. I am going to try to incorporate what he has to say into my metalitercy path.
