When/Where found: I found DISSEMINATION in an article written by Barone and Wright (2008) on literacy and technology titled
Literacy Instruction with Digital and Media Technologies. I was reading the article for my other class LTED 609.
What it means: DISSEMINATION is a verb from the word disseminate, which means to scatter or spread abroad, according to Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary. Barone and Wright (2008) used the word to refer to a faster way to get information to more people, similar to a newspaper, however faster.
Level of Familiarity: I am relatively familiar with this word. I do not generally use this word in my conversations; however, I do read texts with this word and readily comprehend its meaning.
To know well...or not: Yes, this word is worthy of knowing well. It is important to be familiar with or to have DISSEMINATION is one's reading lexicon in order to effectively comprehend texts, specifically academic texts.
Emily, be sure to provide a direct link to the term itself. When I look up dictionary.com [also, check the typo above for this link], I only get a list of resources by dictionary.com.
ReplyDeleteAlso, you need to give further detail to the Barone and Wright article. Was this an article assigned for another literacy class? When was it published? What page did you find the term on? How was it being used by the authors? Can you include the sentence where you found it?
One other note, be sure to fully explain why YOU should know this word and in a separate blurb explain why OTHERS should know this word.
ReplyDeleteThis additional information is critical since you have nominated this word for our vocabulary test.
Sorry for the multiple posts, but I just noticed a significant error in your definition. The word dissemination is NOT A VERB it IS A NOUN.
ReplyDeletePlease be sure to correct this.