Leu Keynote Peace Corps

[object Object],Donald J. Leu New Literacies Research Lab University of Connecticut [email_address] Peace Corps Coverdale World Wise Schools October 15, 2009 (This Powerpoint is at: Slideshare)

Celebrating My 40 th Anniversary as a Peace Corps Volunteer.

The New Literacies Research Team http://www.newliteracies.uconn.edu/

Important Funding and Support From: ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Major Points ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

I . The Internet Is This Generation’s Defining Technology For Reading and Learning

A New Literacies Quiz ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],1.6 billion individuals; Nearly 1 out of 4 people in the world!

[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],66% or 2/3 of adolescents! ( Borzekowski, Fobil, & Asante, 2006)

[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],On the Internet! In 2005, students aged 8-18 spent 48 minutes per day reading on the Internet and only 43 minutes per day reading offline. (Kaiser Family Foundation, 2005).

[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Ireland! ( Organization for Economic Development and Cooperation, 2004)

[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Finland!

[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Mexico! Mexico is implementing its eMexico plan right now. See http://www.e-mexico.gob.mx/

[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Japan! ( Bleha, 2005).

[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],0! Not a single state.

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What Can We Conclude? ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Why is This Important? The Workplace Has Changed ,[object Object],This generation’s defining technology for reading.

OECD Assessment Initiatives ,[object Object],[object Object],This generation’s defining technology for reading.

II. New Literacies: The Internet Requires Additional Online Reading Comprehension Skills

A central question: What skills and strategies appear to be important for successful online reading comprehension? ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],The new literacies of online reading comprehension

Valid And Reliable Assessments of Online Reading Comprehension (ORCAs) (Castek, 2008; Coiro, 2007; Henry, 2007; Leu et al., 2005; Leu, Reinking, et. al, 2007). Issues: Practicality and Stability

Online and Offline Reading Comprehension May Not Be Isomorphic (r=0.19, n = 89, N.S.) Leu, D. Castek, J., Hartman, D., Coiro, J., Henry, L., Kulikowich, J., Lyver, S. (2005). Online Reading Comprehension = ORCA Blog Offline Reading = Connecticut Mastery Test (CMT) of Reading Comprehension

Challenged Readers ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],

We Have a Preliminary Set of the Skills And Strategies Used During Online Reading Comprehension ,[object Object]

An Example of Online Reading Comprehension Reading About Martin Luther King The new literacies of online reading comprehension

Our students are not skilled at reading to locate information or critically evaluating information

Locating information, Part I: “the .com strategy” ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],The new literacies of online reading comprehension

Locating Information, Part II: the “click and look” strategy ,[object Object],[object Object],The new literacies of online reading comprehension

Critical evaluation ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

III. Recent Research: How should we teach the new literacies of online reading comprehension in classrooms around the world? Internet Reciprocal Teaching (IRT)

IRT: Phase I Teacher-led Basic Skills ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

IRT: Phase II Collaborative modeling of online reading strategies ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

IRT: Phase III Inquiry ,[object Object],[object Object]

Using ePals For Message of the Day Projects

Classrooms from around the world are looking to partner with you

Other locations to connect with classrooms ,[object Object],[object Object]

A Current Research Study: Best Practices in Global Collaborative Projects Between Classrooms ,[object Object]

IV. What can we do together to prepare a new generation of global citizens? ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

What can we do together to prepare a new generation of global citizens? ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

As Challenging As Change Appears, We Know This… The Leadership That You Provide…

Determines The Future Our Students Achieve! Thank you for everything that you do!!!

[object Object],Donald J. Leu New Literacies Research Lab University of Connecticut [email_address] Peace Corps Coverdale World Wise Schools October 15, 2009

Leu Keynote Peace Corps

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