New media literacies for transmedia learning. How students are regarding their transliteracy in Italian licei classici

Abstract

In recent years, the integration of new media literacies and, consequently, strategies such as transmedia learning in the teaching-learning processes has been a topic of interest among various types of national and international institutions and governments. In this sense, the current article deals with the abilities and habits that Italian students of licei classici have in order to face these new formative contexts that are coming. For this purpose, two quantitative instruments (one referring to digital attitudes and skills and the other corresponding to transmedia attitudes) were administered to 400 students. The results obtained show that the majority of young people have access to devices and that they prefer mobile phones. Furthermore, although they are inclined towards transmedia practices, they have certain difficulties in becoming the creative part that collaborates in a digital citizenship.

Keywords

• transmedia learning
• digital competence
• secondary education
• new media literacies