Three things that have been critical in the

rise of the new literacies:

1. Increased reach.
We are communicating with more people,
from more diverse cultures, across vaster
distances than ever before.
2. Increased means of
communication.
We are communicating in more
ways and at faster speeds that never
before.
3. Increased breadth of
content. We are
communicating about more
things than ever before.
Examples of complex questions requiring new set of
skills and knowledge:
1. How do we work together with people of different
cultures who might have vastly different perspectives
on communication, work ethics, values, religious
beliefs, and worldviews? What do we do when some of
these might be mutually exclusive to our own?
2. In an age where information is power - where knowing more
and knowing first can spell the difference between success and
failure - how do we leverage both current and emergent
technologies so that our endeavors are both productive and
profitable?
3. How do we navigate and manage the veritable minefield of
information that was once considered taboo and private and is
now online, for all the world to see and judge, whether we like
it or not?