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Literacy Research Association Conference 2015
This morning, I will be sharing part of my dissertation research at the Literacy Research Association conference in Carlsbad, California. The symposium is entitled: Students Constructing Meaning from Multiple Internet Texts: Processes, Pedagogies and Potential. I’m really happy to be presenting work alongside two other scholars whose work I admire, Michael Manderino and Michael DeSchryver.…
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Combattre les trolls et la bête aux mille têtes: Words that shape thinking about digital literacies and learning
I see the world around me with different eyes, and hear it with different ears. I’ve been away from home for a while. Now, I am back. And I notice things. About a month ago over coffee, I visited HabiloMédias.ca. I hadn’t ever read the French version of the site prior to that day and it…
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From My Garden: A Systems Thinking Approach to Online Reading Instruction
I’ve been an appreciative contributor to the Technology in Literacies Education Special Interest Group at the International Literacy Association for a couple of years now. Here’s a link to my latest post — a reflection on how we might approach online literacies instruction in ways that are inspired by systems thinking. I’ve included a few…
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A funny thing happened when I was reading the Teachers College Record…
Hey! Look at that! Right there in between Gunther (2011) and Hanoch, Wood, Barnes, Liu & Rice (2011) — that’s my dissertation! I’ve been cited for the first time (that I know of)! And to make it even better, I’m honoured that I was first cited by my colleague, Mike DeSchryver of Central Michigan University,…
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Summary of Digital Literacies Research 2004-2014
UPDATED December 5, 2014. With my colleague, Hiller Spires from NC State University, I’ve just finished a review of digital literacies research published in a set of 10 literacies and educational research journals between 2004 and September, 2014. This study will be presented next week at the Literacy Research Association conference in Marco Island, Florida.…
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Question: Advantages of reading/writing online vs. reading print and writing by hand?
Lately, I’ve been asked by several teacher colleagues for information that could help them understand the complexities of digital literacies, and by extension, digital literacies instruction. I’ve decided to begin posting my responses to my colleagues on my blog, in case there are others who could benefit from these thoughts. I also welcome input from…
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Top 10 List for Writers
My social media news feeds are abuzz with thoughts of back-to-school today. For many teachers around the US, students have already returned. Here in Michigan and at points north in my home and native land, K-12 students will return on September 2. At Michigan State University, our fall semester officially kicks off on August 27th.…
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#AISLsi14 At the Center of IT All: Scaffolding Advanced Information Literacies for K-12 Students in School Libraries
I’m thrilled to be presenting at the Association of Independent School Librarians’ Summer Institute at John Burroughs School in St. Louis, MO. Already, this evening, I had such terrific conversations with colleagues over tapas and sangria about the importance of information literacies at every level of curriculum and in every discipline. I think it’s going…
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Infographic: How do Theoretical Frames in Literacies Fit Together?
This week, I’m presenting at a two-day workshop for the Association of Independent School Librarians. The title of the PD session is “At the Center of IT All: Scaffolding Advanced Information Literacies for K-12 Students in School Libraries”. One of the questions that the AISL wanted to explore through this PD session is one that…