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The Hellenic Association for Language and Literacy
and the Federation of European Literacy Associations
are pleased to invite you to participate in the
23rd European Conference on Literacy and 7th Panhellenic Literacy Conference
Literacy for All: New Challenges, New Perspectives
The conferences will take place in Chania, Crete, Greece
from June 24th to June 26th 2024
Deadline for Abstract Submission November 1st 2023
The aim of the conferences is to present, discuss and analyze matters relating to literacy in a world that is rapidly changing. In the 21st century, social, cultural, and technological changes, as well as new scientific data, invite researchers and educators from all over Europe and beyond to reconsider issues of literacy across the full span of human learning. The conclusions of these conferences will contribute to the improvement of literacy teaching and literacy research.… Read the rest
Elinet shares this announcement.
We are delighted to announce the Call for Papers for the 5th International Conference Literacy and Contemporary Society themed: Creativity, Equity, Social Action”, 4-5-6 December 2023, Nicosia, Cyprus, organized by Cyprus Pedagogical Institute, Cyprus Ministry of Education, Sport, and Youth, in collaboration with the University of Cyprus
For further information:
On behalf of the Organizing Committee,
Spyros Sofokleous (PhD)
Cyprus Pedagogical Institute 40 Macedonia Avenue, 2238 Latsia P.O.Box 12720, 2252 Nicosia
Tel: +35722402485 Fax: 22560118
Our board member Renate Valtin published an interesting article in the April/May/June 2023 issue of Literacy Today (read and download the article here). Literacy Today is one of the journals of the International Literacy Association.
It deals with the right to digital literacy. This is one of the the policy statements of Elinet (see here).
By Fabio Nascimbeni (with the help of ChatGPT)
As technology continues to play a significant role in our lives, the use of AI tools like ChatGPT in education is becoming increasingly common. ChatGPT is a language model developed by OpenAI, capable of generating human-like text based on a prompt. This technology offers vast potential in the field of education, but it also highlights the importance of digital literacy for critical and proper use. In educational settings, ChatGPT can be utilized for various purposes, such as language learning, writing assistance, and generating discussion prompts. However, it’s crucial for educators and students to understand the limitations and potential biases of the tool. ChatGPT is only as good as the data it was trained on, and it may produce outputs that are incorrect or offensive.… Read the rest
Author: Jeroen Clemens, ELINET Web Administrator, Elinet Co-chair `Digital Literacy
ELINET is not happy with Twitter. We discussed this and decided to leave Twitter and move to Mastodon. We are waiting for you. Please share this message broadly in your networks.
Please find us here: https://mastodon.education/@ELINET. Our name (handle) is @ELINET@mastodon.education.
Why did we leave Twitter? Our board member and co-chair of Digital Literacy Colin Harrison formulated our thoughts very eloquently in a letter he sent to the Guardian, a major UK newspaper, on Wednesday, November 2. Read the letter here in the Guardian or below
Guardian Letters, Wednesday, November 2
Elon Musk’s dangerous view of democracy
If posting baseless conspiracy theory stories that gain tens of thousands of “likes” within hours (Nils Pratley on finance, 31 October) is Elon Musk’s idea of democratising social media, then I’m going to follow the lead of other European academics who have contacted me this week from Germany and the Netherlands to say that they are permanently unsubscribing from Twitter.… Read the rest
Members of the ELINET Association are delighted to share the publications they have prepared.
Enhancing Digital Literacy Skills: Good Practices for Early and Primary Years Education. This comprehensive report gives an overview about relevant studies concerning the development of digital skills of children, addressing age groups of 0-3, 3-6 and 6-12 years. You can download it here
Also, available is a shorter version of this report with recommendations. Using digital tools and experiences to improve comprehension and expression in young children: a review of the empirical evidence. You can download it here
These two research reports provide the foundational knowledge for the “Framework of Good Practice in Enhancing Digital Literacy Skills in Early and Primary Years’ Education” which we will develop in a forthcoming paper.… Read the rest
Two birds with one stone
By Ariana-Stanca Vacaretu and Maria Kovacs, Asociatia LSDGC Romania
In this blog, we first describe how we built on our experiences and partnerships to develop a European project called Get Readers on the Wavelength of Emotions (GROWE). Next, we share the conceptual model that underpins the GROWE project, and some findings about the impact of the GROWE teacher training program.
When we first thought of the GROWE project, our motivation was to collaborate with European partners to work out a way for the secondary classroom to tackle disciplinary literacy and social-emotional learning simultaneously. We had had the experience of the Reading and Writing for Critical Thinking (RWCT) program, and that of the EUMOSCHOOL project to build on. And we had a clear picture of who would be good European partners in this project.… Read the rest
ELINET’s “European Declaration of Digital Literacy as a Basic Right of Children” and the related presentation about the work results of our cross-cutting topic project on “Enhancing digital literacy skills in early and primary years’ education” have been presented at the 22nd European Literacy Conference in July 2022 in Dublin and are now available on our website.
You can find both documents here:
Citizen Literacy Blog
John Casey, Diane Gardner
TETO: Test Early and Test Often!
The importance of user feedback in developing an adult literacy programme using modern technology.
Citizen Literacy is an adult literacy programme that uses integrated printed and digital resources to support tutors teaching adults how to read and write. Designing and creating such resources cannot be conducted in a feedback vacuum. The title of this blog is taken from the early days of user-centred feedback for the web and is more relevant than ever to those of us involved in using technology in education.
We have been working hard to meet the needs of low literacy adult learners and their tutors, by creating a structured, phonics-based programme which includes a focus on spelling, the alphabet and grammar.… Read the rest