Developing technological fluency in a community of digital storytelling practice: Girls becoming tech-savvy
by Hug, Sarah, Ph.D., UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO AT BOULDER, 2007, 366 pages; 3256474

Abstract:

This dissertation details the ways in which girls developed technological skills and related intellectual capabilities in the GCGOTP, an after school technology program for adolescent girls. Results from surveys, pre-tests and post-tests of girls' video editing skills, artifact analysis, informal interviews, and video transcript analysis informed the study of the eight week extracurricular program. Girls developed a shared repertoire in their local community of digital storytelling practice, reaching fuller participation in this community through observation of more capable peers, pair designing, and supported exploration of software. By focusing on the notions of learning and identity simultaneously, this work reveals the nuanced ways in which adolescent girls expressed and authored their emerging identities with technology and through talk, as well as how the girls identified as technologically competent youth.
 
AdviserSusan Jurow
SchoolUNIVERSITY OF COLORADO AT BOULDER
SourceDAI/A 68-03, p. , Jun 2007
Source TypeDissertation
SubjectsEducational psychology; Educational technology
Publication Number3256474
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