This Call addresses members of ELINET and external experts to contribute to our Annual Topic 2020-2021: Enhancing digital literacy skills in early and primary years’ education.
The Croatian Reading Association (CroRa) is a national association that promotes literacy and holds an annual professional conference on September 8, date of the International literacy day. Goal of the conference is to gather professionals and initiate discussions in Croatian society on literacy and the importance of reading.
This year, in cooperation with the Croatian Library for the Blind and Školska knjiga (publisher), professional conference … Read the rest
Renate Valtin and Tiziana Mascia Two perspectives to fostering children’s literacy
Full Paper can be dowloaded here.
In the knowledge-based societies of the 21st Century, the rapid spread of new technologies and a constantly changing work environment, literacy learning is no longer limited to childhood and adolescence; but must be recognized as a lifelong need and requirement. However, in early childhood in the family … Read the rest
The 37th Conference of Applied Language Studies, Education for Social Justice Conference will take place completely online on June 1-3, 2021 in Jyväskylä, Finland. Join the conference and register on the Conference website.
What does social justice have to do with language education? Why do we need to talk about social justice as language teachers, teacher educators, and researchers?
At this conference, ELINET organizes a two-hour … Read the rest
ELINET wants to draw your attention to the 4th International Conference ‘Literacy and Contemporary Society. Transitions in Digital Learning’ on May 12 and 13 in Cyprus. The conference will be held online as a virtual conference.
From ELINET the chairs of the TWG Digital Literacy, Fabio Nascimbeni, and Jeroen Clemens will give their presentation at this conference.
The 4th International Conference Literacy and Contemporary … Read the rest
Bill Brozo TIMSS, Reading, and Disciplinary Literacy
Our Fifth Blog.
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With the recent release of the results of the 2019 cycle of Trends in Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS), it is important to consider the extent to which literacy skills and abilities are essential for success on this assessment.
ELINET wants to share longer reflections with you. We started to use Blogs for this.
The authors of the Blogs are Elinet members or invited guests.
If you want to share your wisdom, related to Literacy, contact TWG chairs or the board.
Go to the Blogs Tab in the menu or Click here
Welcome to MultiLEAP Webinar on March 30 at 10.00–11.30!
Please share this invitation within your networks! Students are also welcome!
Relation to ELINET: Sari Sulkunen, Board Member ELINET . See her Expert Page. She takes, as an Associate Professor, part in MultiLEAP
What: MultiLEAP Webinar – Pedagogy of multiliteracies in classroom: disciplinary perspectives
When: Tuesday 30th of March 2021, at 10.00–11.30 (… Read the rest
by Pamela Zerafa
[This is the fourth Blog in the blog series from the TWG International Literacy Assessments]
Since literacy is an essential key competence for lifelong learning (EC 2018), it has been the object of assessment in Malta in many local and international studies. The results of these assessments, unfortunately, shed light on the literacy crisis we Maltese seem to be sharing with the … Read the rest
Fabio Nascimbeni, member of the ELINET Board of Directors, authors the UNICEF Scoping Paper on Children Digital Literacy. Fabio has been leading a research on behalf of UNICEF that has culminated with the publication of the UNICEF Scoping Paper “Digital Literacy for Children”.
The paper presents a definition and some possible competencies frameworks for children digital literacy, closing the gap connected to the fact … Read the rest
Update: We did it. The first day of the conference was wonderful. If you were not able to participate online, fore a while (don’t know how long) you can (re)view the keynotes HERE. (1) Colin Harrison starting at -2.40 min., (2) Bill Brozo at -1.48 and (3) Jeroen Clemens at -43 (strange timetable, but you’ll find it this way)
On November, 19, Bill … Read the rest