Glister Summary

"The Nature of Digital Literacy"

Glister begins his essay, “The Nature of Digital Literacy,” by showing how times have changed from the past. Instead of scrolling papers of papyrus, we are now scrolling pages on the internet. The Internet has become a core place for digital information. Glister continues in his essay to explain digital literacy, which he defines as the ability to understand and define information in multiple formats. Digital spaces, such as the Internet, have remediated the way people read. Digital literacy on the Internet shows interactive pages that can provide social networking. Also, Glister explains in his essay how print and technology are both intertwined and support each other. Digital networks simply extend print.
Glister continues on to discuss “The Great Paradigm Shift.” This is when you move from print literacy to digital. He explains how when one is watching the television, certain inappropriate material can either be filtered out or will not come on until past a certain time. On the Internet, however, nothing is blocked and majority has access to anything. Because of this, Glister calls the television an exclusive medium while the Internet is inclusive. The Internet has changed how the world works. More service providers have come out since the Internet was first established.