David R. Cole

David R Cole is a senior lecturer at the University of Technology, Sydney. He works in the fields of literacy and pedagogy. He is well known as a vocal critic of functional and psychological views of education that exclude affective views of literacy or socio-cultural teaching practice^[1]

He has published widely in journals such as Educational Philosophy & Theory, English in Australia, Literacy Learning: The Middle Years, Curriculum Perspectives, CTheory and the Review of Education, Pedagogical & Cultural Studies.

His first novel was published in 2007, and called A Mushroom of Glass, published by Sid Harta.^[2]

David is currently working on three edited collections of essays:

• Cole, DR & Pullen, DL, Multiliteracies in motion: Current theory and practice, Routledge;
• Pullen, DL & Cole, DR, Multiliteracies and Technology Enhanced Education: Social Practice and the Global Classroom, IGI Global Publications:
• Masny, D & Cole, DR, Multiple Literacies Theory: A Deleuzian Perspective, Sense Publishers.

These books explain how many of D.R.Cole's ideas on current literacy practice may be realised.^[3]

References

1. ^ Peters, M. (1996). Poststructuralism, politics and education. Westport, CT: Bergin & Garvey
2. ^ http://www.amazon.com/dp/1921030828 Mushroom of Glass Amazon page
3. ^ Webb, T. (2008). Teacher assemblage. Rotterdam: Sense Publishers

External links

• Profile page at UTS
• University of Tasmania ePrints
• Multiple Literacies Theory: A Deleuzian Perspective page
• Multiliteracies and Technology Enhanced Education: Social Practice and the Global Classroom page
• Multiliteracies in motion: Current theory and practice

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