Category: Connected Reading
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Resources for ETA NSW
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in Academic Life, Argument in the Real World, Assessing Students’ Digital Writing, Assessment, Because Digital Writing Matters, Best Practice, Books, Collaboration, Composition, Connected Reading, Crafting Digital Writing, Create Compose Connect, Digital Writing Workshop, English Education, From Texting to Teaching, Hybrid Learning, Literacy, Mobile Learning, New Literacies, News and Notes, Online Learning, Open Content, Professional Development, Reflections, Research Writing Rewired, Teaching, Virtual Learning, WritingThis list of curated resources represents work that I have produced from March to May of 2020, all aimed at helping educators as they transitioned to remote learning during the COVID-19 pandemic. The full article. “Critical, creative, and compassionate: Resources for teaching English in an era of COVID-19” appears in Australia’s English Teachers Association NSW’s…
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Summer 2019 Publications: RRQ and English Journal
While they both require individual or institutional subscriptions to read, I am pleased to share my two most recent co-authored publications: Turner, K. H., Hicks, T., & Zucker, L. (Advance online publication). Connected Reading: A Framework for Understanding How Adolescents Encounter, Evaluate, and Engage With Texts in the Digital Age. Reading Research Quarterly, 0(0). https://doi.org/10.1002/rrq.271…
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A Snapshot of My Daily Digital Reading Habits
In order to rethink my relationship with ed tech, I need to start by thinking about what my current relationship entails. My goal is to blog for about 30 minutes a day, so this creative constraint/daily deadline will keep me focused. For this week, I want to focus on how I read about educational technology…
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Conversation about Connected Reading on LitBit Podcast
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in Annotation, Assessment, Best Practice, Books, Collaboration, Connected Learning, Connected Reading, Curation, Digital Reading, English Education, Hybrid Learning, Interviews, Mobile Learning, NCTE, New Literacies, News and Notes, Online Learning, Online Reading, Podcast, Professional Development, Research Writing Rewired, TeachingMany thanks to Brooke Cunningham, creator of the LitBit podcast and a doctoral student in the University of Tennessee PhD in young adult literature program, for inviting Kristen Turner and me to share our thoughts on Connected Reading with her listeners. Please listen to and share the episode!
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Posting, Probing, and Reflecting on Conversations with NowComment
So, I know I’m a little bit late to the web, image, and video annotation phenomenon that’s taken place over the last few years. I’ve talked a little bit about it in some of the pieces that I’ve written on Connected Reading, but I haven’t really been an avid user simply because it couldn’t quite…
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Conversation with NCTE Colleagues for Digital Learning Day
As we near Digital Learning Day 2016, coming up this Wednesday, I was fortunate enough to be invited by NCTE to speak with Executive Director Emily Kirkpatrick and my colleagues Bill Bass, Franki Sibberson, and Kristen Turner. Though I am grateful that we are turning our national attention to digital learning on this day, I…
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Hosting #engchat Next Week
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in Assessment, Best Practice, Books, Connected Learning, Connected Reading, Digital Reading, Educational Research, English Education, Hybrid Learning, Internet Research, Literacy, Mobile Learning, Multiliteracies, New Literacies, New Media, News and Notes, Online Learning, Online Reading, Professional Development, Reading in a Digital Age, Reflections, Teaching, WritingThis next Monday, Kristen Turner and I host #engchat for a conversation on Connected Reading. Here’s the announcement: Recently, a friend of Kristen’s on Facebook posted a GIF that showed the evolution of a desk. In 1980 the desk was covered with items: books, newspapers, magazines; a fax, phone, stapler and tape dispenser; a rolodex,…
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Changing the Field, One Teacher at a Time
This past week, two thoughtful teachers shared their insight on some of the work I have done with my colleague Kristen Turner. Knowing that what we have written is making a difference in the lives of teachers is, quite simply, amazing. So, I offer my thanks to these two edubloggers here. First, thanks to Cris Turple who shared…
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Discussing “Connected Reading” on Education Talk Radio
In case you missed it… Last Thursday, Kristen Turner and I were able to chat with host Larry Jacobs on Education Talk Radio about our new book, Connected Reading. For more information on the book, visit our wiki page. Enjoy! Check Out Education Podcasts at Blog Talk Radio with EDUCATION TALK RADIO PRE K -20…