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This wiki is intended for:

 * online collaboration
 * sharing of resources
 * arts advocacy
 * celebration

Why wiki?
 Dr. Mark Lipton (www.marklipton.ca),Associate Professor in the School of English and Theatre Studies at the University of Guelph, argues that media literacy is a growing expectation for employees of the 21st century. He is an advocate for media literacy and is currently working with social media to advocate for Ontario public school teachers. Lipton advocates that we must develop the education system to include developing "21st century skills".

"21st century skills" are defined as the capacity to engage in:
 Wikis encourage 21st century skills. If you would like more information and instructions about how to start your own wiki, a good resource comes from Dr. Lipton's Media Education Project
 * 1) ====life long learning (i.e. self-directed and collaborative inquiry); ====
 * 2) ====connectedness (i.e. communication and collaboration with experts and peers around the world) ====